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The Union of Chemistry and Physics - Linkages, Reduction, Theory Nets and Ontology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017) Loot Price: R3,537
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The Union of Chemistry and Physics - Linkages, Reduction, Theory Nets and Ontology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Hinne Hettema

The Union of Chemistry and Physics - Linkages, Reduction, Theory Nets and Ontology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

Hinne Hettema

Series: European Studies in Philosophy of Science, 7

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This monograph deals with the interrelationship between chemistry and physics, and especially the role played by quantum chemistry as a theory in between these two disciplines. The author uses structuralist approach to explore the overlap between the two sciences, looking at their theoretical and ontological borrowings as well as their continuity. The starting point of this book is that there is at least a form of unity between chemistry and physics, where the reduction relation is conceived as a special case of this unity. However, matters are never concluded so simply within philosophy of chemistry, as significant problems exist around a number of core chemical ideas. Specifically, one cannot take the obvious success of quantum theories as outright support for a reductive relationship. Instead, in the context of a suitably adapted Nagelian framework for reduction, modern chemistry's relationship to physics is constitutive. The results provided by quantum chemistry, in partic ular, have significant consequences for chemical ontology. This book is ideal for students, scholars and academics from the field of Philosophy of Science, and particularly for those with an interest in Philosophy of Chemistry and Physics.

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: European Studies in Philosophy of Science, 7
Release date: August 2017
First published: 2017
Authors: Hinne Hettema
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 295
Edition: 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-60909-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Quantum physics (quantum mechanics) > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Organic chemistry > Polymer chemistry
Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Physical chemistry > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
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LSN: 3-319-60909-2
Barcode: 9783319609096

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