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Estonian Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science pp 185–200Cite as

Chemistry as an Interesting Subject for the Philosophy of Science

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My attempt to draw attention to the relevance of chemistry for the philosophy of science may seem a little eccentric, since chemistry is not a common subject for philosophical reflection. Nevertheless, I intend to demonstrate that chemistry and its history can be, and have been, suitable subjects of analysis for the historically oriented philosophy and methodology of science.1

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Vihalemm, R. (2001). Chemistry as an Interesting Subject for the Philosophy of Science. In: Vihalemm, R. (eds) Estonian Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 219. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0672-9_14

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