Our empirical criterion for a series of theories is that it should produce new facts. The idea of growth and the concept of empirical character are soldered into one.

Quote by Imre Lakatos

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There is no falsification before the emergence of a better theory.

There is no falsification before the emergence of a better theory.

Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.

Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.

The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most...

The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most...

Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of...

Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of...

The clash between Popper and Kuhn is not about a mere technical point in epistemology.

The clash between Popper and Kuhn is not about a mere technical point in epistemology.

Einstein's results again turned the tables and now very few philosophers or scientists still think...

Einstein's results again turned the tables and now very few philosophers or scientists still think...

If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by...

If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by...

Indeed, this epistemological theory of the relation between theory and experiment differs sharply from the...

Indeed, this epistemological theory of the relation between theory and experiment differs sharply from the...

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

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

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

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

It would be wrong to assume that one must stay with a research programme until...

It would be wrong to assume that one must stay with a research programme until...