Duhem: Images of Science, Historical Continuity, and the First Crisis in Physics
Duhem used historical arguments to draw philosophical conclusions about the aim and structure of physical theory. He argued against explanatory theories and in favor of theories that provide natural classifications of the phenomena. This paper presents those arguments and, with the benefit of hind...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.historiographyofscience.org/index.php/transversal/article/view/37/48 |