CHEMISTRY IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL MELTING POT by Danuta Sobczynska (Editor), Pawel Zeidler (Editor), Ewa Zielonacka-Lis (Editor) ( 9783631524749 )

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Title:

CHEMISTRY IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL MELTING POT

By:

Danuta Sobczynska (Editor), Pawel Zeidler (Editor), Ewa Zielonacka-Lis (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

3631524749

ISBN 13:

9783631524749

Publisher:

PETER LANG GMBH

Pub. date:

1 May, 2004

Series:

Dia-logos Schriften zu Philosophie und Sozialwissenschaften / Studies in

Pages:

444

Synopsis:

Chemistry is a natural science which has immensely influenced both the development of technology and of civilization, transforming the world of our everyday life. It is therefore something of a paradox of modern philosophy that it took so long for it to perceive chemistry as an incredibly complex and interesting subject suitable for philosophical discourse. However, from the beginning of the 1990s this discourse has been developing in a most dynamic way creating a veritable melting pot in which various chemical concepts and actions are being blended with philosophical and cultural ideas. The authors of the 22 articles included in the presented volume have taken the opportunity to analyze various components of what may be termed the resulting alloy - the philosophy of chemistry. They discuss in detail the fundamental philosophical, methodological and semiotic aspects characteristic of the theory and laboratory practice of chemistry. They also reveal the alchemical roots of chemistry and its emergence as a modern theoretical and experimental scientific discipline. These issues are examined both from the point of view of professional chemists and from that of the philosophers of science.

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Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Peter Lang GmbH

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