Major Challenges for the Modern Chemistry in Particular and Science in General

Foundations of Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-344

  Uskoković, Vuk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Philosophy of Chemistry; Pragmatism; Reductionism; Sustainability; Systems science

Indexed keywords

CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; PRAGMATISM; PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY; REDUCTIONISM; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78049259080     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-010-9185-8     Document Type: Article

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