Imre Lakatos (1922-1974) was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, best known for his work in the philosophy of science. He is most notable for developing the concept of the "research program," which was his way of addressing the problems associated with the philosophy of science, particularly those highlighted by Karl Popper's falsifiability criterion and Thomas Kuhn's structure of scientific revolutions.

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Portrait of Imre Lakatos
. Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science; staff portrait circa 1960s; IMAGELIBRARY/277; Flickr photo 3983645490. No known copyright restrictions (Flickr Commons), via Wikimedia Commons. Source.
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