Olimpia Lombardi

“In fact, the philosophy of science in the 20th century was almost entirely modelled on physics, so that the peculiarities of physics came to be conceived as characteristics of science itself. Chemistry and its philosophy clearly show that, on the contrary, there are many different ways of doing science. For example, in chemistry, models play a more prominent role than laws; laboratory practice is an activity that can hardly be separated from theoretical reflection, among other peculiarities.”