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Pierre Duhem | |
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| Born | Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem 9 June 1861 Paris, France |
| Died | 14 September 1916 (aged 55) Cabrespine, France |
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| Known for | Clausius–Duhem inequality Gibbs–Duhem equation Duhem–Margules equation Duhem–Quine thesis Confirmation holism Thermodynamic potential Energeticism Historical epistemology |
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| Fields | Thermodynamics, philosophy of science, history of science |
| Institutions | University of Bordeaux |
| Thesis | De l'aimantation par influence (1888) |
Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem (French: [pjɛʁ mɔʁis maʁi dy.ɛm, moʁ-] ⓘ; 9 June[1] 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.[2] 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.
- ^ Jaki, Stanley L. (1987). Uneasy Genius: The Life and Work of Pierre Duhem. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, p. 3.
- ^ Roger Ariew (2022). "Pierre Duhem". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 2025-02-15.