Philosophy of Chemistry: Its Autonomy and Major Problems

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Sharifi Moghaddam, Morteza | 2017

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 52214 (42)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Philosophy of Science
Advisor(s): Taghavi, Mostafa
Abstract:
Philosophy of Chemistry: The missed piece of Philosophy of Science’s tower. This thesis is intended to bring in this recently emerged branch of Philosophy of science. In section 1, some trends of Philosophizing in chemistry by some scientist and philosopher have been investigated. Why Philosophy of Chemistry had been turned off until recently? Section 2 deals with this question. In section 3 some problems in Philosophy of Chemistry have been introduced
Keywords:
Philosophy of Chemistry ; Reduction ; Emergence ; Scientific Laws ; Scientific Realism