Chemistry: The Impure Science

Chemistry: The Impure Science
ISBN-10
1908978805
ISBN-13
9781908978806
Series
Chemistry
Category
Science
Pages
280
Language
English
Published
2008-10-16
Publisher
World Scientific
Authors
Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon

Description

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./a

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