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philosophy of science, philosophy of chemistry, interdiscourse relations, making stuff, variety of substances, Science & Technology, Arts & Humanities, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Multidisciplinary, History & Philosophy Of Science, Chemistry, History & Philosophy of Science, QUANTUM-MECHANICS, EPISTEMOLOGICAL STATUS, CHEMICAL CONCEPT, PERIODIC-TABLE, REDUCTION, EMERGENCE, WATER, MOLECULES, REPRESENTATION, SUPERVENIENCE, Science Studies

Abstract:

© 2014 by HYLE and Jaap van Brakel. In this paper I assess the relation between philosophy of chemistry and (general) philosophy of science, focusing on those themes in the philosophy of chemistry that may bring about major revisions or extensions of current philosophy of science. Three themes can claim to make a unique contribution to philosophy of science: first, the variety of materials in the (natural and artificial) world; second, extending the world by making new stuff; and, third, specific features of the relations between chemistry and physics.