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

Single-User Purchase Price: $252.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $378.00
ISBN: 978-0-444-51675-6
Category: Philosophy
Image Count: 27
Book Status: Available
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Provides detailed research on the history of the philosophy of chemistry, as well as key concepts, methods, an the role of physics.

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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