The Laboratory of the Mind : Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences.

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Newton's bucket, Einstein's elevator, Schrödinger's cat - these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, James Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Knowledge, Theory of.
Physics > Philosophy.
Quantum theory.
Rationalism.
Science > Methodology.
Thought experiments.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Physique > Philosophie.
Théorie quantique.
Rationalisme.
Sciences > Méthodologie.
Expériences de pensée.
epistemology.
rationalism (philosophy)
Knowledge, Theory of
Physics > Philosophy
Quantum theory
Rationalism
Science > Methodology
Thought experiments
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Newton's bucket, Einstein's elevator, Schrödinger's cat - these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural world?€ How is it possible that we can learn new things just by thinking?€€ In this revised and updated new edition of his classic text The Laboratory of the Mind, James Robert Brown continues to defend apriorism in the physical world. This edition features two new chapters, one on "counter.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9780203847794
0203847792

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