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From the reviews: It 's reasonable to see philosophy and science as natural partners, complementary in their application and intimately related. Alan Chalmers textbook is an example of the healthy relationship that can, and often does, exist. It is therefore a welcome addition to the philosophy of science and should benefit students of philosophy and science . it will help put the relationship between science and philosophy into the right perspective. This serves to provide a comprehensive history of the relationship between philosophy and science. (Ken Perrott, Open Parachute, August, 2009) The current book arose from Chalmers teaching of an advanced level HPS course in the early 1990s. a detailed scholarly work for graduate students, historians and philosophers. Chalmers extensive research (about 250 references cited) his clarity of expression and well structured argument mean that both immodest realists and constructivists can benefit from a close and thoughtful reading of Atomism. (Michael R. Matthews, Science & Education, March, 2010) Alan Chalmers has strong views about what does and does not deserve to be considered science . In this book he examines a number of historical developments that are frequently cited in accounts of the origin of the outlook . those generally used in introductory chemistry courses and to take issue with specialized historians and philosophers. historical stories widely used as background for introductory chemistry courses merits the serious attention of professional philosophers and historians, and also of science educators. (Joseph E. Earley, Foundations of Chemistry, Vol. 13, 2011) This book offers a conceptual history of atomism from the pre-Socratics to the end of the nineteenth century. the first covers ancient Greek and medieval atomic and matter theories; the second deals with the scientific and chemical revolutions; and the third takes the story from Dalton through to the experimental discovery of the electron . Chalmers m

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