Article ID: CBB231074020

Conventionalism About What? Where Duhem and Poincaré Part Ways (2015)

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This paper examines whether, and in what contexts, Duhem's and Poincaré's views can be regarded as conventionalist or structural realist. After analysing the three different contexts in which conventionalism is attributed to them—in the context of the aim of science, the underdetermination problem and the epistemological status of certain principles—I show that neither Duhem's nor Poincaré's arguments can be regarded as conventionalist. I argue that Duhem and Poincaré offer different solutions to the problem of theory choice, differ in their stances towards scientific knowledge and the status of scientific principles, making their epistemological claims substantially different.

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Authors & Contributors
Ivanova, Milena
Fortino, Mirella
Calemi, Francesco
John Erik Hmiel
Reinhard W. Hoffmann
João Príncipe
Concepts
Epistemology
Philosophy
Physics
Philosophy of science
Theory (philosophy)
Philosophers of science, modern
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
France
Europe
Germany
United States
Berlin (Germany)
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