Duhem thesis

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf philosophy of science concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Duhem–Quine_thesis
gptkbp:appliesTo scientific theories
gptkbp:category philosophy of science
gptkbp:contrastsWith falsificationism
gptkbp:describes impossibility of testing a scientific hypothesis in isolation
gptkbp:discusses philosophy of science literature
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Pierre_Duhem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duhem thesis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:W.V.O._Quine
theory-ladenness of observation
philosophy of experiment
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Aim_and_Structure_of_Physical_Theory
gptkbp:relatedTo confirmation holism
underdetermination
gptkbp:state empirical tests require auxiliary hypotheses
gptkbp:year 1906
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duhem–Quine_thesis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6