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A history of chemistry / Bernadette Besaunde_Vincent, Isabelle Stengers ;[translated by Deborah van Dam]
| A history of chemistry / Bernadette Besaunde_Vincent, Isabelle Stengers ;[translated by Deborah van Dam] |
| Autore | Bensaude_Vincent, Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge [etc.] : Harvard University Press, copyr. 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 5409 |
| ISBN | 0-674-39659-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-990000254560203316 |
Bensaude_Vincent, Bernadette
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| Cambridge [etc.] : Harvard University Press, copyr. 1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The artificial and the natural [[electronic resource] ] : an evolving polarity / / edited by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and William R. Newman
| The artificial and the natural [[electronic resource] ] : an evolving polarity / / edited by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and William R. Newman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Bensaude-VincentBernadette
NewmanWilliam Royall |
| Collana | Dibner institute studies in the history of science and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Europe - History
Science - Philosophy - History Philosophy, European - History Science, Medieval |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-30923-8
1-282-09911-6 9786612099113 0-262-26817-5 1-4356-0600-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 10 Spinoza on the Natural and the Artificial11 Eighteenth-Century Wetware; 12 Overtaking Nature? The Changing Scope of Organic Chemistry in the Nineteenth Century; 13 Reconfiguring Nature through Syntheses: From Plastics to Biomimetics; 14 Concluding Comments; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452102603321 |
| Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The artificial and the natural : an evolving polarity / / edited by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and William R. Newman
| The artificial and the natural : an evolving polarity / / edited by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and William R. Newman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Bensaude-VincentBernadette
NewmanWilliam R. <1955-> |
| Collana | Dibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Europe - History
Science - Philosophy - History Philosophy, European - History Science, Medieval |
| Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science |
| ISBN |
0-262-30923-8
1-282-09911-6 9786612099113 0-262-26817-5 1-4356-0600-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 10 Spinoza on the Natural and the Artificial11 Eighteenth-Century Wetware; 12 Overtaking Nature? The Changing Scope of Organic Chemistry in the Nineteenth Century; 13 Reconfiguring Nature through Syntheses: From Plastics to Biomimetics; 14 Concluding Comments; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778104103321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The artificial and the natural : an evolving polarity / / edited by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and William R. Newman
| The artificial and the natural : an evolving polarity / / edited by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and William R. Newman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Bensaude-VincentBernadette
NewmanWilliam R. <1955-> |
| Collana | Dibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Europe - History
Science - Philosophy - History Philosophy, European - History Science, Medieval |
| Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science |
| ISBN |
0-262-30923-8
1-282-09911-6 9786612099113 0-262-26817-5 1-4356-0600-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 10 Spinoza on the Natural and the Artificial11 Eighteenth-Century Wetware; 12 Overtaking Nature? The Changing Scope of Organic Chemistry in the Nineteenth Century; 13 Reconfiguring Nature through Syntheses: From Plastics to Biomimetics; 14 Concluding Comments; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821461103321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina |
540
540.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry
Chemistry - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-60348-1
9786613784179 1-84816-829-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: Chemistry and its Discontents; The Philosophy of Chemistry; The Image of Chemistry; The Goals of the Book; The Structure of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2 Chemistry and Pollution; Chemical versus Natural; Chemistry in Literature; Silent Spring; "Better Things for Better Living ... Through Chemistry"; Abundance and Waste; Courting Disaster; Artificial or Natural?; Notes; Chapter 3 The Damnation of the Alchemist; Magicians or Charlatans; In Defence of Artifice; Faustian Ambitions; From Extracts to Ersatz; Pure and Applied Chemistry
