“Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.Quote by Imre LakatosTopics: Quotes about Imre LakatosShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of...#Imre Lakatos
The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most...#Imre Lakatos
Einstein's results again turned the tables and now very few philosophers or scientists still think...#Imre Lakatos
The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean...#Imre Lakatos
Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.#Imre Lakatos
