Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Chapter: The Realism Debate -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Realism Debate in the History of Physics -- 3. The Social Constructivist View on the Development of Physics -- 4. The Meaning of the Dispute between Realism and Constructivism -- 5. Realistic and Constructivist Case Studies -- 6. Impulses for the Discussion between Realism and Social Constructivism from Astroparticle Physics -- 2. Chapter: Astroparticle Physics: An Overview for Philosophers -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Phenomena of Astroparticle Physics -- 2.1 Phenomenology of Charged Cosmic Rays -- 2.2 Phenomenology of Gamma-Rays -- 2.3 Phenomenology of the cosmic neutrinos -- 2.4 Parenthesis for Philosophers: The Concept of «phenomenon» -- 3. Experiments, Observatories and Techniques in Astroparticle Physics -- 3.1 The Satellite Detectors -- 3.1.1. PAMELA [Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-Nuclei Astrophysics] -- 3.1.2 FERMI-LAT [Fermi Large Area Telescope] -- 3.2 The Balloon-Experiments -- 3.2.1 ATIC [Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter] -- 3.2.2 TIGRE [Tracking and Imaging Gamma-Ray Experiment] -- 3.3 The Fluorescence Experiments -- 3.4 The Air Shower Ground Experiments -- 3.4.1 The «Pierre Auger Experiment» -- 3.5 The Image Generating Air-Cherenkov Telescopes -- 3.6 The Underground Detectors -- 3.7 The Experiments of Astroparticle Physics and the Discussion between Realism and Social Constructivism -- 4. Theoretical Models in Astroparticle Physics -- 4.1 Models of Sources and Spectra of Cosmic Radiation -- 4.2 Models of Dark (and/or Exotic) Matter -- 4.3 Models of Quantum Gravity -- 4.4 The Theoretical Models in Astroparticle Physics and the Debate between Realism and Constructivism -- 5. Final Comments on the Discovery and Construction of Phenomena in the Field of Astroparticle Physics -- 3. Chapter: MAGIC.

1. Introduction -- 2. The MAGIC Collaboration -- 3. The MAGIC Telescopes -- 3.1 Components of the MAGIC telescopes -- 3.2 Tests of MAGIC -- 3.2.1 Tests to Check the Mirrors of MAGIC II -- 3.2.2 Checks to Test the Operability of the Lasers for Optical Transmission of Signals from the Camera to the «Counting House» -- 3.2.3 Tests related to the update of the «Data Acquisition System» of MAGIC I -- 3.2.4 Tests in Relation to the Update of the Camera -- 3.2 .5 Testing the Proper Function of the Telescope -- 4. The Analysis Chain of MAGIC -- 4.1 The Würzburg-Analysis chain -- 4.2 Step of Würzburg Chain: GANYMED -- 4.3 Monte-Carlo Simulations -- 4.3.1 CORSIKA -- 4.3.2 REFLECTOR -- 4.3.3 CAMERA -- 4.4 Philosophical Comments about the Admissibility of the Analysis Method of the MAGIC Data -- 5. Some Lessons to be drawn from MAGIC regarding the Debate between Realism and Constructivism -- 4. Chapter: IceCube -- 1. Introduction -- 2. «Social Forces»: Extra Scientific Aspects of Large Scientific Collaborations -- 3. The IceCube Collaboration -- 4. The Work of the IceCube Collaboration -- 4.1 Introducting Remarks -- 4.2 The IceCube Detector -- 4.3 The Analysis of the Ice Cube Data -- 4.4 IceCube and AMANDA -- 5. IceCube and the Debate between Realism and Social Constructivism -- 5. Chapter: Conclusions and Outlook -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Remarks about the Social Constructivist and Realistic Interpretations of Dynamics of Research within the Field of Astroparticle Physics -- 3. Future Constructivist and Realistic Developments in the Field of Astroparticle Physics -- 4. Realism or sheer Conservatism? About the interpretation of the Examples Examined in this Study -- 5. About the Scope of the Results of this Study -- 6. What Follows when Social Constructivist Analysis of Dynamics of Scientific Research is not Correct? -- Bibliography -- Index.