| To Save the Phenomena: An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo Contributor(s): Duhem, Pierre (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226169219 ISBN-13: 9780226169217 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $22.77 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | History |
| Dewey: 530.01 |
| LCCN: 71077978 |
| Series: Midway Reprint Series |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.43 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |