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Title: | Poincaré and Duhem: Resonances in their First Epistemological Reflections |
Authors: | Português, João |
Editors: | Condé, Mauro |
Keywords: | Duhem Poincaré |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science |
Citation: | PRÍNCIPE, João (2017b) “Poincaré and Duhem: Resonances in their First Epistemological Reflections”, Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science, 2 (2017) 140-156 http://dx.doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2017.i2.13 |
Abstract: | The object of this article is to show a certain proximity of Duhem to Poincaré in his first philosophical
reflections. I study the relationships between the scientific practices of the two scholars, the contemporary
theoretical context and their reflections. The first part of the article concerns the changes in epistemological
consensus at the turn of the century. The second part will be devoted to Poincaré's reflections on the status
of physical geometries and physical theories, as they appear in his texts written around 1890. Then I analyze
the first reflections of Pierre Duhem on physical theory, in particular his thesis of the hypothetical/symbolic
character of physical theories and his criteria for selecting good theories, partly associated with his ideal of
physical theory; the whole set of considerations, highlighting the Poincarean inspiration. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10174/21675 |
Type: | article |
Appears in Collections: | CEHFC - Publicações - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais Com Arbitragem Científica
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