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Imre Lakatos (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's peer-reviewed entry on Imre Lakatos, covering his biography and his Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes.

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Publisher
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Publication Year
2016
URL
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lakatos/
Source Type
academic reference
Reliability Tier
1
A peer-reviewed academic reference work with named, credentialed authors and continuous editorial oversight, the standard tier-1 citation this atlas uses for contested philosophy-of-science ground.
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Imre Lakatos (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2016View the Source
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