Imre Lakatos’s blend of Hegel and Popper made him one of this century’s
foremost philosophers of science. In Lakatos: An Introduction, Brendan Larvor
explores his life and work. A useful and highly readable philosophical primer.
Published by Routledge, £11.99, ISBN 0415142768.
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