The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies. positive
Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic. positive
Imre Lakatos Philosopher
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: Hungary
- Born: Nov 9, 1922
- Died: Feb 2, 1974
Imre Lakatos was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its 'methodology of proofs and refutations' in its pre-axiomatic stages of development, and also for introducing the concept of the 'research programme' in his methodology of scientific research programmes.