ABSTRACT
Science plays a determining role in the life of today's society. In what sense and to what degree can we trust the results of science? There is a scientific discipline, which examines such questions systematically: the Philosophy of Science, which in the German language is called “Wissenschaftstheorie” (“Theory of Science”). Following the German usage of the word, I always understand “science” (“Wissenschaft”) in its broad meaning—including, besides natural sciences, also social sciences, humanities, etc.
