Abstract

Abstract:

This paper uses scientific perspectivism as a lens for understanding acid experiments from the Chemical Revolution. I argue that this account has several advantages over several recent interpretations of this period, interpretations that do not neatly capture some of the historical experiments on acids. The perspectival view is distinctive in that it avoids discontinuity, allows for the rational resolution of disagreement, and is sensitive to the historical epistemic context.

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ISSN
1530-9274
Print ISSN
1063-6145
Pages
pp. 215-236
Launched on MUSE
2021-04-14
Open Access
No
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