Reduccionismo y extensividad en Química

  1. Francisco Rivadulla 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

Journal:
Anales de Química de la RSEQ

ISSN: 1575-3417 2792-5250

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 1

Pages: 9-12

Type: Article

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Abstract

Unlike Physics or Biology, a philosophical approach to the most fundamental aspects of Chemistry is practically absent from the debate in the community, except in the small circle of specialists in the philosophy of Chemistry. However, as I argue in this short paper, debates such as the connection between reductionism and extensivity of a discipline and its scientific relevance, or the relationship of dependency and subsidiarity of Chemistry with Physics and Biology, deserve greater attention from our community and should be introduced to students of Chemistry.