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Presuppositions, Problems, Progress.- I: Metaphysics and the Development of Science.- Some Issues Regarding the Completeness of Science and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge.- A Consideration of the Philosophical Implications of the New Physics.- Dialogue on Method.- Presuppositions and limits of Science.- II: Research Programs and the Development of Science.- A Combined Approach to the Dynamics of Theories. How to Improve Historical Interpretations of Theory Change by Applying Set Theoretical Structures.- Reflections on Lakatos’ Methodology of Scientific Research Programs.- The Lattice of Growth in Knowledge.- Justifying a Theory Versus Giving Good Reasons for Preferring a Theory On the Big Divide in the Philosophy of Science.- Methodology in Non-Empirical Disciplines.- Biographical Notes.- Author Index.