Download or read book The Significance of the Hypothetical in the Natural Sciences written by Michael Heidelberger and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How was the hypothetical character of theories of experience thought about throughout the history of science? The essays cover periods from the middle ages to the 19th and 20th centuries. It is fascinating to see how natural scientists and philosophers were increasingly forced to realize that a natural science without hypotheses is not possible.