Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
184816811X
ISBN-13
9781848168114
Edition
2 Revised edition
Publisher
Imperial College Press
Imprint
Imperial College Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 29th, 2012
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
546 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 15.80 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Chemistry
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Introduces the central issues in the philosophy of chemistry. Mobilizing the theme of impurity, this book explores the tradition of chemistry's negative image. It argues for the positive philosophical value of chemistry, reflecting its characteristic practical engagement with the material world.
What do you associate with chemistry? Explosions, innovative materials, plastics, pollution? The public's confused and contradictory conception of chemistry as basic science, industrial producer and polluter contributes to what we present in this book as chemistry's image as an impure science. Historically, chemistry has always been viewed as impure both in terms of its academic status and its role in transforming modern society. While exploring the history of this science we argue for a characteristic philosophical approach that distinguishes chemistry from physics. This reflection leads us to a philosophical stance that we characterise as operational realism. In this new expanded edition we delve deeper into the questions of properties and potentials that are so important for this philosophy that is based on the manipulation of matter rather than the construction of theories.
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