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