期刊名称：Hyle : International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry
印刷版ISSN：1433-5158
出版年度：2010
卷号：16
期号：2
页码：80-103
出版社：HYLE Publications, Karlsruhe and University of Karlsruhe
摘要：Following several authors, we point out the importance of relations in the conceptual frame of chemistry. We propose that an important charac-teristic of chemistry is given by the epistemological challenge associated with selectively related entities. We also suggest that internal relation ontologies have been seen by chemists as better suited for assessing this challenge, and that this ontological perspective has played an important role in shaping chemical concepts
关键词：Chemical relations; external relations; internal relations; chemical ;atomism.
