1st Edition
The Laboratory of the Mind Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences
By James Robert Brown
Copyright 1991
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Thought experiments are performed in the laboratory of the mind. Beyond this metaphor it is difficult to say just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are or how they work. Though most scientists and philosophers would admit their great importance, there has been very little serious study of them. This volume is the first book-length investigation of thought experiments.... Read more
Preface 1 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE LABORATORY OF THE MIND 2 THE STRUCTURE OF THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS 3 MATHEMATICAL THINKING 4 SEEING THE LAWS OF NATURE 5 EINSTEIN’S BRAND OF VERIFICATIONISM 6 QUANTUM MECHANICS: A PLATONIC INTERPRETATION
Biography
James Robert Brown
`I recommend this book to anybody interested in the philosophy of science. ... a fascinating compendium.' - David Papineau, THES
