Lakatos

Proper noun

Meaning

Lakatos (plural Lakatoses)

A surname from Hungarian.

Examples

In economics the tendency of theory to lag behind observation seems to be endemic, and, as theorists, few of us consider this to be a "terrible state." But as noted by Lakatos (1978, p. 6), "where theory lags behind the facts, we are dealing with miserable degenerating research programmes." Vernon L. Smith

After his release, Lakatos returned to academic life, doing mathematical research and translating George Pólya 's How to Solve It into Hungarian. Source: Internet

A theory cannot be rightfully 'falsified', according to Lakatos, until it is superseded by a better (i.e. more progressive) research programme. Source: Internet

Feyerabend playfully dedicated Against Method to "Imre Lakatos: Friend, and fellow-anarchist". Source: Internet

Explains how Imre Lakatos developed Popper's philosophy into a historicist and critical theory of scientific method. Source: Internet

He rejected Lakatos' argument for ad hoc hypothesis, arguing that science would not have progressed without making use of any and all available methods to support new theories. Source: Internet

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