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A brief response to Seifert on laws and the periodic table

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ID21702205
AuthorsEric R Scerri (0000-0001-9775-5829, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Eric Scerri
Year2025
Volume27
Issue3
Pages399-405
Publication date2025-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFoundations of Chemistry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1386-4238 • E-ISSN: 1572-8463
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10698-025-09542-4
OpenAlexW4410098990
LanguageEN
References cited7

In this brief article I respond to Seifert’s recent views on the periodic law and the periodic table in connection with the views of philosophers regarding laws of nature. I argue that the author makes some factual as well as conceptual errors which are in conflict with some generally held views regarding the periodic law and the periodic table

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