Pierre Duhem Quotes on Knowledge
Pierre Duhem was a French theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, and historian of medieval science. This page collects quotes attributed to Pierre Duhem on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Pierre Duhem:
“An experiment in physics can never condemn an isolated hypothesis but only a whole theoretical group.”
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Attributed to Pierre Duhem:
“Truth in science is gradual and never final.”
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Attributed to Pierre Duhem:
“A physical theory is a system of mathematical propositions whose aim is to represent and classify a group of experimental laws.”
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Attributed to Pierre Duhem:
“The history of physics shows that no theory survives unchanged.”