German Science: Some Reflections on German Science/German Science and German Virtues

More than any other major twentieth-century writer, Pierre Duhem has been the victim of ill-informed guesswork. For instance, many references to Duhem stress the importance of his Catholic faith, but nearly all of them draw the obvious — and entirely erroneous — conclusions about the role of Catholicism in Duhem's thinking.

Dr. Martin's study of Pierre Duhem's work is the fruit of many years of painstaking research. The author's approach is cautious, yet his conclusions are surprising, and r...