Pierre Duhem (1861–1916)

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1. Ernst Cassirer

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2. G. E. Moore

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3. Rudolf Carnap

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4. Hilary Putnam

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5. David C. Lindberg

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6. Karl Popper

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7. Werner Jaeger

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8. Pierre Duhem

   Author of The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory, Pierre Duhem: Essays in History and Philosophy of Science

9. Nelson Goodman

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10. P. F. Strawson

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11. Peter Godfrey-Smith

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12. Anthony Grafton

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13. David K. Lewis

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14. Saul Kripke

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15. Stathis Psillos

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16. Bill Newton-Smith

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17. Robert Audi

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18. Richard Rorty

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19. Israel Scheffler

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20. F. H. Bradley

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