Philosophy of Chemistry: Synthesis of a New Discipline (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 362 pages
• Published by: Springer
• Edition: 1st Edition December 21, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1402032560
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1402032561
• Book Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

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From the reviews:

"This collection of 19 papers is the result of a conference organized by the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC) held in 1999. It … will be read as, a landmark in the history of the philosophy of science. … This volume testifies that … chemistry has a philosophy of its own." (Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Nuncius, Vol. XXI (2), 2006)

Product Description


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.

Reader Reviews
Very interesting points of view in the study of Chemistry. Useful for teachers and students of Philosophy of science and Methodology of science. It opens the possibility to find more aspects of philosophy in chemistry.