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| Course
Title |
Philosophy
of Chemistry |
| By |
Rein
Vihalemm |
| University |
University
of Tartu |
| Country |
Estonia |
| Language |
Estonian |
| Brief
Description |
The specificity
of chemistry in philosophy of science. Physics as the model of science
and the problem of reduction of chemistry to physics. The classical problems
in philosophy of science and chemistry. Chemistry and contemporary metaphysics.
Laws of nature and natural kinds in chemistry. Chemistry as a suitable
subject for the historically oriented philosophy of science. The conceptual
structure of the development of chemistry |
| Course
Type |
lectures
20 hours, seminars 12 hours, independent work —
preparation for seminars and writing a paper —
48 hours |
| First
Offered |
spring
1997 |
| Frequency |
annual,
depending on interest |
| Student
Level |
3rd year
or later |
| Offered
to Students of |
chemistry |
| Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
| Course
Material |
program
(in Estonian) with reading list at:
http://www.ut.ee/flfi |
| Contact
Details |
Rein Vihalemm
(BSc in Chemistry; PhD in Philosophy)
Chair of Philosophy of Science in the Department
of Philosophy at the University of Tartu; e-mail: Rein.Vihalemm@ut.ee |
| Last
Update |
08.04.02 |
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| Course
Title |
Philosophy
of Science |
| By |
Maureen
Christie |
| University |
University
of Melbourne |
| Country |
Australia |
| Language |
English |
| Brief
Description |
This course
considers philosophers' accounts of science, and examines important historical
episodes in chemistry that challenge these accounts. Alchemy & Early
Chemistry --scientific method; Phlogiston and oxygen – research programmes
and scientific revolutions. The Atomic Theory – Invisible entities and
evidence, etc. through to Quantum theory, reductionism, and the periodic
law paradigm as a counter-example to Kuhn's and Lakatos' accounts. The
last 30% is devoted to twentieth century investigations of stratospheric
ozone, and issues like crucial experiments, prediction in science, and
the precautionary principle. |
| Course
Type |
2 lectures
& 1 discussion tutorial per week for 12 weeks |
| First
Offered |
1998 |
| Frequency |
annual |
| Student
Level |
undergraduate,
years 2 & 3 |
| Offered
to Students of |
both Science
& Humanities students |
| Obligatory/Optional |
optional
course (stand-alone subject, part of History & Philosophy of Science
sequence or major) |
| Course
Material |
offline,
available on request |
| Contact
Details |
Dr Maureen
Christie
Department of History & Philosophy of Science,
University of Melbourne, 3010, Australia; email: m.christie@hps.unimelb.edu.au |
| Last
Update |
08.04.02 |
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|
| Course
Title |
Philosophy
of Chemistry |
| By |
Claus
Jacob |
| University |
University
of Exeter |
| Country |
United
Kingdom |
| Language |
English |
| Brief
Description |
Philosophy
of Chemistry explains the basic principles of induction, deduction, verification
and falsification. Discussion of the differences between experiment and
theory, properties of chemical language, basic rules of logical reasoning
with specific applications taken from the undergraduate chemistry curriculum.
Statement analysis. |
| Course
Type |
11 lectures
& associated study time |
| First
Offered |
fall 2002
(succeeds History and Philosophy of Chemistry, first offered 1999) |
| Frequency |
every two
years (alternates with History of Chemistry) |
| Student
Level |
2nd and
3rd year undergraduates |
| Offered
to Students of |
chemistry,
open to other students |
| Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
| Course
Material |
lecture
notes electronically available on request |
| Contact
Details |
Dr. Claus
Jacob
School of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Stocker
Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, U.K.; email: C.Jacob@ex.ac.uk) |
| Last
Update |
08.04.02 |
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|
| Course
Title |
Introduction
to the History and Philosophy of Chemistry |
| By |
Joachim
Schummer |
| University |
University
of Karlsruhe |
| Country |
Germany |
| Language |
German |
| Brief
Description |
The first
part provides an outline of selected historical phases and variants of
chemistry: Speculative philosophy of nature in ancient Greece (Demokritos,
Plato, Aristotle). The many faces of alchemy. The "chemical revolution".
