From the reviews: "The essay makes a useful reading not only for advanced students of analytical philosophy but also for philosophically minded scientists. ... provides an impressively comprehensive coverage of an enduring philosophical conundrum. ... Bonk's knowledge of Quine's vast work is truly remarkable. ... also to be recommended to Quine fans ... . Summing up, the book has a lot to recommend it. ... it covers virtually everything that has ever been said about this topic. ... this is an excellent book to have on your shelf." (Sorin Bangu, Metascience, Vol. 20 (1), March, 2011) "Thomas Bonk offers an analysis of the problem of underdetermination of theories by empirical quantitative data (observation and experiments). ... Bonk offers in his book a very comprehensive and detailed analysis of UT. ... Bonk investigates UT and its various consequences using several distinctions and analytic devices. ... In general, Bonk's book is an important contribution in the domain of contemporary philosophy of science."--- (Jan Wolenski, Erkenntnis, Vol. 74, 2011)

• A Humean Predicament?.- Underdetermination Issues in the Exact Sciences.- Rationality, Method, and Evidence.- Competing Truths.- Problems of Representation.- Underdetermination and Indeterminacy.