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Chemistry: The Impure Science 2nd Revised edition
Author(s): Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (Author, Editor), Jonathan Simon
- Publisher: Imperial College Press
- Publication Date: 27 Aug. 2012
- Edition: 2nd Revised edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 184816811X
- ISBN-13: 9781848168114
Book Description
This book uses history to introduce central issues in the philosophy of chemistry. Mobilizing the theme of impurity, it explores the tradition of chemistry’s negative image. It then argues for the positive philosophical value of chemistry, reflecting its characteristic practical engagement with the material world. The book concludes with some ethical reflections concerning chemistry’s orientations in the twenty-first century.
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Review
“We can learn a great deal that has hitherto remained hidden not just about chemistry of the past, but about its promise and perils for the future. This is a book that will instruct and enlighten not just historians and philosophers of science, but also chemists (both in training and in practice).” —Alan J. Rocke, Distinguished University Professor of History, Case Western Reserve University
From the Back Cover
This book uses history to introduce central issues in the philosophy of chemistry. Mobilizing the theme of impurity, it explores the tradition of chemistry’s negative image. It then argues for the positive philosophical value of chemistry, reflecting its characteristic practical engagement with the material world. The book concludes with some ethical reflections concerning chemistry’s orientations in the twenty-first century.
