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UNINA9910822102203321 |
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Titolo |
Thought experiments in philosophy, science, and the arts / / edited by Melanie Frappier, Letitia Meynell, and James Robert Brown |
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New York, : Routledge, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-28599-7 |
1-283-60930-4 |
9786613921758 |
1-136-28600-4 |
0-203-11327-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in the philosophy of science ; ; 11 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FrappierMelanie |
MeynellLetitia |
BrownJames Robert |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Thought experiments |
Philosophy - Research |
Research |
Arts - Research |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 Thought Experiment and the Exercise of Imagination in Science; 2 Veridical Idealizations; 3 What Do We See in a Thought Experiment?; 4 The Body, Thought Experiments, and Phenomenology; 5 Thought Experiments from a Kantian Point of View; 6 Can Thought Experiments Be Resolved by Experiment? The Case of Aristotle's Wheel; 7 Chasing the Light: Einstein's Most Famous Thought Experiment; 8 At the Limits of Possibility: Thought Experiments in Quantum Gravity |
9 Craig Venter's New Life: The Realization of Some Thought Experiments in Biological Ontology10 Genealogical Thought |
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