To Save the Phenomena: An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo
Author:   Pierre Duhem ,  Edmund Dolan ,  Chaninah Maschler ,  Stanley L. Jaki
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
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9780226169217


Pages:   152
Publication Date:   01 October 2015
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To Save the Phenomena: An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo


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Duhem's 1908 essay questions the relation between physical theory and metaphysics and, more specifically, between astronomy and physics–an issue still of importance today. He critiques the answers given by Greek thought, Arabic science, medieval Christian scholasticism, and, finally, the astronomers of the Renaissance.

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Author:   Pierre Duhem ,  Edmund Dolan ,  Chaninah Maschler ,  Stanley L. Jaki
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 1.40cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 2.20cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780226169217


ISBN 10:   0226169219
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   01 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), a mathematical physicist, was among the founders of philosophy of science as an aspect of intellectual history.

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