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UNINA9910461487203321 |
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Autore |
Brown James Robert |
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Titolo |
The laboratory of the mind : thought experiments in the natural sciences / / James Robert Brown |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-94378-1 |
1-283-24220-6 |
9786613242204 |
0-203-84779-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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Philosophical issues in science. The laboratory of the mind |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Physics - Philosophy |
Thought experiments |
Quantum theory |
Science - Methodology |
Rationalism |
Knowledge, Theory of |
Philosophical issues in science |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; The Laboratory of the Mind Thought Experiments in theNatural Sciences; copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements(First Edition); Preface (to the Second Edition); 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 verificationism; 8. Quantum mechanics: a Platonic interpretation; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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 "coun |
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UNINA9910692006803321 |
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Titolo |
Current industrial reports . MA332K Steel shipping drums and pails |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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Steel industry and trade - United States |
Container industry - United States |
Drums (Containers) - United States |
Pails - United States |
Container industry |
Drums (Containers) |
Pails |
Steel industry and trade |
Periodicals. |
Statistics. |
United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Periodico |
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Note generali |
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Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 17, 2003). |
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). |
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