¿Acerca de qué nos habla la química? Nuevos argumentos en favor de la autonomía ontológica del mundo químico
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Si bien la química como disciplina tiene una larguísima historia, los impresionantes
éxitos de la mecánica cuántica en el siglo XX han conducido a concebirla como una
rama de la física sobre la base de un enfoque netamente reduccionista. El propósito del
presente trabajo consiste en abordar el tema de la relación entre química y física tal como
ha sido discutido en la reciente filosofía de la química. El objetivo final, en sintonía con
artículos previos, es defender la autonomía ontológica del mundo químico desde una
perspectiva anti-reduccionista, tomando en consideración ciertas críticas directas a tales
trabajos formuladas durante los últimos años.
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