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Philosophy of Chemistry: Synthesis of a New Discipline (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science)
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Hardcover. Including selections drawn from a wide range of scholarly disciplines, philosophers, chemists, and historians of science, this work asks some of the fundamental questions about the relationship between philosophy and chemistry. Editor(s): Baird, Davis; Scerri, Eric; McIntyre, Lee C. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 718.
The Invisibility of Chemistry DAVIS BAIRD South Carolina Honors College, University of South Carolina ERIC SCERRI Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles LEE MCINTYRE Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University BUTWHATAREALLTHOSECHEMISTSDOING? Recently, one of us (Davis Baird) attended a meeting of historians of science and technology spanning all of the natural sciences and engineering and all (western) periods, ancient through contemporary. In the discussion of a paper on state-of-t- art history of modern (18th century forward) chemistry, a member of the audience made the claim that there was very little left to do ... Read more
The Invisibility of Chemistry DAVIS BAIRD South Carolina Honors College, University of South Carolina ERIC SCERRI Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles LEE MCINTYRE Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University BUTWHATAREALLTHOSECHEMISTSDOING? Recently, one of us (Davis Baird) attended a meeting of historians of science and technology spanning all of the natural sciences and engineering and all (western) periods, ancient through contemporary. In the discussion of a paper on state-of-t- art history of modern (18th century forward) chemistry, a member of the audience made the claim that there was very little left to do ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402032561
SKU
V9781402032561
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Reviews for Philosophy of Chemistry: Synthesis of a New Discipline (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science)
From the reviews: "This seems to indicate that the philosophy of chemistry is still in the process of synthesis, rather than a stable product of disciplinary consensus. … There is material here of interest not just to philosophers, but also those with interests in history and philosophy of science and indeed the study of science and technology more broadly. ... Read more