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Analogy: an analogy is a formal parallelism. It intends to show that from a similar case, similar conclusions can be drawn.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Pierre Duhem on Analogies - Dictionary of Arguments

I 33
Analogies/Duhem: The bonds of analogy and substitution only have significance in our mind, but we are convinced that they belong to the substances themselves. >Reality
, >Observation.
A sense of security arises for us when a theory can describe the formulas in advance. >Prediction.
I 169
Analogies/Duhem: For example, the equations by which the dielectric polarization is determined have been discovered on the basis of a theory in which the word light is not even expressed.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Duh I
P. Duhem
La théorie physique, son objet et sa structure, Paris 1906
German Edition:
Ziel und Struktur der physikalischen Theorien Hamburg 1998


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