Chemistry : the impure science /

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Author / Creator:	Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette.
Imprint:	London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 268 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Chemistry. Chemistry -- Philosophy. Chemistry. Chemistry -- Philosophy. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11148890

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Other authors / contributors:	Simon, Jonathan, 1964- World Scientific (Firm)
ISBN:	9781848162266 184816226X 1848162251 9781848162259
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-262) and index.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette. Chemistry. London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2008

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