Chemistry: the impure science

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"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. The book concludes with some ethical reflections concerning chemistry's orientations in the twenty-first century." -- Publisher's description.

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Full title :Chemistry : the impure science / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Université de Paris I La Sorbonne, France, Jonathan Simon, Université Lyon 1, France.

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Publication Date:©2012

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Publisher(s):Distributed by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, Imperial College Press
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012

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Description:xvi, 278 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

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ISBN:9781848168114, 184816811X
oclc:ocn823302882
LC Classification:QD31.3
Dewey Decimal:540

Introduction: chemistry and its discontents -- Chemistry and pollution -- The damnation of the alchemist -- The space of the laboratory -- Proof in the laboratory -- Chemistry creates its objects -- A duel between two conceptions of matter -- Chemistry verses physics -- Atoms or elements -- Positivism and chemistry -- Atoms as fictions -- Agency and relations -- Taming the nanoworld -- Towards a responsible chemistry.