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" Philosophy of chemistry "
edited by Davis Baird, Eric Scerri and Lee McIntyre.
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BL
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663383
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Philosophy of chemistry : synthesis of a new discipline /\ edited by Davis Baird, Eric Scerri and Lee McIntyre.
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| Publication Statement
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Dordrecht :: Springer,, 2006.
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Boston studies in the philosophy of science,; v. 242
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vii, 362 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm.
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9781402032561 (hbk.)
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: 9781402032615 (e-book)
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: 1402032560 (hbk.)
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: 1402032617 (e-book)
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Philosophy of chemistry / Joachim Schummer -- Aristotle's theory of chemical reaction and chemical substances / Paul Needham -- Kant's legacy for the philosophy of chemistry / J. van Brakel, K.U. Leuven -- Conceptual structure of the sciences / Otto Theodor Benfey -- Normative and descriptive philosophy of science and the role of chemistry / Eric R. Scerri -- How classical models of explanation fail to cope with chemistry / Johannes Hunger -- Professional ethics in science / Jeffrey Kovac -- Is there downward causation in chemistry? / Robin Findley Hendry -- Physics in the crucible of chemistry / G.K. Vemulapalli -- Some philosophical implications of chemical symmetry / Joseph E. Earley -- Periodic systems of molecules / Ray Hefferlin -- New paradigm for Schrödinger and Kohn / Jack R. Woodyard -- Virtual tools / Ann Johnson -- Space in molecular representation / S.H. Vollmer -- Visualizing instrumental techniques of surface chemistry / Daniel Rothbart and John Schreifels -- Are chemical kinds natural kinds? / Nalini Bhushan -- Water is not H₂O / Michael Weisberg -- From metaphysics to metachemistry / Alfred Nordmann.
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"This comprehensive volume marks a new standard in scholarship in the still emerging field of the philosophy of chemistry. With selections drawn from a wide range of scholarly disciplines, philosophers, chemists, and historians of science here converge to ask some of the most fundamental questions about the relationship between philosophy and chemistry. What can chemistry teach us about longstanding disputes in the philosophy of science over such issues as reductionism, autonomy, and supervenience? And what new issues may chemistry bring to the forefront now that it has joined physics and biology as a serious topic for philosophical reflection? This newest addition to the prestigious Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science series marks the true arrival of philosophy of chemistry within the corpus of the philosophy of science"--Provided by publisher.
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Chemistry-- Philosophy.
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Baird, Davis.
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Scerri, Eric R.
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McIntyre, Lee C.
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