Pierre Duhem, 1861-1916. Nineteenth-century French Catholic scientist and philosopher of science. Later in his life he became obsessed by the medieval precursors of modern physics.
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- Nicole Oresme Article on this 14th-century critic of Aristotelianism, written by Duhem for the Catholic Encyclopedia.
- Pierre Duhem Biography with extensive bibliography, from the MacTutor History of Mathematics. Compiled by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robertson.
- Pierre Duhem Notes from David Huron's reading of this philosopher's The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory.
- Motivational Realism: The Natural Classification for Pierre Duhem Paper from 2002 by Karen Merikangas Darling, addressing the conflict between realist and anti-realist readings of Duhem. Full text available in Microsoft Word format.
- Pierre de Maricourt Article on this 13th-century theorist of optics and magnetism, written by Duhem for the Catholic Encyclopedia.