Quotes by Imre Lakatos

“Einstein's results again turned the tables and now very few philosophers or scientists still think that scientific knowledge is, or can be, proven knowledge.”

“Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.”

“The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.”

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