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020 _a1848162251
020 _a9781848162259
040 _aSDU
050 0 0 _aQD31.3
_bB474 C 2008
100 1 _aBensaude-Vincent, Bernadette.
_9128570
245 1 0 _aChemistry
_bthe impure science /
_cBernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon.
260 _a[S.l.] :
_bWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,
_c2008.
300 _a281 p.
505 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.
505 0 _aHKBU library
518 _aYT2025 M08
520 3 _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.
650 0 _aChemistry
700 1 _aSimon, Jonathan,
_eauthor
_9128568
900 _a= C.1 SDU
942 _cGBE
_2lcc
999 _c113723
_d113723