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Newton’s First and Second
As we usually learn it, Newton’s second law of motion is: F=ma If we try to interpret Newton’s first law of motion in terms of algebraic equations, it’s very natural to take it as simply describing the...
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Hume, Curiosity, and the Justification of Scientific Endeavor
A considerable portion of the philosophy of David Hume can be interpreted as an attempt to formulate a proper philosophical account of the scientific endeavor itself. This certainly is a major concern...
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Whewell on Epochs of Induction
When William Whewell set out to write his history of the inductive sciences, he was writing at a time at which it was not uncommon to see history in terms of the actions of ‘Great Men’. The temptation...
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Some Pierre Duhem Online
There’s actually quite a bit of Pierre Duhem’s work available online; but it is very scattered. A number are available through Google Books. One limitation of Google Books, of course, is that Google...
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