1. Introduction;
2. Selecting the Scientists;
3. Some Well-Known Stories of Extreme Subjectivity;
3.1 Introduction;
3.2 Johannes Kepler;
3.3 Gregor Mendel;
3.4 Robert Millikan;
3.5 Cyril Burt;
3.6 Margaret Mead;
4. Stories of Famous Scientists;
4.1 Introduction;
4.2 Aristotle;
4.3 Galileo Galilei;
4.4 William Harvey;
4.5 Sir Isaac Newton;
4.6 Antoine Lavoisier;
4.7 Alexander von Humboldt;
4.8 Michael Faraday;
4.9 Charles Darwin;
4.10 Louis Pasteur;
4.11 Sigmund Freud;
4.12 Marie Curie;
4.13 Albert Einstein.
4.14 Some Conjectures About the Scientists
5. Subjectivity in Science in Modern Times: The Bayesian Approach

Subjectivity ― including intuition, hunches, and personal beliefs ― has played a key role in scientific discovery. This intriguing book illustrates subjective influences on scientific progress with historical accounts and biographical sketches of more than a dozen luminaries, including Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, Darwin, Pasteur, Freud, Einstein, Margaret Mead, and others. The treatment also offers a detailed examination of the modern Bayesian approach to data analysis, with references to the Bayesian theoretical and applied literature. Suitable for lay readers as well as science specialists, this survey will also appeal to historians of science and those interested in knowing more about the Bayesian approach.