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Imre Lakatos was born in Debrecen, Hungary. -
Lakatos's most significant contribution to the philosophy of science is his model named the "Research Program." In his model, he tries to find the answer to the conflict between Karl Popper's theory on falsification and Thomas Kuhn's theory of normal science, where science undergoes periodic revolutions, also called paradigm shifts. -
Lakatos became a Professor of Logic at The London School of Economics, and his work created a worldwide reputation for him as a philosopher of science.
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Volume I consists of papers on the philosophy of science, and Volume II consists of the philosophy of mathematics. Lakatos devised a "research program" to improve Popper's falsificationism and Kuhn's paradigm. Lakatos popular theories, "hardcore and protective belt," also explain in this book. -
in a 1973 lecture, Lakatos proposed that one to date has proved that Darwin's theory was indeed scientific. In 1991, almost 20 years later, one of his ex-colleagues took upon this challenge to prove that It was indeed scientific but the lack of facts forced their theory to not work. -
Lakatos died on Feb 02, 1974, in London, England. Lakatos is regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. His life moves from a Stalinist Revolutionary to a methodologist of science.
