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.
Electronic books.
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.
Electronic books.