Съдържание: The validation of scientific theories /

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Variety of reasons for the acceptance of scientific theories / Philipp G. Frank
Pragmatic theory of induction / C. West Churchman
Value judgements in the acceptance of theories / Richard Rudner
Influence of political creeds on the acceptance of theories / Barrington Moore, Jr.
Interpretations and misinterpretations of operationalism / Henry Margenau
Sense and nonsense in operationism / Gustav Bergmann
Logical appraisal of operationism / Carl G. Hempel
Operationalism in physics / R. B. Lindsay
Present state of operationalism / P. W. Bridgman
Beyond operationalism / Raymond J. Seeger
Operationism and relativity / Adolf Grunbaum
Confirmation of psychoanalytic theories / Else Frenkel-Brunswik
Critique of psychoanalytic concepts and theories / B. F. Skinner
Scientific status of psychoanalysis / Jerome Richfield
Notes on the discussion between E. Frenkel-Brunswik and B. F. Skinner/ Michael Scriven
Direction of rpocesses in living systems / Wolfgang Kohler
Is the concept of an organism as a machine a useful one? / N. Rashevsky
Mysterium iniquitatis
of sinful man aspiring into the palce of God / Warren S. McCulloch
Science during the French Revolution / Henry Guerlac
Influence of philosophic trends on the formulation of scientific theories / Alexandre Koyre
Dual role of the Zeitgeist in scientific creativity / Edwin G. Boring
Alternative interpretations of the history of science / Robert S. Cohen.