
Dr Vanessa A Seifert
MEng, MSc, PhD
Expertise
Current positions
Visiting Research Associate
Department of Philosophy
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Research interests
I explore standard issues in philosophy of science and metaphysics from the perspective of chemistry. I am particularly interested in how chemistry is related to physics and whether chemical stuff exist. I am also intrigued by the use of models and idealisations in chemical practice, especially with respect to how they may influence our understanding of chemical entities and their properties.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
The Metaphysical Unity of Science
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
European Research Council Consolidator GrantManaging organisational unit
Department of PhilosophyDates
01/09/2018 to 31/08/2023
Publications
Selected publications
20/10/2020The Problem of Molecular Structure Just Is The Measurement problem
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
The strong emergence of molecular structure
European Journal for Philosophy of Science
Referring to chemical elements and compounds:
What is a chemical element? A collection of essays by chemists, philosophers, historians and educators.
Recent publications
14/03/2022The Chemical Bond is a Real Pattern
Philosophy of Science
Idealisations to the Rescue
Going quantum with chemistry's structures
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Short Reads
Great expectations
Chemistry World
Puzzles in Chemistry
Chemistry World
Thesis
A Philosophical Analysis of the Relation between Chemistry and Quantum Mechanics
Supervisors
Award date
19/03/2019