Artefacts as Hybrids of Nature and SocietyNotes; Chapter 4 The Space of the Laboratory; Chemical Recipe Books; A Space of Toil; Seeing at a Glance; A Purified Space; A Social Space; An Instrumental Space; Notes; Chapter 5 Proof in the Laboratory; Chemical Experiment as Public Spectacle; Instruments of Decision; The Power of Scepticism; The Price of Proof; The Limits of Proof; Notes; Chapter 6 Chemistry Creates its Object; The Different Meanings of Synthesis; From Simple to Complex; From Fictions to Artefacts; A Creative Process; Notes; Chapter 7 A Duel Between Two Conceptions of Matter The Ancient Concept of PhusisAtoms versus Elements: Two Rival Systems; Is Chemistry Aristotelian?; The Aporia of the Mixt; Mixts or Compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier; A Vexing Question; Notes; Chapter 8 Chemistry versus Physics; To Each Science its Ontology; The Ultimate Quest; No Matter Without Qualities; No Matter Without Agency; Notes; Chapter 9 Atoms or Elements; Mendeleev's Wager; Renewing Mendeleev's Wager; Who's Afraid of Reductionism?; Between the Macro and the Micro; Notes; Chapter 10 Positivism and Chemistry; A Variety of Positivisms; Chemistry as the Model for Positive Science Positivism as an Obstacle?Positivism versus Realism; Notes; Chapter 11 Atoms as Fictions; Writing Formulae; Types and Models; Agnostic Atomism; Atoms as Mediators; The Phenomenalist Response; The Instrumentalist Response; The Energetist Response; Notes; Chapter 12 Agency and Relations; Elements as Actors; Operational Realism; Alternative Metaphors; Notes; Chapter 13 Taming the Nanoworld; Bottom-Up versus Top-Down; Rational Design; Bio-Inspired Chemistry; The Return of Chemistry's Faustian Ambitions; The Rise of Chemistry's Philosophical Ambitions; Notes Chapter 14 Towards a Responsible ChemistryConcerns About the Future; From Chemist's Creed to Code of Conduct; From Prudence to Precaution; A New Chemical Culture?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462507003321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina |
540
540.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry
Chemistry - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-281-60348-1
9786613784179 1-84816-829-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: Chemistry and its Discontents; The Philosophy of Chemistry; The Image of Chemistry; The Goals of the Book; The Structure of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2 Chemistry and Pollution; Chemical versus Natural; Chemistry in Literature; Silent Spring; "Better Things for Better Living ... Through Chemistry"; Abundance and Waste; Courting Disaster; Artificial or Natural?; Notes; Chapter 3 The Damnation of the Alchemist; Magicians or Charlatans; In Defence of Artifice; Faustian Ambitions; From Extracts to Ersatz; Pure and Applied Chemistry
Artefacts as Hybrids of Nature and SocietyNotes; Chapter 4 The Space of the Laboratory; Chemical Recipe Books; A Space of Toil; Seeing at a Glance; A Purified Space; A Social Space; An Instrumental Space; Notes; Chapter 5 Proof in the Laboratory; Chemical Experiment as Public Spectacle; Instruments of Decision; The Power of Scepticism; The Price of Proof; The Limits of Proof; Notes; Chapter 6 Chemistry Creates its Object; The Different Meanings of Synthesis; From Simple to Complex; From Fictions to Artefacts; A Creative Process; Notes; Chapter 7 A Duel Between Two Conceptions of Matter The Ancient Concept of PhusisAtoms versus Elements: Two Rival Systems; Is Chemistry Aristotelian?; The Aporia of the Mixt; Mixts or Compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier; A Vexing Question; Notes; Chapter 8 Chemistry versus Physics; To Each Science its Ontology; The Ultimate Quest; No Matter Without Qualities; No Matter Without Agency; Notes; Chapter 9 Atoms or Elements; Mendeleev's Wager; Renewing Mendeleev's Wager; Who's Afraid of Reductionism?; Between the Macro and the Micro; Notes; Chapter 10 Positivism and Chemistry; A Variety of Positivisms; Chemistry as the Model for Positive Science Positivism as an Obstacle?Positivism versus Realism; Notes; Chapter 11 Atoms as Fictions; Writing Formulae; Types and Models; Agnostic Atomism; Atoms as Mediators; The Phenomenalist Response; The Instrumentalist Response; The Energetist Response; Notes; Chapter 12 Agency and Relations; Elements as Actors; Operational Realism; Alternative Metaphors; Notes; Chapter 13 Taming the Nanoworld; Bottom-Up versus Top-Down; Rational Design; Bio-Inspired Chemistry; The Return of Chemistry's Faustian Ambitions; The Rise of Chemistry's Philosophical Ambitions; Notes Chapter 14 Towards a Responsible ChemistryConcerns About the Future; From Chemist's Creed to Code of Conduct; From Prudence to Precaution; A New Chemical Culture?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790309303321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina |
540
540.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry
Chemistry - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-281-60348-1
