Paneth, Kant, and the philosophy of chemistry

Foundations of Chemistry - Tập 11 Số 2 - Trang 79-91 - 2009
Ruthenberg, Klaus1
1Faculty of Science, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Coburg, Germany

Tóm tắt

Immanuel Kant has built up a dualistic epistemology that seems to fit to the peculiarities of chemistry quite well. Friedrich Paneth used Kant’s concept and characterised simple and basic substances which refer to the empirical and to the transcendental world, respectively. This paper takes account of the Kantian influences in Paneth’s philosophy of chemistry, and discusses pertinent topics, like observables, atomism and realism.

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