Subject Index
A
Ad hoc, theory and hypothesis, 57, 70, 73, 78,
94, 129, 130
Aether, Quintessence, 24
Affinity, 9
Affinity, attractive, mechanical, 50
Affinity chemical, 50, 85, 110, 113, 117–119
Affinity, elective, 50, 86
Air, dephlogistonized, 65
Air, fire, flammable, 59, 65, 66
Air, fixed, 59
Air, phlogistonized, 57
Air (principle), 21, 45
Alchemy, 14, 23, 31, 34, 36, 37, 39–45, 48, 52,
53, 56
Alexandria, 31, 37, 41, 45
Alexandrian protochemisry, 31, 37, 39, 42
Al-ixir, elixir, 42
Al-kali, 43
Aloisia, aloisis, 28
Ambix, 35
Amount (of substance), 111–113
Analogy, 2, 9, 12, 15, 34, 36, 37, 51, 64, 69,
73, 79–81, 83–85, 95, 97, 101, 102,
133, 140
Anode, 110
Arithmetic, 13, 28, 42, 48, 97, 98
Astronomy, 11–13, 27, 34, 40, 42
Atom, physical, chemical, 3, 124
Aurifactors, 33, 36
Aurifictor, 36
Avogadro constant, 111, 113
B
Bikos, 35
Bimolecular reations, 109
Bohr theory of atoms, 123
Bohr theory of molecules molecule, 122
Book of Secret over Secrets, 42
Book of Secrets (The Secret), 42
C
Calx (oxide), 66
Categories, Hegel’s, 9
Categories of mind, Kant’s, 9
Cathode, 110
Cause-effect, 5
Ceteris paribus, 59–61, 64, 70, 74, 111
Chemeia, 33
Chemic, 9
Chemical affinity, see affinity
Chemical dualism, see dualism
Chemical formula, see formula
Chemical graph, 114
Chemical kinetics, 108, 128
Chemistry (etymology), 33
Chirality, 93, 103–106, 115
Classification of chemical reactions, 133
Classifications of substances, 33, 50, 69, 86,
133
Classification, the method, 54, 64, 119
Complexity, 1, 3–8, 17, 21, 24, 33, 40, 108,
135, 139–141
Composition, 3, 28, 69, 74–76, 78, 81–84, 86,
88, 91, 95, 97, 102, 106, 108, 113
Concept, scientific, 10, 12, 49, 55, 56, 78
Conceptual particles, 56, 106
Conceptual structure, 106
Conceptual substance, 56
Constitution, 83, 88, 89, 91, 103, 104, 106,
114, 128, 129, 131, 132
Constitutional formula, see formula
Contingency, 27
Continuity, 25, 31
Correlation, method of correlation, 60
Counter-valence, 118, 120
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A
Ad hoc, theory and hypothesis, 57, 70, 73, 78,
94, 129, 130
Aether, Quintessence, 24
Affinity, 9
Affinity, attractive, mechanical, 50
Affinity chemical, 50, 85, 110, 113, 117–119
Affinity, elective, 50, 86
Air, dephlogistonized, 65
Air, fire, flammable, 59, 65, 66
Air, fixed, 59
Air, phlogistonized, 57
Air (principle), 21, 45
Alchemy, 14, 23, 31, 34, 36, 37, 39–45, 48, 52,
53, 56
Alexandria, 31, 37, 41, 45
Alexandrian protochemisry, 31, 37, 39, 42
Al-ixir, elixir, 42
Al-kali, 43
Aloisia, aloisis, 28
Ambix, 35
Amount (of substance), 111–113
Analogy, 2, 9, 12, 15, 34, 36, 37, 51, 64, 69,
73, 79–81, 83–85, 95, 97, 101, 102,
133, 140
Anode, 110
Arithmetic, 13, 28, 42, 48, 97, 98
Astronomy, 11–13, 27, 34, 40, 42
Atom, physical, chemical, 3, 124
Aurifactors, 33, 36
Aurifictor, 36
Avogadro constant, 111, 113
B
Bikos, 35
Bimolecular reations, 109
Bohr theory of atoms, 123
Bohr theory of molecules molecule, 122
Book of Secret over Secrets, 42
Book of Secrets (The Secret), 42
C
Calx (oxide), 66
Categories, Hegel’s, 9
Categories of mind, Kant’s, 9
Cathode, 110
Cause-effect, 5
Ceteris paribus, 59–61, 64, 70, 74, 111
Chemeia, 33
Chemic, 9
Chemical affinity, see affinity
Chemical dualism, see dualism
Chemical formula, see formula
Chemical graph, 114
Chemical kinetics, 108, 128
Chemistry (etymology), 33
Chirality, 93, 103–106, 115
Classification of chemical reactions, 133
Classifications of substances, 33, 50, 69, 86,
133
Classification, the method, 54, 64, 119
Complexity, 1, 3–8, 17, 21, 24, 33, 40, 108,
135, 139–141
Composition, 3, 28, 69, 74–76, 78, 81–84, 86,
88, 91, 95, 97, 102, 106, 108, 113
Concept, scientific, 10, 12, 49, 55, 56, 78
Conceptual particles, 56, 106
Conceptual structure, 106
Conceptual substance, 56
Constitution, 83, 88, 89, 91, 103, 104, 106,
114, 128, 129, 131, 132
Constitutional formula, see formula
Contingency, 27
Continuity, 25, 31
Correlation, method of correlation, 60
Counter-valence, 118, 120
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer
Nature Switzerland AG 2021
H. Vančik, Philosophy of Chemistry, Integrated Science 2,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69224-7
147