Mathematics does not grow through a monotonous increase of the number of indubitably established theorems but through the … - Imre Lakatos

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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

Imre Lakatos

Mathematics does not grow through a monotonous increase of the number of indubitably established theorems but through the incessant improvement of guesses by speculation and criticism, by the logic of proofs and refutations.

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

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

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No experimental result can ever kill a theory: any theory can be saved from counterinstances either by some auxiliary hypothesis or by a suitable reinterpretation of its terms.

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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 even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.

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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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In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity. They show up in robes, rags, silver sashes, or with muddy feet. They show up with skin dark as old wood, or in scales made of rose petal, as a frail child, as a lime-yellow old woman, as a man who cannot speak, or as an animal who can. The great powers are testing to see if humans have yet learned to recognize the greatness of soul in all its varying forms.

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