As a scientist, I'm glad you mention Lakatos, as he described science in a way that is recognizable to practitioners, yet is more philosophical than Kuhn (more

As a scientist, I'm glad you mention Lakatos, as he described science in a way that is recognizable to practitioners, yet is more philosophical than Kuhn (more a sociologist of science). He significantly impacted how I practice science and evaluate theories (and research programs). Lakatos is interesting because his philosophy tried to rescue Popper's philosophy in light of Kuhn's arguments, but mutated it considerably in the process.