| Description |
vii, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 242 |
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Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 242
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: I. CHEMISTRY AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF CHEMISTRY -- 1. "Introduction: The Invisibility of Chemistry" 3 -- Davis Baird, Eric Scerri, Lee McIntyre -- 2. "The Philosophy of Chemistry: From Infancy -- Toward Maturity" 19 -- Joachim Schummer -- II. CHEMISTRY AND THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY -- OF SCIENCE -- 3. "Aristotle's Theory of Chemical Reaction and -- Chemical Substances" 43 -- Paul Needham -- 4. "Kant's Legacy for the Philosophy of Chemistry" 69 -- J van Brakel, K. U Leuven -- III. CHEMISTRY AND CURRENT PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE -- 5. "The Conceptual Structure of the Sciences: Reemergence -- of the Human Dimension" 95 -- Otto Theodor Benfey -- 6. "Normative and Descriptive Philosophy of Science -- and the Role of Chemistry" 119 -- Eric R. Scerri -- 7. "How Classical Models of Explanation Fail to Cope with -- Chemistry-The Case of Molecular Modeling" 129 -- Johannes Hunger -- 8. "Professional Ethics in Science" 157 -- Jeffrey Kovac -- IV. CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS -- 9. "Is There Downward Causation in Chemistry?" 173 -- Robin Findlay Hendry -- 10. "Physics in the Crucible of Chemistry: Ontological -- Boundaries and Epistemological Blueprints" 191 -- G.K. Vemulapalli -- V. CHEMICAL THEORY AND FOUNDATIONAL QUESTIONS -- 11. "Some Philosophical Implications of Chemical Symmetry" 207 -- Joseph E. Earley -- 12. "The Periodic Systems of Molecules: Presuppositions, -- Problems and Prospects" 221 -- Ray Hefferlin -- 13. "A New Paradigm for Schridinger and Kohn" 245 -- Jack R. Woodyard -- VI. CHEMISTRY AND ITS TOOLS OF REPRESENTATION -- 14. "Virtual Tools: The Epistemological and Social Issues of -- Computer-Aided Chemical Process Design" 273 -- Ann Johnson -- 15. "Space in Molecular Representation; Or How Pictures -- Represent Objects" 293 -- S.H. Vollmer -- 16. "Visualizing Instrumental Techniques of Surface Chemistry" 309 -- Daniel Rothbart and John Schreifels -- VII. CHEMISTRY AND ONTOLOGY -- 17. "Are Chemical Kinds Natural Kinds?" 327 -- Nalini Bhushan -- 18. "Water is Not H2O" 337 -- Michael Weisberg -- 19. "From Metaphysics to Metachemistry" 347 -- Alfred Nordmann |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Chemistry -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Baird, Davis.
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Scerri, Eric
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McIntyre, Lee C.
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| LC no. |
2006295950 |
| ISBN |
1402032560 |
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