Proof and truth in Lakatos's masterpiece

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 4 (2):117 – 130 (1990)
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Abstract Proofs and Refutations is Lakatos's masterpiece. This article investigates some of its central themes, in particular: the nature of proofs ('Proofs do not prove, they improve'); the nature of definitions (real, not nominal); and the consequences of all this for ontology (platonism vs Popper's World Three)

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10.1080/02698599008573352

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From a Logical Point of View.Willard Van Orman Quine - 1953 - Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
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