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To Save the Phenomena: An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo (Midway Reprint Series) by Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie, 1861-1916. & Dolan, Edmund [Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie, 1861-1916. & Dolan, Edmund] is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<div> <p>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.</p> </div>

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Author
Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie, 1861-1916. & Dolan, Edmund [Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie, 1861-1916. & Dolan, Edmund]
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Published
1969
Language
EN
ISBN
9780226381657
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Philosophy, Science, History
Rating
4.08 / 5 (13 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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