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Essays in the Philosophy of Chemistry

Essays in the Philosophy of Chemistry

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Presents several complex debates within the field, particularly concerning the relationship between chemistry and other sciences like physics and mathematics. Key topics include the challenge to scientific realism in chemistry, arguing for a more selective and partial realism based on empirical success, and the historical and philosophical analysis of reductionism, debating whether chemistry can be fully reduced to quantum mechanics or physics. The sources also explore the dual nature of chemistry, viewing it both as a descriptive natural history of substances and a mathematically-modeled, physical science, while also examining causal mechanisms in chemical reactions and the philosophical implications of mereology (part-whole relations) in both quantum chemistry and the philosophy of mind. Finally, the collection discusses the growing mathematical chemistry discipline and the use of computational approximation methods and diagnostic strategies in modern chemical research.

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