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Chemistry: the Impure Science

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This book uses history to introduce central issues in the philosophy of chemistry. Mobilizing the theme of impurity, it explores the tradition of chemistry's negative image. It then argues for the positive philosophical value of chemistry, reflecting its characteristic practical engagement with the material world. The book concludes with some ethical reflections concerning chemistry's orientations in the twenty-first century. The authors have previously both offered significant contributions to the history and philosophy of chemistry. Contents: Introduction: Chemistry and its Discontents Chemistry and Pollution The Damnation of the Alchemist The Space of the Laboratory Proof in the Laboratory Chemistry Creates Its Object A Duel between Two Conceptions of Matter Chemistry versus Physics Atoms or Elements Positivism and Chemistry Atoms as Fictions Agency and Relations Taming the Nanoworld Towards a Responsible Chemistry
Readership: Undergraduate, graduate of chemistry and philosophy.

Pages: 281

Format: ebook

Release: January 01, 2008

ISBN 13: 9781299671577

Chemistry: the Impure Science

0/5 ( ratings)

This book uses history to introduce central issues in the philosophy of chemistry. Mobilizing the theme of impurity, it explores the tradition of chemistry's negative image. It then argues for the positive philosophical value of chemistry, reflecting its characteristic practical engagement with the material world. The book concludes with some ethical reflections concerning chemistry's orientations in the twenty-first century. The authors have previously both offered significant contributions to the history and philosophy of chemistry. Contents: Introduction: Chemistry and its Discontents Chemistry and Pollution The Damnation of the Alchemist The Space of the Laboratory Proof in the Laboratory Chemistry Creates Its Object A Duel between Two Conceptions of Matter Chemistry versus Physics Atoms or Elements Positivism and Chemistry Atoms as Fictions Agency and Relations Taming the Nanoworld Towards a Responsible Chemistry
Readership: Undergraduate, graduate of chemistry and philosophy.

Pages: 281

Format: ebook

Release: January 01, 2008

ISBN 13: 9781299671577

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