ABSTRACT

In this paper, the practice of chemistry is viewed in terms of the interaction of three elements – the physical world (at the molecular level), the conceptual world (the canon of chemistry) and the social world (the community of chemists). This interaction, which is based on critical realist ideas such as, for example, the transitive and intransitive dimensions of reality, affords a clear distinction between the practice of chemistry as science and the practice of chemistry as technology. It also shows the significance of the particularity of the chemist in the practice of chemistry. Finally, it allows a coherent philosophical foundation for chemistry research and chemistry education.

摘要

在本文中，化学实践是从三个要素的相互作用来看的——物理世界（分子水平）、概念世界（化学经典）和社会世界（化学家社区）。这种基于批判现实主义思想的相互作用，例如现实的及物和非及物维度，明确区分了作为科学的化学实践和作为技术的化学实践。这也说明了化学家的特殊性在化学实践中的重要性。最后，它为化学研究和化学教育提供了连贯的哲学基础。