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Refutations
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A conjecture/hypothesis/thesis may be refuted by a counterexample or a disproof.
Counterexamples
- Main article page: Counterexamples
A counterexample is an example that refutes a universal (“for all”) statement.[1]
Disproofs
- Main article page: Disproofs
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See also
Notes
- ↑ Counterexamples, © 2008 by Bruce Ikenaga.
External links
- Imre Lakatos, "Proofs and Refutations (I)," The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 14, No. 53, May, 1963, pp. 1-25. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/685347]
- Imre Lakatos, "Proofs and Refutations (II)," The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 14, No. 54, Aug., 1963, pp. 120-139. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/685430]
- Imre Lakatos, "Proofs and Refutations (III)," The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 14, No. 55, Nov., 1963, pp. 221-245. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/685242]
- Imre Lakatos, "Proofs and Refutations (IV)," The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 14, No. 56, Feb., 1964, pp. 296-342. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/685636]
- Imre Lakatos, Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery, 1976.