“ Philosophy of science without history of science is empty history of science without philosophy of science is blind. Imre Lakatos
“ Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic. Imre Lakatos
“ If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in pow… 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
“ The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies. Imre Lakatos
“ What, then, is the hallmark of science? Do we have to capitulate and agree that a scientific revolution is just an irrational change in commitment, that it is a religious conversion? Tom Kuhn, a dist… Imre Lakatos
