Laboratory Of The Mind.

Thought experiments are performed in the "laboratory" of the mind. Beyond this metaphor, it is difficult to define just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are, or how they work. Although most scientists and philosophers recognize the importance of thought experiments, T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, James Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Routledge, 1993.
Colección:Philosophical issues in science.
Temas:
Physics > Philosophy.
Quantum theory.
Science > Methodology.
Rationalism.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Physique > Philosophie.
Théorie quantique.
Sciences > Méthodologie.
Rationalisme.
Théorie de la connaissance.
rationalism (philosophy)
epistemology.
Knowledge, Theory of
Physics > Philosophy
Quantum theory
Rationalism
Science > Methodology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Thought experiments are performed in the "laboratory" of the mind. Beyond this metaphor, it is difficult to define just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are, or how they work. Although most scientists and philosophers recognize the importance of thought experiments, The Laboratory of the Mind is the only full-length study of their nature and function. Beginning with Galileo's argument on falling bodies, James Robert Brown describes numerous examples of the most influential thought experiments from the history of science. He provides a thorough introduction to the subject.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (190 pages)
ISBN:9780203979150
020397915X

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