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  • To Save the Phenomena

    An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo

    by Pierre Duhem ...
    Translated by Edmund Dolan, Chaninah Maschler ...
    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. ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mixture and Chemical Combination

    And Related Essays

    by Pierre Duhem ...
    Translated by Paul Needham ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Much of Duhem's work as a professional scientist was closely related to the newly emerging discipline of physical chemistry. The book and associated papers translated here revolve around his concomitant philosophical and historical interests in chemistry-topics largely uncovered by Duhem's writings hitherto available in English. He understood contemporary concerns of chemists to be a development ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • The Electric Theories of J. Clerk Maxwell

    A Historical and Critical Study

    Translated by Alan Aversa ...
    by Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem ...
    Series series History (R0)
    In this volume Pierre Duhem first gives an overview of 19th century electricity and magnetism. Next, he applies his keen historical, philosophical, and physical intuition to critiquing Maxwell’s theories, especially his electromagnetic theory of light and the ad hoc introduction of displacement current, which he considers too much a product of the “esprit de géométrie” than the “esprit de finesse, ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory

    by Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem ...
    Translated by Philip P. Wiener ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    This classic work in the philosophy of physical science is an incisive and readable account of the scientific method. Pierre Duhem was one of the great figures in French science, a devoted teacher, and a distinguished scholar of the history and philosophy of science. This book represents his most mature thought on a wide range of topics. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD