01576nam a2200205 i 4500008004100000020001500041020001800056040000800074050002400082100003400106245008300140260006400223300001100287505067500298505001700973518001500990520032201005650001401327700002901341160815s2008    xx                  eng d  a1848162251  a9781848162259  aSDU00aQD31.3bB474 C 20081 aBensaude-Vincent, Bernadette.10aChemistry bthe impure science /cBernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon.  a[S.l.] :bWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,c2008.  a281 p.0 aChemistry : 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.0 aHKBU library  aYT2025 M083 a  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. 0aChemistry1 aSimon, Jonathan,eauthor