1. Introduction
1.1. Presuppositions in science
1.2. Invariance
1.3. Causality
2. Theory construction
2.1. Hierarchies and networks
2.2. Questioning
2.3. Theory as a Relationship Between Questions
3. Graph Theory
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Terminology
3.3. Scientific Theories
3.4. The Right Questions?
3.5. Open-endedness of Questions
3.6. Acyclic Nature of Connections
4. Theory Evolution
4.1. Scientific Progress
4.2. Scientific Explanation
4.3. Theory Change and Comparison
4.4. Question Reformulation and ‘Black-Boxing’
4.5. Demarcation Between Questions and Answers
5. Subjective Nature of Science
5.1. Cartesian View of Science
5.2. Translation from Observations and Concepts to Questions
5.3. Relation
5.4. Social Studies of Science
5.5. Scientometrics
6. Evolution and Intelligence
6.1. Evolution of Questioning Ability
6.2. Computer Simulation and Artificial Intelligence
6.3. Neural Nets
6.4. Curiosity
6.5. Structuralism
7. Theories and Questions
7.1. Quantum Mechanics
7.2. Relativity
7.3. Zetetic Analysis
8. Theories in the Making
8.1. Dark Matter
8.2. Anthropic Principle
8.3. Theory of Everything
9. Darwinian Evolution
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Darwin’s Theory
9.3. The Extended Phenotype
10. Literature and Science
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Fictional Entities
10.3. Scientific Entities
10.4. Fictional and Scientific Entities: A Comparison
10.5. Beauty
10.6. Scientific Metaphor
10.7. Explanation and Understanding
10.8. Interrogative Aspects of Literature
11. EpilogueBiography
Nigel Sanitt
