Handbook of the Philosophy of Science: Philosophy of Chemistry
Handbook of the Philosophy of Science: Philosophy of Chemistry
Editors: Woody andrea I., Hendry, Robin Findlay and Needham, Paul
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
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$252.00

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$378.00
ISBN: 978-0-444-51675-6
Category: Philosophy
Image Count:
27
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Provides detailed research on the history of the philosophy of chemistry, as well as key concepts, methods, an the role of physics.
Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Part 1 Introduction
- Introduction - Robin Findlay Hendry, Paul Needham and Andrea I. Woody
- Part 2 History of the Philosophy of Chemistry
- Prehistory of the Philosophy of Chemistry - Jaap van Brake
- Robert Boyle (1627-1691) - Alan Chalmers
- Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) - Hasok Chang
- Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794) - Robin Findlay Hendry
- John Dalton (1766-1844) - David Knight
- Dmitrii Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907) - Michael D. Gordin
- Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903) - Robert J. Deltete
- Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) - Robert J. Deltete
- Pierre Duhem (1861-1916) - Paul Needham
- Frantisek Wald (1861-1930) - Klaus Ruthenberg
- G. N. Lewis (1875-1946) - Paul A. Bogaard
- Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) - Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
- Linus Pauling (1901-1994) - Robin Findlay Hendry
- Charles Coulson (1910-1974) - Robin Findlay Hendry
- Ilya Prigogine (1917-2003) - Joseph Earley Sr.
- Part 3 Chemical Substances
- Ancient Theories of Chemical Substance - Paul Bogaard
- Substances: The Ontology of Chemistry - Jaap van Brakel
- Modality, Mereology and Substance - Paul Needham
- Elements - Robin Findlay Hendry
- Compounds and Mixtures - Paul Needham
- Part 4 Chemical Concepts and Methods
- The Chemical Bond - Robin Findlay Hendry
- Mechanisms and Chemical Reaction - William Goodwin
- The Periodic Table - Eric R. Scerri
- Laws in Chemistry - Rom Harré
- Chemical Modeling - Michael Weisberg
- Part 5 Chemistry and Physics
- Reduction, Emergence and Physicalism - Robin Findlay Hendry
- Atoms and Molecules in Classical Chemistry and Quantum Mechanics - Brian T. Sutcliffe and R. Guy Woolley
- Concept Amalgamation and Representation in Quantum Chemistry - Andrea I. Woody
- Thermodynamics in Chemistry - G. Krishna Vemulapalli
- Entropy in Chemistry - Robert J. Deltete
- Part 6 Chemistry and Other Disciplines
- Explanatory Relationships between Chemical and Biological Sciences - Michel Morange
- Chemistry and Pharmacy: A Philosophical Inquiry into an Evolving Relationship - Jonathan Simon
- Chemical Engineering Science - Jaap van Brakel