The Laboratory of the Mind
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The Laboratory of the Mind

Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences

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The Laboratory of the Mind

Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences

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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 natural world? How is it possible that we can learn new things just by thinking?

In this revised and updated new edition of his classic text The Laboratory of the Mind, James Robert Brown continues to defend apriorism in the physical world. This edition features two new chapters, one on "counter thought experiments" and another on the development of inertial motion. With plenty of illustrations and updated coverage of the debate between Platonic rationalism and classic empiricism, this is a lively and engaging contribution to the field of philosophy of science.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2011
ISBN
9781136943775
Edition
2
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface and Acknowledgements (First Edition)
  7. Preface (to the Second Edition)
  8. 1. Illustrations from the laboratory of the mind
  9. 2. The structure of thought experiments
  10. 3. Counter thought experiments
  11. 4. Mathematical thinking
  12. 5. Seeing the laws of nature
  13. 6. The development of inertial motion
  14. 7. Einstein’s brand of verificationism
  15. 8. Quantum mechanics
  16. Afterword
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index