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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450809103321

Titolo

Of minds and molecules [[electronic resource] ] : new philosophical perspectives on chemistry / / edited by Nalini Bhushan, Stuart Rosenfeld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

0-19-756141-1

1-280-83112-X

9786610831128

0-19-535181-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

BhushanNalini

RosenfeldStuart M

Disciplina

540/.1

Soggetti

Chemistry - Philosophy

Chemical senses

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2000.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; Part I: Autonomy and Antireductionism; Part II: Instrumentation; Part III: Structure and Identity; Part IV: Synthesis; Part V: Models and Metaphors; Part VI: The Chemical Senses; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This anthology is devoted to work in the philosophy of chemistry. Written by chemists and philosophers, the essays adopt distinctive philosophical perspectives on chemistry and offer a conceptualisation of this emerging field.