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Beschreibung
Ruthenberg highlights the unique aspects of chemistry, specifically its metachemical fundamentals, which have been largely overlooked in current philosophies of science. Conventional metaphysics, derived from or focused on theoretical physics, is inadequate when applied to chemistry. The author examines and integrates historical and philosophical perspectives on important aspects of chemistry, including affinity, compositionism, emergence, synthesis/analysis, atomism/non-atomism, chemical species, chemical bond, chemical concepts, plurality, temporality/potentiality, reactivity, and underdetermination. To accomplish this, he draws on the works of notable chemists such as Frantisek Wald, Wilhelm Ostwald, Friedrich Paneth, and Hans Primas, who have contributed to the philosophical understanding of chemistry. The central conclusion of this study aligns with Immanuel Kant's viewpoint: Chemistry is a systematic art.
Ruthenberg highlights the unique aspects of chemistry, specifically its metachemical fundamentals, which have been largely overlooked in current philosophies of science. Conventional metaphysics, derived from or focused on theoretical physics, is inadequate when applied to chemistry. The author examines and integrates historical and philosophical perspectives on important aspects of chemistry, including affinity, compositionism, emergence, synthesis/analysis, atomism/non-atomism, chemical species, chemical bond, chemical concepts, plurality, temporality/potentiality, reactivity, and underdetermination. To accomplish this, he draws on the works of notable chemists such as Frantisek Wald, Wilhelm Ostwald, Friedrich Paneth, and Hans Primas, who have contributed to the philosophical understanding of chemistry. The central conclusion of this study aligns with Immanuel Kant's viewpoint: Chemistry is a systematic art.
Zusammenfassung
Klaus Ruthenberg, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: XII
295 S.
17 s/w Illustr.
11 farbige Illustr.
3 s/w Tab.
17 b/w and 11 col. ill.
3 b/w tbl.
ISBN-13: 9783111400020
ISBN-10: 3111400026
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Ruthenberg, Klaus
Hersteller: De Gruyter
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Abbildungen: 17 b/w and 11 col. ill., 3 b/w tbl.
Maße: 230 x 155 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Klaus Ruthenberg
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.2024
Gewicht: 0,575 kg
Artikel-ID: 128943755