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Excerpt from Prolegomena to History: The Relation of History to Literature, Philosophy, and Science
What distinguishes the work Of contemporary physicists or biologists from that Of historical scholars is the critical self consciousness of the former in regard to the mental processes involved in research and discovery. Scientific methodology deals primarily with the psychological analysis Of the investigator's mode Of thought. The purpose of this analysis, as Stallo re marked, is to eliminate from science its latent metaphysical elements, to foster the Spirit of experimental investigation, and to accredit the great endeavor Of scientific research to gain a sure foothold on solid empirical ground.1 Science recognizes that all investigation proceeds in the human mind; it takes account 'of the fact that the order in which ideas associate themselves differs radically from the order_manifested.by phenomena in external nature; and it acts upon the principle that only by maintaining a constant surveillance over what goes on in our minds is it possible to determine what goes on. Outside.
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