This book sets out an extensive argument against the foundationalist theories of justification, and advocates new life for philosophy of science. The author brings together aspects of an ontology of the interpretative constitution of research objects and a holistic picture of science's cognitive structures. The book is a contribution to a wide range of discussion concerning the post-Gadamerian extension of philosophical hermeneutics beyond the scope of the traditional humanistic culture.

Ideas for the situatedtranscendence of scientific research.- Reformulating the concept of "normal science" in the framework of hermeneutic phenomenology.- Hermeneutic phenomenology of scientific research.- The normativity of normal science: hermeneutic contextualism and proto-normativity.