19th-century theory building. The emergence of physical and theoretical
chemistry.
The second part deals with selected philosophical
topics: What is chemistry? Interdisciplinarity versus reductionism regarding
both physics and biology. Methodological peculiarities of synthetic chemistry.
The impact of instrumentation on analytical chemistry. Concepts of nature
and the relation between chemistry and technology. Chemistry and society.
Ethics of chemistry. |
| Course
Type |
12 lectures |
| First
Offered |
spring
2000 |
| Frequency |
irregular |
| Student
Level |
undergraduate
and graduate |
| Offered
to Students of |
chemistry
and humanities |
| Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
| Course
Material |
program
with selected material (in German) at:
http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~ed01/kurs/hpc/ |
| Contact
Details |
Dr. Joachim
Schummer
Institute of Philosophy, University of Karlsruhe,
D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany; email: js@hyle.org |
| Last
Update |
08.04.02 |
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|
| Course
Title |
Philosophy
of Chemistry |
| By |
Gerold
Wünsch |
| University |
University
of Hannover |
| Country |
Germany |
| Language |
German |
| Brief
Description |
Basic terms
and concepts of theory of science as applied to chemistry, e.g. truth vs.
correctness; theories, laws, explanations, causality. Methodology of chemical
thinking, e.g. chances of success and failure of logical conclusions in
chemistry; testing of chemical hypotheses with special regard to qualitative
analysis. Formalizing chemical thinking: e.g. rules in expert systems.
Systems theory as applied to chemistry. Information, decision and rationality
in chemistry. Paradigms in the history of chemistry. What is the meaning
of "chemistry" or of "substance"? Reductionism and emergentism. Public
and political views on chemistry. Risk management in chemistry and its
social aspects. Ethics of science and post-modern criticism of technology. |
| Course
Type |
Lecture |
| First
Offered |
spring
2002 |
| Frequency |
|
| Student
Level |
undergraduate
and graduate |
| Offered
to Students of |
chemistry |
| Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
| Course
Material |
Gerold
Wünsch: Einführung in die Philosophie der Chemie. Studienbuch
für Chemiker und an Chemie Interessierte, Königshausen u. Neumann,
Würzburg 2000 |
| Contact
Details |
Prof. Dr.
Gerold Wünsch
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität
Hannover, Callinstrasse 9, D-30167 Hannover, Germany; email: wuensch@mbox.acc.uni-hannover.de |
| Last
Update |
08.04.02 |
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|
| Course
Title |
Creating
Chemistry and Chemists: From Alchemy to the Buckyball |
| By |
Jody
A. Roberts & Benjamin R. Cohen |
| University |
Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Country |
USA |
| Language |
English |
| Brief
Description |
Where did
chemistry come from, why did people create it, how have they studied it,
and what have they done with it? Historically, the practice of chemistry
has been called an art, a craft, and a science. However, this course is
not just a class in the history of chemistry--it is an exploration of the
ideas and the people that have attempted to define chemistry. Such an approach
will force us to consider philosophical, religious, and social issues.
Therefore, the goal of the course is to provide students with the ability
to consider the lessons of the past for the purpose of applying them to
critical thinking today. |
| Course
Type |
Lecture/seminar
(small enough for discussion, but not so small so as to be a full seminar) |
| First
Offered |
spring
2002 |
| Frequency |
|
| Student
Level |
undergraduate
(2000 level) |
| Offered
to Students of |
chemistry
/ humanities (taught in the humanities but with a strong presence from
science students) |
| Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
| Course
Material |
offline |
| Contact
Details |
Jody A.
Roberts (jody@vt.edu) & Benjamin R.
