Lakatos (1970) History Of Science And Its Rational Reconstruction.pdf

History of Science and Its Rational Reconstructions
Imre Lakatos
PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, Vol. 1970.
(1970), pp. 91-136.
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Fri Nov 9 09:22:16 2007
IMRE LAKATOS
HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND ITS RATIONAL
RECONSTRUCTIONS*
Introduction
1. Rival Methodologies of Science; Rational Reconstructions as Guides to History
A. Inductivism
B. Conventionalism
C. Methodological Falsificationism
D. Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes
E. Internal and External History
2. parison of Methodologies: History as a Test of Its Rational Recon-