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predictive power is the name of the game
Assertions: the building blocks of science -- On predictive implications -- The notion of science: complexities and problems -- A conceptualization of science -- A conceptualization of a scientific theory -- Formal theory construction: illustrations, problems, and issues -- More on issues and problems concerning formal theory construction -- Disastrous beliefs in sociology -- The quest for uniformities and propositions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-152) and indexes.