Chemical Discovery and the Logicians' Program: A Problematic Pairing

"...Berson´s newest book has considerable strengths. It is the type of work that should be read by all our colleagues, inside and autside of chemistry."
Stephan J. Weininger
Angewandte Chemie, 2003


"'Chemical Discovery' is a fascinating book that should be of interest to both chemists and philosophers. Through insightful analysis of historical examples, Berson's important book will undoubtedly serve as a useful introduction to some of the core philosophical issues about theory testing to students and practitioners of chemistry... The book could profitably play a key role in a seminar about the methodology or philosophy of chemistry, a use of which I hope to put the book myself. It is philosophically stimulating and ... makes many valuable points. I hope that the book will stimulate similar future projects, perhaps collaborations between chemists and philosophers of science."
Michael Weisberg, University of Pennsylvania
Chemical Engineering News, March22, 2004


"Chemical Discovery and the Logician's Program is a welcome addition to the literature of philosophy and history of science from the perspective of a thoughtful practitioner of chemistry."

Carmen J. Giunta, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry 1/2004


"...offers us valuable insights into the emergence of novel chemical paradigms."
Chemistry and Industry, Vol.2, No.2, February 2005


"...recommended..."

Choice, Vol. 41, No. 8, April 2004


Pierre Laszlo, HYLE - International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry, Vol. 10 2004, No. 1