Foundations of Chemistry,Volume 10, #1, April, 2008.

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Editorial 28
Eric R. Scerri 1-2



On the rightful place for He within the periodic table
Octavio Novaro 3-12


Naming elements after scientists: an account of a controversy
Geoff Rayner-Canham and Zheng Zheng 13-18


Some Presuppositions in the Metaphysics of Chemical Reactions
Rom Harre 19-38


Mechanistic Explanation versus Deductive-Nomological Explanation
F. Michael Akeroyd 39-48


Chemical supervenience
Micah Newman 49-62


Why take chemistry stoically? The case of Posidonius
Ernesto Paparazzo 63-75