化学物质是天然的吗？

IF 0.3 3区哲学 Q3 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Ambix Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-06 DOI:10.1080/00026980.2025.2457912

Marabel Riesmeier

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摘要

本文探讨了化学中自然与合成区分的哲学和实践意义。我考虑了几种关于“自然”一词与物质有关的解释，并得出结论，在其核心，“自然”最好被理解为对物质起源的陈述。分析表明，将一种化学物质称为天然物质有犯类别错误的风险。描述符只能连贯地应用于化学物质的样品，而不能作为一个集合应用于化学物质。即使在样本的情况下，术语的效用也是有限的。必须小心避免不必要的影响。

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Can Chemical Substances be Natural?

This paper explores the philosophical and practical implications of the natural versus synthetic distinction in chemistry. I consider several interpretations of the term natural as pertaining to substances, and conclude that at its core, naturalness is best understood as a statement about material origin. The analysis reveals that calling a chemical substance natural risks committing a category mistake. The descriptor can only be coherently applied to samples of a chemical substance, not to a chemical substance as a set. Even in the case of samples, the utility of the term is limited. Care must be taken to avoid unwarranted implications.

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Ambix HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-

CiteScore

0.80

自引率

60.00%

发文量

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Ambix is an internationally recognised, peer-reviewed quarterly journal devoted to publishing high-quality, original research and book reviews in the intellectual, social and cultural history of alchemy and chemistry. It publishes studies, discussions, and primary sources relevant to the historical experience of all areas related to alchemy and chemistry covering all periods (ancient to modern) and geographical regions. Ambix publishes individual papers, focused thematic sections and larger special issues (either single or double and usually guest-edited). Topics covered by Ambix include, but are not limited to, interactions between alchemy and chemistry and other disciplines; chemical medicine and pharmacy; molecular sciences; practices allied to material, instrumental, institutional and visual cultures; environmental chemistry; the chemical industry; the appearance of alchemy and chemistry within popular culture; biographical and historiographical studies; and the study of issues related to gender, race, and colonial experience within the context of chemistry.