Abstract

Revised version.

1. Cosmology, a Science?
2. Milne's 'Kinematic' Relativity
3. Walker's Analysis of Milne's Ideas
4. Revolt Against Prejudice in Science!
5. Theories of Continued Creation
6. A Program for Synthesis

In our time, Cosmology is generally acknowledged to be the science of the universe. But what is the universe? Is it being, entity, or substance? Is it nature itself, ultimate reality? How do we overcome the desperate difficulties of speaking sensibly of everything at once? And in what sense can such an elusive subject be the object of anything like a real science? Can we avoid the danger of assuming either too little or too much even before we begin? Finally, the universe is one, or unique: how can it then give rise to a legitimate science at all such questions cry for their rational answers ... Hoping for better progress later, we shall start by making our language a bit more precise.