Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781009238823
Publisert
2024-01-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
138 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
86
Forfatter
The place of chemistry in the metaphysics of science may be viewed as peripheral compared to physics and biology. However, a metaphysics of science that disregards chemistry would be incomplete and ill-informed. This Element establishes this claim by showing how key metaphysical issues are informed by drawing on chemistry. Five metaphysical topics are investigated: natural kinds, scientific realism, reduction, laws and causation. These topics are spelled out from the perspective of ten chemical case studies, each of which illuminates the novel ways that metaphysics of science can be informed by chemistry. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Les mer
1. Introduction; 2. Natural kinds; 3. Realism and reduction; 4. Laws and causes; 5. Conclusion; References.
This Element illuminates chemistry's importance to our understanding of the world, its structure, and fundamental ontological categories.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781009238823
Publisert
2024-01-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
138 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
86
Forfatter