| Description |
xvi, 299 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Missing elements : what philosophers of science might discover in chemistry / Andrea Woody, Clark Glymour -- "Laws" and "theories" in chemistry do not obey the rules / Maureen Christie, John R. Christie -- Realism, reduction, and the "intermediate position" / Eric R. Scerri -- Substance and function in chemical research / Daniel Rothbart -- Analytical instrumentation and instrumental objectivity / Davis Baird -- Realism, essentialism, and intrinsic properties : the case of molecular shape / Jeffry L. Ramsey -- Space and the chiral molecule / Robin Le Poidevin -- Bulterov's vision : the timeless, the transient, and the representation of chemical structure / Steve J. Weininger -- The nature of chemical substances / Jaap Van Brakel -- Chemical synthesis : complexity, similarity, natural kinds, and the evolution of a "logic" / Stuart Rosenfeld, Nalini Bhushan -- Models and explanations : understanding chemical reaction mechanisms / Barry K. Carpenter -- How symbolic and iconic languages bridge the two worlds of the chemist : a case study from contemporary bioorganic chemistry / Emily R. Grosholz, Roald Hoffmann -- Archiving odors / Thomas Hellman Morton -- The slighting of smell (with a brief word on the slighting of chemistry) / William G. Lycan. |
| Subject(s) |
Chemistry -- Philosophy.
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| Alternate Author |
Bhushan, Nalini.
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Rosenfeld, Stuart M.
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