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Book SynopsisThis text reconstructs Lakatos's original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the fun two of this century's most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific method.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: A Dialogue 1. Lectures on Scientific Method, Imre Lakatos Lecture 1. The Demarcation Problem Lecture 2. The Theological Nature of Scientific Standards Lecture 3. Inductivism and Its Historical Myths Lecture 4. Comparing Demarcation Criteria: Verificationism and Conventionalism Lecture 5. The Limits of Conventionalism Lecture 6. Popper and the Rules of the Game of Science Lecture 7. Falsification and Intellectual Honesty Lecture 8. The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes Editor's Note: The Value of Novelty 2. Theses on Anarchism, Paul Feyerabend 3. The Lakatos-Feyerabend Correspondence (1968-1974) 4. Appendices Appendix A. On Rearing Scholars, Imre Lakatos Appendix B. Letters to the Director of the Department of Philosophy, Paul Feyerabend Appendix C. The Intellectuals' Betrayal of Reason, Imre Lakatos Appendix D. Letter to His Editors, Imre Lakatos Imre Lakatos: Biography Paul Feyerabend: Biography Bibliography Index
