Contributors

Introduction

Nalini Bhushan

Stuart Rosenfeld

Part I Autonomy and Antireductionism

Missing Elements: What Philosophers of Science Might Discover in Chemistry

Andrea Woody

Clark Glymour

``Laws'' and ``Theories'' in Chemistry Do Not Obey the Rules

Maureen Christie

John R.Christie

Realism, Reduction, and the ``Intermediate Position''

Eric R. Scerri

Part II Instrumentation

Substance and Function in Chemical Research

Daniel Rothbart

Analytical Instrumentation and Instrumental Objectivity

Davis Baird

Part III Structure and Identity

Realism, Essentialism, and Intrinsic Properties: The Case of Molecular Shape

Jeffry L. Ramsey

Space and the Chiral Molecule

Robin Le Poidevin

Butlerov's Vision: The Timeless, the Transient, and the Representation of Chemical Structure

Steve J. Weininger

The Nature of Chemical Substances

Jaap Van Brakel

Part IV Synthesis

Chemical Synthesis: Complexity, Similarity, Natural Kinds, and the Evolution of a ``Logic''

Stuart Rosenfeld

Nalini Bhushan

Part V Models and Metaphors

Models and Explanations: Understanding Chemical Reaction Mechanisms

Barry K. Carpenter

How Symbolic and Iconic Languages Bridge the Two Worlds of the Chemist: A Case Study From Contemporary Bioorganic Chemistry

Emily R. Grosholz

Roald Hoffmann

Part VI The Chemical Senses

Archiving Odors

Thomas Hellman Morton

The Slighting of Smell (with a Brief Word on the Slighting of Chemistry)

William G. Lycan

Index