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Chemistry the impure science / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon.
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TextPublication details: [S.l.] : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2008.Description: 281 pISBN: - 1848162251
- 9781848162259
- QD31.3 B474 C 2008
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MATRIX Library General Eng/FL.3 | General Books | QD31.3 B474 C 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | C.1 | Available | 1000385199 |
Chemistry : the impure science -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: chemistry and its discontents -- Chapter 2: Chemistry and pollution -- Chapter 3: The damnation of the alchemist -- Chapter 4: The space of the laboratory -- Chapter 5: Proof in the laboratory -- Chapter 6: Chemistry creates its object -- Chapter 7: A duel between two conceptions of matter -- Chapter 8: Chemistry versus physics -- Chapter 9: Atoms or elements -- Chapter 10: Positivism and chemistry -- Chapter 11: Atoms as fictions -- Chapter 12: Agency and relations -- Chapter 13: Taming the nanoworld -- Chapter 14: Towards a responsible chemistry -- Bibliography -- Index.
HKBU library
YT2025 M08
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.
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