The laboratory of the mind : thought experiments in the natural sciences /

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Author / Creator:Brown, James Robert.
Edition:Pbk. ed.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 1993, ©1991.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 175 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Philosophical issues in science series
Philosophical issues in science.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11144201
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ISBN:0415095794
9780415095792
020397915X
9780203979150
9781134865802
1134865805
9781134865758
1134865759
9781134865796
1134865791
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index.
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Summary:Thought experiments are performed in the "laboratory" of the mind. Beyond this metaphor, it is difficult to define just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are, or how they work. Although most scientists and philosophers recognize the importance of thought experiments, The Laboratory of the Mind is the only full-length study of their nature and function. Beginning with Galileo's argument on falling bodies, James Robert Brown describes numerous examples of the most influential thought experiments from the history of science. He provides a thorough introduction to the subject.
Other form:Print version: Brown, James Robert. Laboratory of the mind. Pbk. ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 1993, ©1991 0415095794