9786613784179 1-84816-829-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: Chemistry and its Discontents; The Philosophy of Chemistry; The Image of Chemistry; The Goals of the Book; The Structure of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2 Chemistry and Pollution; Chemical versus Natural; Chemistry in Literature; Silent Spring; "Better Things for Better Living ... Through Chemistry"; Abundance and Waste; Courting Disaster; Artificial or Natural?; Notes; Chapter 3 The Damnation of the Alchemist; Magicians or Charlatans; In Defence of Artifice; Faustian Ambitions; From Extracts to Ersatz; Pure and Applied Chemistry
Artefacts as Hybrids of Nature and SocietyNotes; Chapter 4 The Space of the Laboratory; Chemical Recipe Books; A Space of Toil; Seeing at a Glance; A Purified Space; A Social Space; An Instrumental Space; Notes; Chapter 5 Proof in the Laboratory; Chemical Experiment as Public Spectacle; Instruments of Decision; The Power of Scepticism; The Price of Proof; The Limits of Proof; Notes; Chapter 6 Chemistry Creates its Object; The Different Meanings of Synthesis; From Simple to Complex; From Fictions to Artefacts; A Creative Process; Notes; Chapter 7 A Duel Between Two Conceptions of Matter The Ancient Concept of PhusisAtoms versus Elements: Two Rival Systems; Is Chemistry Aristotelian?; The Aporia of the Mixt; Mixts or Compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier; A Vexing Question; Notes; Chapter 8 Chemistry versus Physics; To Each Science its Ontology; The Ultimate Quest; No Matter Without Qualities; No Matter Without Agency; Notes; Chapter 9 Atoms or Elements; Mendeleev's Wager; Renewing Mendeleev's Wager; Who's Afraid of Reductionism?; Between the Macro and the Micro; Notes; Chapter 10 Positivism and Chemistry; A Variety of Positivisms; Chemistry as the Model for Positive Science Positivism as an Obstacle?Positivism versus Realism; Notes; Chapter 11 Atoms as Fictions; Writing Formulae; Types and Models; Agnostic Atomism; Atoms as Mediators; The Phenomenalist Response; The Instrumentalist Response; The Energetist Response; Notes; Chapter 12 Agency and Relations; Elements as Actors; Operational Realism; Alternative Metaphors; Notes; Chapter 13 Taming the Nanoworld; Bottom-Up versus Top-Down; Rational Design; Bio-Inspired Chemistry; The Return of Chemistry's Faustian Ambitions; The Rise of Chemistry's Philosophical Ambitions; Notes Chapter 14 Towards a Responsible ChemistryConcerns About the Future; From Chemist's Creed to Code of Conduct; From Prudence to Precaution; A New Chemical Culture?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808699903321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry - Philosophy
Chemistry |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-84816-226-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Introduction: chemistry and its discontents. The philosophy of chemistry. The image of chemistry. The goals of the book. The structure of the book -- ch. 2. Chemistry and pollution. Chemistry versus natural. Chemistry in literature. Silent spring. "Better things for better living ... through chemistry". Abundance and waste. Courting disaster. Artificial or natural? -- ch. 3. The damnation of the alchemist. Magicians or charlatans. In defense of artifice. Faustian ambitions. From extracts to ersatz. Pure and applied chemistry. Artefacts as hybrids of nature and society -- ch. 4. The space of the laboratory. Chemical recipe books. A space of toil. Seeing at a glance. A purified space. A social space. An instrumental space -- ch. 5. Proof in the laboratory. Chemical experiment as public spectacle. Instruments of decision. The power of scepticism. The price of proof. The limits of proof -- ch. 6. Chemistry creates its object. The different meanings of synthesis. From simple to complex. From fictions to artefacts. A creative process -- ch. 7. A duel between two conceptions of matter. The ancient concept of phusis. Atoms versus elements; two rival systems. Is chemistry Aristotelian? The aporia of the mixt. Mixts or compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier. A vexing question -- ch. 8. Chemistry versus physics. To each science its ontology. The ultimate quest. No matter without qualities. No matter without agency -- ch. 9. Atoms or elements. Mendeleev's wager. Renewing Mendeleev's wager. Who's afraid of reductionism? Between the macro and the micro -- ch. 10. Positivism and chemistry. A variety of positivisms. Chemistry as the model for positive science. Positivism as an obstacle? Positivism versus realism -- ch. 11. Atoms as fictions. Writing formulae. Types and models. Agnostic atomism. Atoms as mediators. The phenomenalist response. The instrumentalist response. The energetist response -- ch. 12. Agency and relations. Elements as actors. Operational realism. Alternative metaphors -- ch. 13. Taming the nanoworld. Bottom-up versus top-down. Rational design. Bio-inspired chemistry. The return of chemistry's Faustian ambitions. The rise of chemistry's philosophical ambitions -- ch. 14. Towards a responsible chemistry. Concerns about the future. The chemist's code of conduct. From prudence to precaution. A new chemical culture? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455273403321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry - Philosophy
Chemistry |
