No experimental result can ever kill a theory: any theory can be saved from counterinstances either by some auxiliary hypothesis or by a suitable rei…

- Imre Lakatos

In degenerating programmes, however, theories are fabricated only in order to accommodate known facts

- Imre Lakatos

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

- Imre Lakatos

The proving power of the intellect or the senses was questioned by the skeptics more than two thousand years ago; but they were browbeaten into confu…

- Imre Lakatos

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

- Imre Lakatos

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

- 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 eve…

- Imre Lakatos

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

- Imre Lakatos

It is not that we propose a theory and Nature may shout NO; rather, we propose a maze of theories, and Nature may shout INCONSISTENT.

- Imre Lakatos