aDepartment of Philosophy, University of Durham, 50 Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HN, UK
Abstract:
In this paper I defend, against Eric Scerri’s objections, the following theses: (i) that Lavoisier and Mendeleev shared a ‘core conception’ of chemical element, and (ii) that this core conception underwrites referential continuity in the names of particular elements.