Mixture and Chemical Combination - And Related Essays (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

Much of Duhem's work as a professional scientist was closely related to the newly emerging discipline of physical chemistry. The book and associated papers translated here revolve around his concomitant philosophical and historical interests in chemistry-topics largely uncovered by Duhem's writings hitherto available in English. He understood contemporary concerns of chemists to be a development of the ancient dispute over the nature of mixture. Having developed his historical account from distinctions drawn from the atomists and Aristotelians of antiquity, he places his own views of chemical combination squarely within the Aristotelian tradition. Apart from illuminating Duhem's own work, it is of interest to see how the ancient dispute can be related to modern science by someone competent to make such comparisons. The book is lucid and logically stringent without assuming any particular mathematical prerequisites, and provides a masterly statement of an important line of nineteenth century thought which is of interest in its own right as well as providing insight into Duhem's broader philosophical views.

Audience: This volume is of interest to Duhem scholars, philosophers of science and chemists with an interest in philosophy.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 223
Release date:	2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Pierre Duhem
Translators:	Paul Needham
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	322
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-0232-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Physical chemistry > Quantum & theoretical chemistry Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-0232-7
Barcode:	9781402002328

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