All Outputs (50)

¿Hay causación descendente en química? (2011)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2011). ¿Hay causación descendente en química?. In D. Baird, E. Scerri, & L. McIntyre (Eds.), Filosofía de la química. Síntesis de una nueva disciplina. FONDO DE CULTURA ECONÓMICA (FCE)

Reduction, Emergence and Physicalism (2011)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2011). Reduction, Emergence and Physicalism. In R. Hendry, P. Needham, & A. Woody (Eds.), Philosophy of Chemistry (Volume 6). Elsevier

Philosophy of chemistry (2011)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2011). Philosophy of chemistry. In S. French, & J. Saatsi (Eds.), The Continuum Companion to the Philosophy of Science (293-313). Bloomsbury Academic

Elements (2011)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2011). Elements. In R. Hendry, P. Needham, & A. Woody (Eds.), Philosophy of Chemistry (Volume 6). Elsevier

Charles Coulson (1910-1974) (2011)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2011). Charles Coulson (1910-1974). In R. Hendry, P. Needham, & A. Woody (Eds.), Philosophy of Chemistry (Volume 6). Elsevier

Science and everyday life: "Water" vs. "H2O" (2010)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2010). Science and everyday life: "Water" vs. "H2O". Insights (Durham), 3(23),

The elements and conceptual change (2010)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2010). The elements and conceptual change. In H. Beebee, & N. Sabbarton-Leary (Eds.), The Semantics and Metaphysics of Natural Kinds (137-158). Routledge

Chemistry: emergence vs. reduction (2010)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2010). Chemistry: emergence vs. reduction. In C. Macdonald, & G. Macdonald (Eds.), Emergence in Mind. Oxford University Press

Entropy and chemical substance (2010)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2010). Entropy and chemical substance. Philosophy of Science, 77(5), 921-932. https://doi.org/10.1086/656550

Ontological reduction and molecular structure (2010)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2010). Ontological reduction and molecular structure. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 41(2), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2010.03.005

The chemical bond: structure, energy and explanation (2010)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2010). The chemical bond: structure, energy and explanation. In M. Dorato, M. Rèdei, & M. Suarez (Eds.), EPSA Philosophical Issues in the Sciences (117-127). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3252-2

Dispositional essentialism and the necessity of laws (2009)
Journal Article
Hendry, R., & Rowbottom, D. (2009). Dispositional essentialism and the necessity of laws. Analysis, 69(4), 668-677. https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anp093

Two conceptions of the chemical bond. (2008)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2008). Two conceptions of the chemical bond. Philosophy of Science, 75(5), 909-920. https://doi.org/10.1086/594534

Chemistry (2008)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2008). Chemistry. In S. Psillos, & M. Curd (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science. Routledge

Microstructuralism: Problems and Prospects (2008)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2008). Microstructuralism: Problems and Prospects. In K. Ruthenberg, & J. Brakel (Eds.), Stuff: The Nature of Chemical Substances. Königshausen und von Neumann

Le Poidevin on the reduction of chemistry (2007)
Journal Article
Hendry, R., & Needham, P. (2007). Le Poidevin on the reduction of chemistry. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 58(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/axm008

How to do things with theories: an interactive view of language and models in science (2007)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R., & Psillos, S. (2007). How to do things with theories: an interactive view of language and models in science. In J. Brzeziński, A. Klawiter, T. Kuipers, K. Łastowski, K. Paprzycka, & P. Przybysz (Eds.), The Courage of Doing Philosophy. Rodopi

Substantial confusion (2006)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2006). Substantial confusion. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 37, 322-336

‘Elements, compounds and other chemical kinds’ (2006)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2006). ‘Elements, compounds and other chemical kinds’. Philosophy of Science, 73(5), 864-875. https://doi.org/10.1086/518745

In this paper I assess the problems and prospects of a microstructural approach to chemical substances. Kripke and Putnam famously claimed that (a) to be gold is to have atomic number 79, and (b) to be water is to be H2O. I relate (a) to the concept... Read More about ‘Elements, compounds and other chemical kinds’.

‘Is there downward causation in chemistry?’ (2006)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2006). ‘Is there downward causation in chemistry?’. In D. Baird, E. Scerri, & L. McIntyre (Eds.), Philosophy of chemistry : synthesis of a new discipline (173-189). Springer Verlag

Physicalism is the thesis that everything is either physical, or depends on the physical. It is usually taken to be committed to the causal closure of physics. But if physics is causally closed, then there can be no genuine causation from the entitie... Read More about ‘Is there downward causation in chemistry?’.