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(1990) Synthese 83 (3).
These comments consist of reflections on the papers Anastasios Brenner and R. N. D. Martin presented at the Conference on Pierre Duhem: Historian and Philosopher of Science. I argue they present nicely complementary accounts of Duhem's turn to history of science: Brenner emphasizes reasons internal to Duhem's philosophical concern with scientific methodology while Martin highlights reasons derived from the broader context of Duhem's engagement with religious controversies of his culture. I go on to suggest that seeing Duhem in this broader perspective can help us cope with the conflicts between science and religion in our own culture.
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DOI: 10.1007/BF00413421
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Quinn, P. L. (1990). Duhem in different contexts: comments on Brenner and Martin. Synthese 83 (3), pp. 357-362.
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