Dalton's Chemical Atoms versus Duhem's Chemical Equivalents
Philosophy of Science 78 (5):842-853 (2011)
| Abstract | Paul Needham has claimed in several recent papers that Dalton’s chemical atomism was not explanatory. I respond to his criticism of Dalton by arguing that explanation admits of degrees and that under a view that allows for a spectrum of explanatory value, it is possible to see ample worth in Dalton’s atomistic explanations. Furthermore, I argue that even Duhem, who rejected atomism, acknowledged the explanatory worth of Dalton’s atomism. | |||||||||
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