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 Ab
[Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science] Philosophy Of Chemistry Volume 242 || The Philosophy of Chemistry
β Scribed by Baird, Davis; Scerri, Eric; McIntyre, Lee
- Book ID
- 120070756
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 174 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006. Corr. 3rd printing 2007
- Category
- Article
- ISBN-13
- 9781402032561
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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. Chemistry And The Philosophy Of Chemistry -- The Philosophy Of Chemistry -- Chemistry And The History And Philosophy Of Science -- Aristoleβs Theory Of Chemical Reaction And Chemical Substances -- Kantβs Legacy For The Philosophy Of Chemistry -- Chemistry And Current Philosophy Of Science -- The Conceptual Structure Of The Sciences -- Normative And Descriptive Philosophy Of Science And The Role Of Chemistry -- How Classical Models Of Explanation Fail To Cope With Chemistry -- Professional Ethics In Science -- Chemistry And Physics -- Is There Downward Causation In Chemistry? -- Physics In The Crucible Of Chemistry -- Chemical Theory And Foundational Questions -- Some Philosophical Implications Of Chemical Symmetry -- The Periodics Systems Of Molecules -- A New Paradigm For SchrΓΆdinger And Kohn -- Chemistry And Its Tools Of Representation -- Virtual Tools -- Space In Molecular Representation; Or How Pictures Represent Objects -- Visualizing Instrumental Techniques Of Surface Chemistry -- Chemistry And Ontology -- Are Chemical Kinds Natural Kinds? -- Water Is Not H2o -- From Metaphysics To Metachemistry. Edited By Davis Baird, Eric Scerri And Lee Mcintyre. Includes Bibliographical References.
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