Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes blind commitment crime
The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies. Imre Lakatos anomalyconfuseheuristic Change image and share on social
The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most successful research programme ever. Imre Lakatos classicalgravitationalnewton Change image and share on social
It would be wrong to assume that one must stay with a research programme until it has exhausted all its heuristic power, that one must not introduce a rival programme before everybody agrees that the point of degeneration has probably been reached. Imre Lakatos agreeassumedegeneration share on social
You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches. Ken Burns approachblindmyriad Change image and share on social
The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis. Gregory Corso basiscrimejudge Change image and share on social
In 1967, the world health community launched a global effort to eradicate smallpox. It took a coordinated, worldwide effort, required the commitment of every government, and cost $130 million dollars. By 1977, smallpox had disappeared. Liya Kebede commitmentcommunitycoordinate share on social