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Is Water H2O? - Evidence, Realism and Pluralism (Hardcover, 2012)
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Is Water H2O? - Evidence, Realism and Pluralism (Hardcover, 2012)
Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 293
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This book exhibits deep philosophical quandaries and intricacies of
the historical development of science lying behind a simple and
fundamental item of common sense in modern science, namely the
composition of water as H2O. Three main phases of development are
critically re-examined, covering the historical period from the
1760s to the 1860s: the Chemical Revolution (through which water
first became recognized as a compound, not an element), early
electrochemistry (by which water s compound nature was confirmed),
and early atomic chemistry (in which water started out as HO and
became H2O). In each case, the author concludes that the empirical
evidence available at the time was not decisive in settling the
central debates and therefore the consensus that was reached was
unjustified or at least premature. This leads to a significant
re-examination of the realism question in the philosophy of science
and a unique new advocacy for pluralism in science. Each chapter
contains three layers, allowing readers to follow various parts of
the book at their chosen level of depth and detail. The second
major study in "complementary science," this book offers a rare
combination of philosophy, history and science in a bid to improve
scientific knowledge through history and philosophy of science."
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