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Normative and Descriptive Philosophy of Science and the Role of Chemistry

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1569

    Eric R. Scerri

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  1. University of South Carolina, USA

    Davis Baird

  2. University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles

    Eric Scerri

  3. Boston University, Boston

    Lee McIntyre

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Scerri, E.R. (2006). Normative and Descriptive Philosophy of Science and the Role of Chemistry. In: Baird, D., Scerri, E., McIntyre, L. (eds) Philosophy Of Chemistry. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 242. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3261-7_6

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