Pierre Duhem

Also known as Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem, Pierre Maurice Duhem

French physicist and historian of science (1861-1916)

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Vinony files it under 1861 births, 1916 deaths and 19th-century French physicists.

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Works: 14

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The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory
Théories de la Chaleur
Système du Monde
Estudos Sobre Leonardo Da Vinci
Essai sur la notion de théorie physique de Platon à Galilée

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Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,868x
Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2004 · cited 28,228x
Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 23,431x
Outline of a Theory of Practice
· 1977 · cited 19,099x
Testing for a unit root in time series regression
· 1988 · cited 12,659x

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Quotes

“« La Logique peut être patiente, car elle est éternelle. »("Logic can be patient because it is eternal.")ibid. p. 150”
“[U]n symbole n'est, à proprement parler, ni vrai, ni faux; il est plus ou moins bien choisi pour signifier la réalité qu'il représente, il la figure d'une manière plus ou moins précise, plus ou moins détaillée...”
“A physical theory reputed to be satisfactory by the sectarians of one metaphysical school will be rejected by the partisans of another school.”
“Agreement with experiment is the sole criteria of truth for a physical theory.”
“The one who contributed most to break down the barrier between physical method and metaphysical method, and to confound their domains, so clearly distinguished in the Aristotelian philosophy, was surely Descartes.”
“Every time people cite a principle of theoretical physics in support of a metaphysical doctrine or physical dogma, they commit a mistake, for they attribute to this principle a meaning not its own, an import not belonging to it.”

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Key facts

Born: Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem , ( 1861-06-09 ) 9 June 1861, Paris, France
Died: 14 September 1916 (1916-09-14) (aged 55), Cabrespine , France
Education: École Normale Supérieure ( licentiate , 1884) University of Paris (doctorate, 1888)
Known for: Clausius–Duhem inequality , Gibbs–Duhem equation , Duhem–Margules equation , Duhem–Quine thesis , Confirmation holism , Thermodynamic potential , Energeticism , Historical epistemology , Conventionalism
Fields: Thermodynamics , philosophy of science , history of science
Institutions: University of Bordeaux
Thesis: De l'aimantation par influence (1888)

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date of birth: 1861-06-10
date of death: 1916-09-14
Commons category: Pierre Duhem
name in native language: Pierre Duhem
pseudonym: Ch. Clérice
Commons Creator page: Pierre Duhem

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Encyclopedic overview

Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem ( French: [pjɛʁ mɔʁis maʁi dy.ɛm, moʁ-] ; 9 June 1861 – 14 September 1916) was a French theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and the theory of elasticity. Duhem was also a prolific historian of science, noted especially for his pioneering work on the European Middle Ages. As a philosopher of science, Duhem is credited with the "Duhem–Quine thesis" on the indeterminacy of experimental criteria. Duhem's opposition to positivism was partly informed by his traditionalist Catholicism, an outlook that put him at odds with the dominant academic currents in France during his lifetime.

Early life and education

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