Needham, Paul (2002) Has Daltonian atomism provided chemistry with any explanations? UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)
![[img]](http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/style/images/fileicons/unknown.png) | Microsoft Word (.doc) Download (31Kb) |
Abstract
Philosophers frequently cite Dalton?s chemical atomism, and its 19th century developments, as a prime example of inference to the best explanation. This was a controversial issue in its time. But the critics are dismissed as positivist-inspired antirealists with no interest in explanation. Is this a reasonable assessment?
| Export/Citation: | EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL |
| Social Networking: |
| Item Type: | Other |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Dalton, atomism, chemistry |
| Conferences and Volumes: | [2002] Philosophy of Science Assoc. 18th Biennial Mtg - PSA 2002: Contributed Papers (Milwaukee, WI; 2002) > PSA 2002 Symposia |
| Depositing User: | Paul Needham |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2002 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 11:11 |
| Item ID: | 856 |
| Public Domain: | No |
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/856 |
Actions (login required)
| View Item |
![[feed]](http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/style/images/feed-icon-32x32.png){kind=icon}