3 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.
Imre Lakatos on knowledge

Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.
Imre Lakatos on positive

The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
Imre Lakatos on positive