Tamara Horowitz & Gerald J. Massey (eds.)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (1991)
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Despite their centrality and importance to both science and philosophy, relatively little has been written about thought experiments. This volume brings together a series of extremely interesting studies of the history, mechanics, and applications of this important intellectual resource. A distinguished list of philosophers and scientists consider the role of thought experiments in their various disciplines, and argue that an examination of thought experimentation goes to the heart of both science and philosophy
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Keywords | Thought and thinking Philosophy and science |
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ISBN(s) | 9780847677061 0847677060 (alk. paper) 0847677060 |
DOI | 10.2307/2108510 |
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On Thought Experiments: Is There More to the Argument?John D. Norton - 2004 - Philosophy of Science 71 (5):1139-1151.
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