期刊名称：Hyle : International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry
印刷版ISSN：1433-5158
出版年度：2012
卷号：18
期号：2
页码：145-173
出版社：HYLE Publications, Karlsruhe and University of Karlsruhe
摘要：Henry Eyring's absolute rate theory explains the size of chemical re-action rate constants in terms of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and quantum chemistry. In addition it uses a number of unique concepts such as the 'transition state'. A key feature of the theory is that the explanation it pro-vides relies on the comparison of reaction rate constant expressions derived from these individual theories. In this paper, the example is used to develop a naturalized notion of reduction and the unity of science. This characterization provides the necessary clues to the sort of inter-theoretic linkages that are pre-sent in the theory of reaction rates. The overall theory is then further charac-terized as a theory network, establishing connections between non-reductive notions of inter-theory connections. This characterization also sheds new light on the unity of science
关键词：reduction of chemistry to physics; unity of science; chem ical kinetics; ;absolute theory of reaction rates; explanation
