Pierre Duhem, the History and Philosophy of Physics, and the Teaching of Physics

Name: Pierre Duhem, the History and Philosophy of Physics, and the Teaching of Physics
Creator: M. J. Crowe
Keywords: 4. Education, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, 0601 history and archaeology, 06 humanities and the arts, 02 engineering and technology

M. J. Crowe

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Pierre Duhem, the History and Philosophy of Physics, and the Teaching of Physics

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1999 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Physics in Perspective, volume 1, pages 54-64 (issn: 1422-6944,

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Authors: M. J. Crowe;

doi: 10.1007/s000160050005

Pierre Duhem, the History and Philosophy of Physics, and the Teaching of Physics

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The distinguished physicist and historian and philosopher of science Pierre Duhem (1861–1916) not only taught physics, but also worked out in his Aim and Structure of Physical Theory a philosophical analysis of physics. Duhem's analysis offers important suggestions about how physics progresses and also how physics should be taught. This essay suggests what advice Duhem would give persons involved in physics teaching about how physics should be presented. In particular, it discusses Duhem's insightful critique of what he called the Newtonian method.

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