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.
Subject:	Physics -- Philosophy. Quantum theory. Science -- Methodology. Rationalism. Knowledge, Theory of. Knowledge, Theory of. Physics -- Philosophy. Quantum theory. Rationalism. Science -- Methodology. Electronic books.
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. Print version record.
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

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