Imre Lakatos (, ; ; 9 November 1922 – 2 February 1974) was a Hungarianphilosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its "methodology of proofs and refutations" in its pre-axiomatic stages of development, and also for introducing the concept of the "research programme" in his methodology of scientific research programmes.
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