tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264125276161269122.post5766747372539249098..comments2023-04-21T20:55:22.881-04:00Comments on It's Only A Theory: Most significant 20th century philosophersGabriele Contessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607158011908969169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264125276161269122.post-42229961824650582010-10-15T13:52:20.425-04:002010-10-15T13:52:20.425-04:00Christopher I saw it. I think you underestimate ho...Christopher I saw it. I think you underestimate how important Duhem and Weyl are to the issues you mention, but that is for another day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264125276161269122.post-32781318468455212632010-10-15T13:22:46.667-04:002010-10-15T13:22:46.667-04:00There is now a new version of the poll that includ...There is now a new version of the poll that includes, Schlick, Duhem, Hull, Polyani, and David Lewis.<br /><br />For my money, I have Reichenbach and Hempel in the top spots. The set of issues that we address today in philosophy of science -- confirmation, explanation, causation, probability, realism, space and time, interpretation of QM -- owe more to these two than to any others.<br /><br />If the criterion were impact beyond philosophy of science, then I'd have to go with Kuhn and Popper.Christopher Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232394766065633104noreply@blogger.com