Reflections on Lakatos' methodology of scientific research programs

Joseph Kockelmans

pp. 187-203

in: Gérard Radnitzky, Gunnar Andersson (eds), The structure and development of science, Berlin, Springer, 1979

Abstract

On several occasions Lakatos has stated explicitly that his own conception of the philosophy of science developed gradually through a critical reflection on inductivism, conventionalism, critical rationalism, and Kuhn's conception of science. Lakatos"point of departure is to be found in Popper's critical rationalism which he tried to improve. In so doing he hoped to be able to overcome two rationality gaps which he thought to be inherent in Kuhn's conception of science.

Cited authors

Popper Karl

Lakatos Imre