Article ID: CBB677753388

For a Dialogue Between the Teaching of Chemistry and the History and Philosophy of Chemistry: the Case of the Concept of ‘Chemical Element’ (2024)

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The concept of ‘element’ is one of the most important concepts in the chemical sciences. It plays a key role to explain the chemical reactions and the basis of the periodic table. It is also central to the modern philosophy of chemistry because of its role in discussions about the nature of the periodic system and natural classes. In the field of chemistry teaching it is a paradigmatic case of alternative conceptions. In general, two definitions of ‘chemical element’ coexist. The first, due to Lavoisier, conceptualizes an ‘element’ in a macroscopic ontology and the second, usually considered the ‘modern’ definition, conceptualizes an element in an ontology of particle. Some authors state that it is time to consider the former conceptualization as merely ‘historical’ and focus teaching on the basis of the most recent definition. The present paper aims to address this problem from a pluralist perspective by highlighting the pedagogical relevance of incorporating historical-philosophical analyses in the explanation of scientific concepts.

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Authors & Contributors
Boeck, Gisela
Niaz, Mansoor
Rocke, Alan J.
Vihalemm, Rein
Ball, Philip
Erduran, Sibel
Journals
Science and Education
Foundations of Chemistry
Acta Baltica historiae et philosophiae scientiarum
Acta Historica Leopoldina
Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry
Publishers
Oxford University Press
Springer International
University of Chicago Press
University of Toronto Press
Concepts
Chemistry
Periodic system of the elements; periodic table
Philosophy of science
Science education and teaching
Teaching; pedagogy
History of science, as a discipline
People
Mendeleev, Dmitri Ivanovich
Meyer, Julius Lothar
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent
Paneth, Friedrich Adolf
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
Places
Great Britain
Germany
United States
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