Pieter Thyssen
Présentation
I am a theoretical chemist turned philosopher of science specialising in the philosophy of chemistry, philosophy of physics, and metaphysics of science.
Domaines de recherche
Compétences
Publications
Publications
Shattered SymmetryOxford University Press, 2017 |
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Are acids natural kinds?Foundations of Chemistry, 2023, ⟨10.1007/s10698-023-09485-8⟩ |
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What is a Chemical Element?International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 2023, 35 (3-4), pp.286-289. ⟨10.1080/02698595.2023.2195306⟩ |
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Degrees of FreedomSynthese, 2020, 198 (11), pp.10207-10235. ⟨10.1007/s11229-020-02714-z⟩ |
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Particular Symmetries: Group Theory of the Periodic SystemSubstantia, 2020, ⟨10.13128/Substantia-671⟩ |
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Conventionality and RealityFoundations of Physics, 2019, 49 (12), pp.1336 - 1354. ⟨10.1007/s10701-019-00294-8⟩ |
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Selected Papers on the Periodic TableFoundations of Chemistry, 2010, 12 (3), pp.235-238. ⟨10.1007/s10698-010-9089-2⟩ |
Mendeleev’s Periodic Law and the 19th Century Debates on AtomismKönigshausen & Neumann. Chemistry without Atoms, In press |
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The 'Chemical Mechanics' of the Periodic TableMendeleev to Oganesson: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on the Periodic Table, 2018 |
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Mendeleev and the Rare-Earth CrisisPhilosophy of Chemistry: Growth of a New Discipline, 306, Springer Netherlands, pp.155 - 182, 2014, Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, ⟨10.1007/978-94-017-9364-3_11⟩ |
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Accommodation of the Rare Earths in the Periodic Table: A Historical AnalysisHandbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, 41, Elsevier, pp.1-93, 2011, ⟨10.1016/S0168-1273(11)41001-1⟩ |
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Cross-Temporal Necessitation? A Platonist Reply to Leininger2024 |
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The Rietdijk–Putnam–Maxwell Argument2024 |
Identical or Distinct? The Paneth–Fajans Debate on the Nature of Isotopes2024 |
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Four Degrees of Temporal Becoming2024 |
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The Block Universe: A Philosophical Investigation in Four DimensionsPhilosophy. Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven (Belgium), 2020. English. ⟨NNT : ⟩ |
Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking in the Periodic Table: Towards a Group-Theoretical Classification of the Chemical ElementsPhilosophy. Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven (Belgium), 2013. English. ⟨NNT : ⟩ |
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Accommodating the Rare Earths in the Periodic Table: A Historical AnalysisPhilosophy. Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven (Belgium), 2009. English. ⟨NNT : ⟩ |
The Rare-Earth CrisisNorwegian National Chemistry Congress, Jun 2024, Oslo, Norway |
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Natural Kind Pluralism27th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Jul 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Are Acids Natural Kinds?Young Researchers Day VIII, Nov 2023, Brussels, Belgium |
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Are Acids Natural Kinds?Centenary Workshop on the Bifurcation of Acidity: Protonism versus Electronism, Mar 2023, Coburg, Germany |
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Are Acids Multiply Realised?Workshop on Multiple Realisation in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology, Jun 2023, Vienna, Austria |
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Are Acids Natural Kinds?17th CLMPST International Congress on Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Jul 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Einstein’s Block UniverseIMEC PhD Day, Nov 2022, Leuven, Belgium |
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Identical or Distinct? The Paneth–Fajans Debate on the Nature of Isotopes26th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Aug 2022, Lille, France |
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Cross-Temporal Necessitation? A Platonist Reply to LeiningerSociety for the Metaphysics of Science, 7th Annual Conference, Sep 2022, Bristol, United Kingdom |
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Group-Theoretical Analogy: From Elementary Particles to Chemical ElementsBritish Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference, Jul 2021, Kent, United Kingdom |
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Particular Symmetries: The Group-Theoretical Nature of Chemical Elements24th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Jul 2021, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Particular Symmetries: The Group-Theoretical Nature of Chemical Elements6th Panhellenic Conference in Philosophy of Science, Dec 2020, Athens, Greece |
