Belief Quote by Imre Lakatos

“Intellectual honesty consists in stating the precise conditions under which one will give up one's belief.”

Imre Lakatos

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

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

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

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

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