Lucretius or the philosophy of chemistry
Mackay, Alan L. (1997) Lucretius or the philosophy of chemistry. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 129-30 , pp. 305-310. ISSN 0927-7757.
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Abstract
A world view deriving from the objective knowledge acquired by the physical sciences is contrasted with the fashionable subjective philosophical view that all systems of thought are equally valid ways of structuring the universe. As Lucretius guessed, atoms are real and are not simply arbitrary constructs to explain the observations. Mathematics and computing have an important role in permitting long and sophisticated arguments to be carried through.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | chemistry, atom, philosophy |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Sandra Plummer |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 16:46 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/287 |
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