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Degrees of FreedomOnline Free Will Conference, B. Loewer; J. Ismael; K. Vihvelin, Jul 2020, New York, United States |
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Mendeleev’s NightmareChristmas Lecture of the Faculty of Sciences, KU Leuven, Dec 2019, Leuven, Belgium |
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Accommodating the Rare Earths in the Periodic Table: A Puzzling History6th International Conference on the Chemistry and Physics of the Transactinide Elements (TAN 19), Aug 2019, Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
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Degrees of FreedomIdentity Workshop, Jul 2019, Paris, France |
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Conventionality and RealityFifth International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime, May 2018, Albena, Bulgaria |
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Relativistic Temporal Becoming2nd Leuven-Buenos Aires Workshop on the Philosophy of Physics and Chemistry, Jul 2018, Leuven, Belgium |
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The Periodic Table and the Quest for the Philosopher’s Stone of Quantum Alchemy20th Sigma Aldrich Symposium, Dec 2016, Blankenberge, Belgium |
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Peaceful Coexistence1st Leuven-Buenos Aires Workshop on the Philosophy of Physics and Chemistry, Jul 2016, Leuven, Belgium |
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Reaching into the Past: Or How to Slay Wheeler’s Smoky Dragon in Delayed-Choice ExperimentsFifth Meeting on the Foundations of Quantum Physics, Dec 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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On How to Become your own Mother and other Time Travel Paradoxes5th HIW Graduate Student Conference, Mar 2015, Leuven, Belgium |
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Reaching into the Past: Or How to Slay Wheeler’s Smoky Dragon in Delayed-Choice Experiments3rd International Summer School in Philosophy of Physics, Jul 2015, Saig, Germany |
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Reaching into the Past: Or How to Slay Wheeler’s Smoky Dragon in Delayed-Choice ExperimentsLeuven–Bristol Workshop, May 2015, Leuven, Belgium |
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The Position of Chemistry within Heisenberg’s Concept of Closed Theories18th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Jul 2014, London, United Kingdom |
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The Problematic Accommodation of the Rare-Earth Elements in the Periodic Table from 1869 to 1913Mini Symposium on Controversial Elements: The Rare Earths and Uranium in the 19th and 20th Century, Mar 2014, Leiden, Netherlands |
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Of Plato and Heisenberg and How to Represent the World in Terms of Broken SymmetriesCRF International Conference, Understanding Matter: Philosophical Perspectives, Apr 2014, Palermo, Italy |
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Group Structural Realism: An Attempt to Represent the World in Terms of Broken Symmetries17th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Jul 2013, Montevideo, Uruguay |
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Group Theory and the Periodic System: Symmetry-Induced Classifications in Quantum Mechanics3rd International Conference on the Periodic Table, Aug 2012, Cusco, Peru |
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Symmetry Breaking and Everett’s Many-World Hypothesis16th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Aug 2012, Leuven, Belgium |
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A Group Theoretical Analysis of the Periodic System of Elements15th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Aug 2011, Bogota, Colombia |
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The Problematic Accommodation of the Rare Earth Elements in the Periodic Table from 1869 to 1913XXIII International Congress of History of Science and Technology (ICHST), Jul 2009, Budapest, Hungary |
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The Reception of Mendeleev’s System in Belgium7th International Conference on the History of Chemistry, Aug 2009, Sopron, Hungary |
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Mendeleev’s Periodic Table and the 19th Century Debates on AtomismWorkshop on Wald, Positivism, and Chemistry, Oct 2009, Prague, Czech Republic |
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Mendeleev’s Philosophical Concept of Chemical Elements in 1869: The Rare Earth Influence13th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Aug 2009, Philadelphia, United States |
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Accommodating the Transition Elements in the Periodic Table: Troubles with Triads12th ISPC Summer Symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, Aug 2008, Coburg, Germany |