The laboratory of the mind

Brown, James Robert.

The laboratory of the mind thought experiments in the natural sciences / [electronic resource] : James Robert Brown. - 2nd ed. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - x, 226 p. : ill. - Philosophical issues in science . - Philosophical issues in science. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-222) and index.

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.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203847794 (e-book : PDF)


Physics--Philosophy.
Thought experiments.
Quantum theory.
Science--Methodology.
Rationalism.
Knowledge, Theory of.


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