KnowraPierre DuhemLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Pierre Duhem, each with the reason it gives.All 8Related 6Compared with 2Scientific realismRelated: His account of testing helped frame later disputes about how evidence supports theories.Ernst MachRelated: Duhem’s account of theory-laden testing parallels Mach’s scrutiny of scientific concepts.InstrumentalismRelated: His account of physical theory gives instrumentalist themes a sophisticated historical formulation.UnderdeterminationRelated: His account of physical testing became a source of modern arguments about underdetermination.Duhem–Quine thesisRelated: His analysis of physical experiments supplies the thesis’s original argument about interconnected assumptions.Ad hoc hypothesisRelated: Duhem’s analysis clarifies why counterexamples can motivate revisions to supporting claims.