Quotes by Imre Lakatos

The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
– Imre Lakatos
Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.
– 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