The laboratory of the mind : thought experiments in the natural sciences /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, James Robert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1993, ©1991.
Edition:Pbk. ed.
Series:Philosophical issues in science.
Subjects:
Physics > Philosophy.
Quantum theory.
Science > Methodology.
Rationalism.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Physique > Philosophie.
Théorie quantique.
Sciences > Méthodologie.
Rationalisme.
Théorie de la connaissance.
rationalism (philosophy)
epistemology.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Knowledge, Theory of
Physics > Philosophy
Quantum theory
Rationalism
Science > Methodology
Science > Philosophy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations from the laboratory of the mind
  • Structure of thought experiments
  • Mathematical thinking
  • Seeing the laws of nature
  • Einstein's brand of verificationism
  • Quantum mechanics : a platonic interpretation.

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