Quine–Duhem thesis
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Duhem thesis — Sometimes called the Quine– Duhem or Duhem–Quine thesis. The thesis that a single scientific hypothesis cannot be tested in isolation, since other, auxiliary hypotheses will always be needed to draw empirical consequences from it. The Duhem… … Philosophy dictionary
Duhem–Quine thesis — Optical Illusion as a metaphor: it is impossible to test a scientific hypothesis in isolation, because an empirical test of the hypothesis requires one or more background assumptions. As astonishing as it seems, the squares marked A and B are… … Wikipedia
Quine, Willard van Orman — (1908– ) The most influential American philosopher of the latter half of the 20th century, Quine was born in Akron, Ohio, of partly Dutch and partly Manx descent. After Oberlin College he did graduate work at Harvard, gaining his doctorate in… … Philosophy dictionary
Duhem — Pierre Duhem. Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem (* 10. Juni 1861 in Paris; † 14. September 1916 in Cabrespine, Frankreich) war ein französischer Physiker und Wissenschaftstheoretiker/ historiker und Vertreter des Instrumentalismus … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pierre Duhem — Full name Pierre Duhem Born 9 June 1861 Paris, France Died 14 September 1916 Cabrespine, France Era … Wikipedia
Willard Van Orman Quine — Unreferenced|date=August 2007 Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Willard Van Orman Quine name = Willard Van Orman Quine birth = birth date|mf=yes|1908|6|25 death = death… … Wikipedia
Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem — Pierre Duhem. Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem (* 10. Juni 1861 in Paris; † 14. September 1916 in Cabrespine, Frankreich) war ein französischer Physiker und Wissenschaftstheoretiker/ historiker und Vertreter des Instrumentalismus … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pierre Duhem — Pierre Duhem. Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem (* 10. Juni 1861 in Paris; † 14. September 1916 in Cabrespine, Frankreich) war ein französischer Physiker und Wissenschaftstheoretiker/ historiker und Vertreter des Instrumentalismus … Deutsch Wikipedia
Occam's razor — For the aerial theatre company, see Ockham s Razor Theatre Company. It is possible to describe the other planets in the solar system as revolving around the Earth, but that explanation is unnecessarily complex compared to the modern consensus… … Wikipedia
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