The laboratory of the mind : thought experiments in the natural sciences / James Robert Brown.
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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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Philosophical issues in science.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Illustrations from the laboratory of the mind
- 2. The structure of thought experiments
- 3. Counter thought experiments
- 4. Mathematical thinking
- 5. Seeing the laws of nature
- 6. The development of inertial motion
- 7. Einstein's brand of verification
- 8. Quantum mechanics : a Platonic interpretation.