Leibniz et les hypothèses de physique

Philosophiques 9 (2):223-238 (1982)
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Abstract

Dans la période 1671-1678, Leibniz met au point une conception des hypothèses de physique qui les subordonne à un double critère de validité. Il s'agit en premier lieu de validité heuristique. Mais l'hypothèse doit aussi comporter une justification analytique dont la possibilité tiendrait à une transcription géométrique des séquences de phénomènes. Il importe de déterminer comment validité heuristique et validité démonstrative se concilient.In the period 1671-1678, Leibniz works out his conception of hypothesis in Physics with reference to a twofold validity criterion. Heuristic validity applies. But hypotheses must also involve an analytic justification which might be achieved through geometrically transcribing the sequences of phenomena. One has to determine how Leibniz accords heuristic with demonstrative validation

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François Duchesneau
Université de Montréal

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