The laboratory of the mind [electronic resource] : thought experiments in the natural sciences / James Robert Brown.

By: Brown, James RobertMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Philosophical issues in sciencePublication details: New York : Routledge, 2011Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 226 p. : illISBN: 9780203847794 (e-book : PDF)Subject(s): Physics -- Philosophy | Thought experiments | Quantum theory | Science -- Methodology | Rationalism | Knowledge, Theory ofGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No title; No title; No title; No titleOnline resources: Click here to view Also available in print edition.
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.
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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.

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