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.
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