Editors:
- First comprehensive scholarly volume (not a textbook) devoted to philosophy of chemistry
- First volume within the Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science series on philosophy of chemistry
- Collection of the best and most recent scholarly work in the field, not found in scholarly journals
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 242)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Chemistry and the Philosophy of Chemistry
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Chemistry and the History and Philosophy of Science
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Chemistry and Current Philosophy of Science
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Chemistry and Physics
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Chemical Theory and Foundational Questions
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Chemistry and its Tools of Representation
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About this book
Reviews
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. … for those who are curious, this volume would be a very good place to start seeking illumination." (Grant Fisher, Metascience, Vol. 16, 2007)
“Chapters in this book … discuss chemistry’s historical development; its relations to other sciences; its approaches to explanation, representation, classification, and measurement; and the ways in which issues in chemistry connect with, and shed light upon, larger philosophical questions about how sciences help us make sense of the world we live in. … the philosophical questions, and their clear, careful, and engaging presentation in this book, will be of genuine interest to chemists … . the essays in this volume will be a welcome resource.” (Janet D. Stemwedel, Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 83 (8), August, 2006)
"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)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of South Carolina, USA
Davis Baird
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University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Eric Scerri
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Boston University, Boston
Lee McIntyre
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Philosophy of Chemistry
Book Subtitle: Synthesis of a New Discipline
Editors: Davis Baird, Eric Scerri, Lee McIntyre
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3261-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3256-1Published: 06 December 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6825-5Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3261-5Published: 26 June 2006
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 362
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Chemistry/Food Science, general