Cohen (bcohen@vt.edu)
Science & Technology Studies Program, 124 Lane
Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA |
| Last
Update |
08.04.02 |
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|
Course Title |
Philosophy of Chemistry |
|
By |
Alfred Nordmann |
|
University |
Technische Universität Darmstadt |
|
Country |
Germany |
|
Language |
German (with some readings in English) |
|
Brief Description |
The seminar pursues two aims. First, it seeks to identify the specific character of chemistry within the framework of classical issues of the philosophy of science (laws of nature, realism, reductionism, instruments and experiments, theory and language). Second, it explores how philosophy stands to benefit from the consideration of chemistry – how, in particular, conceptions of matter and form, of substance, of knowledge and agency present themselves differently from a "metachemical" rather than metaphysical point of view. Our readings include texts by Joachim Schummer, Jaap van Brakel, Joseph Earley, Armin Müller, Gaston Bachelard, Isabelle Stengers, Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Nikos Psarros, Peter Janich, Gernot Böhme, and others. |
|
Course Type |
Seminar |
|
First Offered |
2002/03 |
|
Frequency |
occasional |
|
Student Level |
Introductory course |
|
Offered to Students of |
For philosophy, science, and engineering students at a technical university |
|
Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
|
Course Material |
offline |
|
Contact Details |
Alfred Nordmann, Institut für Philosophie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64283 Darmstadt, Tel. +49 (0)6151/162995, Nordmann@phil.tu-darmstadt.de |
|
Last Update |
09.01.03 |
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|
|
|
Course Title |
Historic Evolution of the Principles of Chemistry |
|
By |
Fernando Peral, Maria Dolores Troitino, Maria Cruz Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Plaza |
|
University |
Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (U.N.E.D.) |
|
Country |
Spain |
|
Language |
Spanish |
|
Brief Description |
A historic and critical study of chemical phenomena is developed, with the aim to analyse the evolution of the concepts proposed for their interpretation and their progressive formalization. The course is organized in 12 themes integrating two learning blocks, dedicated to the historic evolution of microscopic and macroscopic orientations of Chemistry, respectively. The first block studies the evolution of the atomic – molecular view. The second block considers the equilibrium and kinetic studies. Historical and philosophical aspects are discussed, with emphasis on the evolution of the ideas of discontinuity, periodicity, chemical structure, affinity, and reaction rate. |
|
Course Type |
Course for learning at distance included in the Program of Formation of Teachers of U.N.E.D. |
|
First Offered |
January 2002 |
|
Frequency |
annual (January – June) |
|
Student Level |
graduate |
|
Offered to Students of |
Education, especially secondary education |
|
Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
|
Course Material |
Books (in Spanish): "Evolucion Historica de los Principios de la Quimica", M.C. Izquierdo, F. Peral, M.A. de la Plaza and M.D. Troitino, UNED, Madrid (2003), ISBN =84-362-4795-7; "Guia Didactica de Evolucion Historica de los Principios de la Quimica", UNED, ref. 84357, Madrid (2002). Web page: http://www.uned.es/pfp-evolucion-historica-principios-quimica/ . Radio: Program broadcasted on 2 March 2002 by Radio Nacional of Spain. Available as a Real Media file at: http://www.uned.es/cemav/ (Search: Radio, Programas emitidos). |
|
Contact Details |
Prof. Fernando Peral, Dept. Ciencias y Tecnicas Fisicoquimicas, Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Paseo Senda del Rey 9, 28040 – Madrid, Spain; fperal@ccia.uned.es |
|
Last Update |
04.02.03 |
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|
Course Title |
Philosophy of Chemistry |
|
By |
Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent |
|
University |
Université Paris X |
|
Country |
France |
|
Language |
French |
|
Brief Description |
The seminar offers three different approaches to chemistry: (1) epistemologic aspects: techniques of proof, language and classification in chemistry, science and technology; (2) ontological aspects: concepts related with philosophy of matter; (3) anthropological aspects; nature and artifice, risks and environment issues. |
|
Course Type |
Seminar based on readings |
|
First Offered |
Fall semester 2003 |
|
Frequency |
|
|
Student Level |
graduate |
|
Offered to Students of |
humanities |
|
Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
|
Course Material |
offline |
|
Contact Details |
Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Département de philosophie, Université Paris X, 92001 Nanterre, FRANCE; Bernadette.bensaude-vincent@u-paris10.fr |
|
Last Update |
14.10.03 |
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| Course
Title |
History and Philosophy of Chemistry |
| By |
José Antonio Chamizo |
| University |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Country |
México |
| Language |
Spanish |
| Brief
Description |
The course uses as a working tool Toulmins’s argumentative grid to have discussions carried out with well-reasoned arguments as possible. From the historical point of view this course considers four types of activities:
1. Reading an introductory text on world history and seminar discussion, after which students begin to the argumentation using Toulmin’s argumentative grid.
