Editing Proofs and Refutations (section)

==Impact on teaching==
A number of mathematics teachers have implemented Lakatos' method of proofs and refutations in the classroom, when teaching other mathematical topics.<ref>[http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0103-636X2013000100011&script=sci_arttext Fatih Karakus & Mesut Bütün; ''Examining the Method of Proofs and Refutations in Pre-Service Teachers Education'', Bolema vol. 27 no.45 Rio Claro Apr. 2013.]</ref> The method has been applied to the analysis and presentation  of problem  solving in mechanics
by high school to college level students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakatosian Monsters|url=http://harveycohen.net/dragons/Lakatosian_Monsters.htm|accessdate= 18 January 2015}}</ref>

The [[Mathematical Association of America]] has included this book on a list of books that they consider to be "essential for undergraduate mathematics libraries".<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/proofs-and-refutations-the-logic-of-mathematical-discovery-0|title=Review|journal=MAA Reviews|first=William J.|last=Satzer|date=April 2016}}</ref>