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Thinking about the Concepts of Chemistry
On this page, I now and then add links to papers which contain thoughts on chemistry and its concepts in a "philosophy of science" sense. They don't deal with chemistry, but with how to think about it and its concepts. How does our way of thinking about a chemical concept influence the kind of concepts we make? How do pictures we prepare and that present chemistry as cartoons change our way of thinking? This collection will, over time, grow hopefully with carefully selected papers on that topic. If you have suggestions what should be included here, please submit them to me and I'll check them.
The links go directly to the pdf files provided by the publishers. You may need a subscription to the journal to be able to access the papers.
Views on the causal view on the world: Is there science without invoking causation?
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J. D. Stemwedel, Explanation, Unification, and What Chemistry Gets from Causation, Phil. Sci. 2004, 71, 1060-1070
How do pictorial representations of molecules and analogies to macroscopic things influence our picture of chemistry?
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M. Hampe, Sichtbare Wesen, deutbare Zeichen, Mittel der Konstruktion: zur Relevanz der Bilder in der Wissenschaft, Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 1044-1048; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1028-1031
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J. Schummer, Gestalt Switch in Molecular Image Perception: The Aesthetic Origin of Molecular Nanotechnology in Supramolecular Chemistry, Found. Chem. 2006, 8, 53-72
Evolution and Intelligent Design: Is Nature Purposefully Organized or does it Self-Organize without a certain Goal?
- M. Eigen, Darwin und die Molekularbiologie, Angew. Chem. 1981, 93, 221-308; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1981, 20, 233-241
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L. Näpinen, The Need for the Historical Understanding of Nature in Physics and Chemistry, Found. Chem. 2007, 9, 65-84
Chirality: How do we Think about it and how did Homochirality Evolve?
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P. Cintas, Ursprünge und Entwicklung der Begriffe Chiralität und Händigkeit in der chemischen Sprache, Angew. Chem. 2007, 119, 4090-4099; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 4016-4024
The Concept of Molecular Structure
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J.A. Labinger, S.J. Weininger, Kontroversen in der Chemie: Was gilt als Beweis? - Zwei Studien zur Struktur von Molekülen, Angew. Chem. 2004, 116, 2664-2672; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 2612-2619
Teaching the Right Reasons: Rotational Barrier of Ethane/Hammond Postulate
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P. Schreiner, Das richtige Lehren: eine Lektion aus dem falsch verstandenen Ursprung der Rotationsbarriere im Ethan, Angew. Chem. 2002, 114, 3729-3731; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3579-3581
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H. Mayr, A.R. Ofial, Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 1876-1886
Historical Development of "Aromaticity"
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P.Garratt, Benzene and brethren, the enigmatic molecules - 1825-1986, Endeavour 1987, 11, 36-42
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J.A. Berson, Erich Hückel - Pionier der Organischen Quantenchemie: Leben, Wirken und späte Anerkennung, Angew. Chem. 1996, 108, 2922-2937; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1996, 35, 2750-2764