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Using Duhem

  • In the example corpus, duhem often appears in combinations such as: pierre duhem.

Context around Duhem

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pierre 3× quine 1× clausius 1×

Often after:

thesis 1× form 1× quine 1× discussed 1×

Sentence patterns with Duhem

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as pierre duhem and gaston 1× following pierre duhem s idea 1× however duhem s holism 1× of the duhem quine thesis 1× pierre duhem discussed the 1× the clausius duhem form of 1× the quine duhem thesis argues 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bryan magee 1973 1× however duhem s 1× in the continuum 1× lakatos was following 1× one consequence of 1× philosophers such as 1×

Common sentence endings:

ad hoc hypotheses 1× environment of theories 1× generation or more 1× inequality is satisfied 1× or parts thereof 1× than quine s 1×

Words around Duhem

Just before it in the word index:

duhawks 9 duhawk 4 duhart 5 duhaney 6 duhan 16 duhamel 26

Just after it in the word index:

duheme 4 duhigg 3 duhn 2 duhok 3 duhon 5 dui 271

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Duhem

  • In this selection, "duhem" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pierre, quine, clausius, thesis, form and quine stand out and add context to how "duhem" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as pierre duhem and gaston and following pierre duhem s idea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "duhem" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with duhem

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Pierre Duhem discussed the possible general significance of this in 1908. (11 words)

However, Duhem's holism is much more restricted and limited than Quine's. (13 words)

In the continuum mechanics of solids, the second law of thermodynamics is satisfied if the Clausius–Duhem form of the entropy inequality is satisfied. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Bryan Magee 1973: Popper (Modern Masters series) The Quine-Duhem thesis argues that it's impossible to test a single hypothesis on its own, since each one comes as part of an environment of theories. (35 words)

Lakatos was following Pierre Duhem 's idea that one can always protect a cherished theory (or part of one) from hostile evidence by redirecting the criticism toward other theories or parts thereof. (32 words)

One consequence of the Duhem–Quine thesis is that one can make any theory compatible with any empirical observation by the addition of a sufficient number of suitable ad hoc hypotheses. (31 words)

Example sentences (7)

Bryan Magee 1973: Popper (Modern Masters series) The Quine-Duhem thesis argues that it's impossible to test a single hypothesis on its own, since each one comes as part of an environment of theories.

However, Duhem's holism is much more restricted and limited than Quine's.

In the continuum mechanics of solids, the second law of thermodynamics is satisfied if the Clausius–Duhem form of the entropy inequality is satisfied.

Lakatos was following Pierre Duhem 's idea that one can always protect a cherished theory (or part of one) from hostile evidence by redirecting the criticism toward other theories or parts thereof.

One consequence of the Duhem–Quine thesis is that one can make any theory compatible with any empirical observation by the addition of a sufficient number of suitable ad hoc hypotheses.

Philosophers such as Pierre Duhem and Gaston Bachelard also wrote their works with this world-historical approach to science, predating Kuhn by a generation or more.

Pierre Duhem discussed the possible general significance of this in 1908.

Common combinations with duhem

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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