Was Lakatos's philosophy of mathematics criticized?
Indeed. Some found my account of mathematical discovery too sociological or too relativistic. The emphasis on the historical and dialectical process, and the idea that even proofs can be 'refuted' and revised, seemed to undermine the perceived certainty and absolute truth of mathematics. Critics worried that by focusing on the human, fallible process of justification, I was losing sight of the objective, timeless nature of mathematical truths. They questioned whether this approach truly captured the logical rigor expected in mathematics.
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