Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH -- 1. Unacceptable Images -- 2. The World as We Find It -- 3. The Ideal of Objectivity -- 4. The World as We Make It -- 5. Mapping Reality -- 6. Scientific Significance -- PART II: THE CLAIMS OF DEMOCRACY -- 7. The Myth of Purity -- 8. Constraints on Free Inquiry -- 9. Organizing Inquiry -- 10. Well-Ordered Science -- 11. Elitism, Democracy, and Science Policy -- 12. Subversive Truth and Ideals of Progress -- 13. The Luddites' Laments -- 14. Research in an Imperfect World -- Afterword -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.