If Even In Science There Is No

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.

The Great Scientific Achievements Are Research Programmes Which Can Be Evaluated In Terms Of Progressive And Degenerative Problemshifts; And Scientific Revolutions Consist Of One Research Programme Superceding (overtaking In Progress) Another. This Methodology Offers A New Rational Reconstruction Of Science.

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.

There Is No Falsification Before The Emergence Of A Better Theory.

The Classical Example Of A Successful Research Programme Is Newton's Gravitational Theory: Possibly The Most Successful Research Programme Ever.