2. Lectures given by the teacher. The most frequent themes in two hour sessions, are:
- The division of historical time.
- General aspects of philosophy, then of philosophy of science and finally of philosophy of chemistry.
- Ways of knowing through history. Following Bachelard's epistemological posture on the laminated reality.
- The chemical language and historical context.
- The chemical experiments throughout history.
- History of chemistry in Mexico.
3. Research team on a relevant chemistry personage, reading original texts.
4.Public exposure of research findings. |
| Course
Type |
Lecture and seminar |
| First
Offered |
2007 |
| Frequency |
Twice per year |
| Student
Level |
undergraduate |
| Offered
to Students of |
chemistry |
| Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
| Course
Material |
J.A. Chamizo (ed) Historia y Filosofía de la Química, Siglo XXI, México, 2010, ISBN 978-607-03-0236-7
J.A. Chamizo, Historia Experimental de la Química , UNAM, México, 2009, ISBN 978-607-02-1410-3
Online: http://depa.fquim.unam.mx/SHFQ/Publicaciones.htm
|
| Contact
Details |
José Antonio Chamizo, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria 04510 México D.F. jchamizo@unam.mx |
| Last
Update |
06.05.12 |
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| Course
Title |
History and Philosophy of Chemistry |
| By |
Marcos Antonio Pinto Ribeiro |
| University |
Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB) |
| Country |
Brazil |
| Language |
Portuguese |
| Brief
Description |
The course History and Philosophy of Chemistry is offered every semester for undergraduate and bachelor's degree in chemistry. The relations between philosophy, chemistry and curriculum are analyzed. The central concepts and problems of chemical practice are organized historically, in order to think chemically pedagogically. It is also focused on the interrelations of chemistry with Mathematics, Biology and Physics. Problematize the classification system, diagrammatic language, procedural thinking, the interrelation between speciation and instrumentation, and the tacit dimension of chemical practices. It is also sought to develop chemical perspectivism, both philosophical and pedagogical. |
| Course
Type |
|
| First
Offered |
2005 |
| Frequency |
every semester |
| Student
Level |
undergraduate |
| Offered
to Students of |
chemistry graduates |
| Obligatory/Optional |
mandatory |
| Course
Material |
offline
|
| Contact
Details |
Marcos Antonio Pinto Ribeiro, marcolimite@yahoo.com.br |
| Last
Update |
08.05.17 |
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|
| Course
Title |
Human Civilization and Chemistry |
| By |
Yuqing Miao |
| University |
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology |
| Country |
China |
| Language |
Chinese |
| Brief
Description |
Chemical history from Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, ancient India, ancient Greek and ancient China. Acknowledges and thoughts of ancient times about the matter world and chemistry. Theory and practice of ancient alchemy. Thoughts and philosophy of modern chemistry. Chemical thoughts in Chinese traditional culture, philosophy and material production. |
| Course
Type |
11 lectures with 32 hours |
| First
Offered |
Spring 2011 |
| Frequency |
Each term |
| Student
Level |
2rd year or later |
| Offered
to Students of |
chemistry |
| Obligatory/Optional |
optional |
| Course
Material |
Program (in Chinese) with reading list at: http://mooc1.chaoxing.com/course/206711489.html
|
| Contact
Details |
Yuqing Miao, Chair of Applied Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, yqmiao@usst.edu.cn |
| Last
Update |
05.28.2020 |
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