1. Aus: Caldwell [Positivism] 1994, S. 1.
2. Aus: Bretzke [Problembezug] 1980, S. 5.
3. Aus: Rüegg [Themen] 1993, S. 47. Hervorhebung - gleichsam sämtlicher nachfolgender Hervorhebungen in der vorliegenden Arbeit - wie im Original. Zum Grundsatz der “reformatio in melius” vgl. auch Jacob [Reformatio] 1993, S. 1.
4. Aus: Rüegg [Themen] 1993, S. 45.
5. “Contemporary philosophers of science see their job qua philosophers in a very different way thandid their positivist predecessors. Whereas logical empiricists concerned themselves with the elaboration of universal models and procedural rules which they believed aptly characterized legitimate scientific practice, post-positivists emphasize the growth of knowledge over time.” Aus: Caldwell [Positivism] 1994, S. 68. Vgl. auch Backhouse [History] 1985, S. 281–282 und de Marchi [Introduction] 1988, S. 2–3.