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Topic:
Models in Chemistry
Date and Place: Hyle Special Issue 1999
Deadline: August 31, 1999
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Since its first appearance in 1995, HYLE has become established as the international forum for all philosophical aspects of chemistry. Still unique in the entire history of the philosophy of science, HYLE has for the first time brought together philosophers, chemists, and historians of chemistry worldwide for fruitful discussions on a regular basis. The rapidly growing number of subscribers makes it a forum of ideas influential far beyond an exotic field. On the occasion of the 5th year of successful existence, we wish to publish a Special Issue on MODELS IN CHEMISTRY at the end of 1999. We cordially invite the scholarly community to submit papers on all philosophical aspects of models in chemistry! Not only do models play an extraordinarily rich and central role in chemistry; the issue is also appropriate to be addressed from various perspectives. There is already some literature on models in chemistry. Since recent rediscoveries of models in general philosophy of science appear to be less familiar with models in chemistry, contributors are also encouraged to help broaden the focus. Contributions to the Special Issue may deal with one or the other topic of the following (not exclusive) list: epistemological status and methodological role of models in chemistry peculiarities and diversity of chemical models/model building historical continuity and discontinuity of chemical models metaphysical, social, and psychological roots of chemical models the uses of models for analogical reasoning in chemistry model-based conceptual import to/export from other sciences interdisciplinary approaches of model building in subfields of chemistry (e.g. quantum chemistry, biochemistry) utility and problems of models in chemistry education heuristic values of models and the role of visuality in chemistry model-based reasoning in chemistry as a logic of inventions/synthesis the uses of exemplary models (model substances, model reactions) for concept building, demonstration, and counter-factual ('counter-natural') reasoning the uses of exemplary models for imitating or improving 'nature' the uses of exemplary models (e.g. enzyme models) as tools in analytical and medical chemistry laboratory reactions as models in chemical engineering and the problems of scaling up epistemological problems of chemical modeling of complex systems for risk evaluation (e.g. nuclear waste deposal) epistemological problems of global models in geochemistry and atmospheric chemistry for forecasting and controlling our future environment Types of chemical models include: structure models: stick-and-ball models, graphs, structural representations, structural formulas (in various standard notations) process models: structural reaction formulas, mathematical/computational models, computer simulations/visualizations exemplary models: model substances, model reactions models of complex systems Website: HYLE Homepage