The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory / / Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie,
• MitwirkendeR: Broglie, Louis de,; Vuillemin, Jules,
• TeilnehmendeR: Vuillemin, Jules.; Wiener, Philip P.; de Broglie, Louis.
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©1954
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Science Library ; 126
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword --; Introduction --; Author's Preface to the Second Edition --; Contents --; PART I The Aim of Physical Theory --; Chapter I. Physical Theory and Metaphysical Explanation --; Chapter II. Physical Theory and Natural Classification --; Chapter III. Representative Theories and the History of Physics --; Chapter IV. Abstract Theories and Mechanical Models --; PART II The Structure of Physical Theory --; Chapter I. Quantity and Quality --; Chapter II. Primary Qualities --; Chapter III. Mathematical Deduction and Physical Theory --; Chapter IV. Experiment in Physics --; Chapter V. Physical Law --; Chapter VI. Physical Theory and Experiment --; Chapter VII. The Choice of Hypotheses --; Appendix --; Physics of a Believer --; The Value of Physical Theory --; Translator's Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691233857; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691233857?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem.

This classic work in the philosophy of physical science is an incisive and readable account of the scientific method. Pierre Duhem was one of the great figures in French science, a devoted teacher, and a distinguished scholar of the history and philosophy of science. This book represents his most mature thought on a wide range of topics.