Apostolos K Gerontas

Biographic Data

ID8956138
NAMEApostolos K Gerontas
GIVEN NAMESApostolos K
FAMILY NAMEGerontas
SIGNATUREGERONTAS A K
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • “A good man cannot teach zoology”

    Open AccessApostolos K Gerontas, Apostolos GerontasARTICLEFoundations of Chemistry2026

    This paper traces the transformation of biology’s self-image through the concept of molecularism: the cultural myth that crystallised around the success of molecular biology in the twentieth century. Beginning with Theodosius Dobzhansky’s 1964 observation that “a good man cannot teach zoology” — a symptom of the internal devaluation of an entire epistemic tradition — the paper argues that molecular biology did not merely adopt chemical methods bu…

  • “Sharp of taste”

    Open AccessApostolos K Gerontas, Apostolos GerontasARTICLEFoundations of Chemistry2024

    Acidic substances were known for thousands of years, and their macroscopic-sensory characteristics were reflected by words in most ancient languages. In the Western canon, the history of the concept of acidity goes back to Ancient Greece. In Greek, the word associated with acidity from its early literary references was ὀξύς (“sharp”), and still in contemporary Greek the words “sour” and “acidic” have the same root. This paper makes a short presen…