| ISBN | 1-84816-226-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Introduction: chemistry and its discontents. The philosophy of chemistry. The image of chemistry. The goals of the book. The structure of the book -- ch. 2. Chemistry and pollution. Chemistry versus natural. Chemistry in literature. Silent spring. "Better things for better living ... through chemistry". Abundance and waste. Courting disaster. Artificial or natural? -- ch. 3. The damnation of the alchemist. Magicians or charlatans. In defense of artifice. Faustian ambitions. From extracts to ersatz. Pure and applied chemistry. Artefacts as hybrids of nature and society -- ch. 4. The space of the laboratory. Chemical recipe books. A space of toil. Seeing at a glance. A purified space. A social space. An instrumental space -- ch. 5. Proof in the laboratory. Chemical experiment as public spectacle. Instruments of decision. The power of scepticism. The price of proof. The limits of proof -- ch. 6. Chemistry creates its object. The different meanings of synthesis. From simple to complex. From fictions to artefacts. A creative process -- ch. 7. A duel between two conceptions of matter. The ancient concept of phusis. Atoms versus elements; two rival systems. Is chemistry Aristotelian? The aporia of the mixt. Mixts or compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier. A vexing question -- ch. 8. Chemistry versus physics. To each science its ontology. The ultimate quest. No matter without qualities. No matter without agency -- ch. 9. Atoms or elements. Mendeleev's wager. Renewing Mendeleev's wager. Who's afraid of reductionism? Between the macro and the micro -- ch. 10. Positivism and chemistry. A variety of positivisms. Chemistry as the model for positive science. Positivism as an obstacle? Positivism versus realism -- ch. 11. Atoms as fictions. Writing formulae. Types and models. Agnostic atomism. Atoms as mediators. The phenomenalist response. The instrumentalist response. The energetist response -- ch. 12. Agency and relations. Elements as actors. Operational realism. Alternative metaphors -- ch. 13. Taming the nanoworld. Bottom-up versus top-down. Rational design. Bio-inspired chemistry. The return of chemistry's Faustian ambitions. The rise of chemistry's philosophical ambitions -- ch. 14. Towards a responsible chemistry. Concerns about the future. The chemist's code of conduct. From prudence to precaution. A new chemical culture? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777939403321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry - Philosophy
Chemistry |
| ISBN | 1-84816-226-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Introduction: chemistry and its discontents. The philosophy of chemistry. The image of chemistry. The goals of the book. The structure of the book -- ch. 2. Chemistry and pollution. Chemistry versus natural. Chemistry in literature. Silent spring. "Better things for better living ... through chemistry". Abundance and waste. Courting disaster. Artificial or natural? -- ch. 3. The damnation of the alchemist. Magicians or charlatans. In defense of artifice. Faustian ambitions. From extracts to ersatz. Pure and applied chemistry. Artefacts as hybrids of nature and society -- ch. 4. The space of the laboratory. Chemical recipe books. A space of toil. Seeing at a glance. A purified space. A social space. An instrumental space -- ch. 5. Proof in the laboratory. Chemical experiment as public spectacle. Instruments of decision. The power of scepticism. The price of proof. The limits of proof -- ch. 6. Chemistry creates its object. The different meanings of synthesis. From simple to complex. From fictions to artefacts. A creative process -- ch. 7. A duel between two conceptions of matter. The ancient concept of phusis. Atoms versus elements; two rival systems. Is chemistry Aristotelian? The aporia of the mixt. Mixts or compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier. A vexing question -- ch. 8. Chemistry versus physics. To each science its ontology. The ultimate quest. No matter without qualities. No matter without agency -- ch. 9. Atoms or elements. Mendeleev's wager. Renewing Mendeleev's wager. Who's afraid of reductionism? Between the macro and the micro -- ch. 10. Positivism and chemistry. A variety of positivisms. Chemistry as the model for positive science. Positivism as an obstacle? Positivism versus realism -- ch. 11. Atoms as fictions. Writing formulae. Types and models. Agnostic atomism. Atoms as mediators. The phenomenalist response. The instrumentalist response. The energetist response -- ch. 12. Agency and relations. Elements as actors. Operational realism. Alternative metaphors -- ch. 13. Taming the nanoworld. Bottom-up versus top-down. Rational design. Bio-inspired chemistry. The return of chemistry's Faustian ambitions. The rise of chemistry's philosophical ambitions -- ch. 14. Towards a responsible chemistry. Concerns about the future. The chemist's code of conduct. From prudence to precaution. A new chemical culture? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822087503321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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