Chemical elements and the problem of universals
Foundations of Chemistry 8 (3) (2006)
| Abstract | In this paper, I explore a seldom-recognized connection between the ontology of abstract objects and a current issue in the philosophy of chemistry. Specifically, I argue that realism with regard to universals implies a view of chemical elements similar to F.A. Paneth’s thesis about the dual nature of the concept of element. | |||||||||
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