Philosophy of chemistry

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Springer, Dordrecht

2006

374 Pages

ISBN 978-1-4020-3256-1

Philosophy of chemistry

synthesis of a new discipline

Edited by

Davis Baird , Eric Scerri , Lee McIntyre

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 bringto 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.

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Baird, D. , Scerri, E. , McIntyre, L. (eds) (2006). Philosophy of chemistry: synthesis of a new discipline, Springer, Dordrecht.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Baird Davis; Scerri Eric; McIntyre Lee

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