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Article ID: CBB001320307

Molecules and Mereology (2013)

Harré, H. Romano (Author)
Llored, Jean-Pierre (Author)

Foundations of Chemistry
Volume: 15
Pages: 127-144

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Atomic structure Atoms Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics Molecules Quantum chemistry Philosophy of science Whole and parts (philosophy) 20th century

This paper widens the scope of our previous paper (Harré and Llored in Found Chem 13:63--76, 2011) by scrutinizing how whole/parts relations are involved in the study of molecules. In doing so, we point out two mereological fallacies which endanger both philosophical and chemical inferences. We also further explore how the concept of affordance is related to our mereological investigation. We then refer to quantum chemistry in order to pave the way for a new mereological approach for chemistry.

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Description On part-whole relationships in molecular chemistry.

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