02657nam 2200409 450 991052298170332120230629222545.03-030-81082-8(CKB)4100000012037913(MiAaPQ)EBC6737928(Au-PeEL)EBL6737928(OCoLC)1272995123(EXLCZ)99410000001203791320220627d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThought experiments /Nenad MiscevicCham, Switzerland :Springer,[2022]©20221 online resource (137 pages)3-030-81081-X Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 What Are Thought Experiments? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Two Famous Thought Experiments -- 1.2 More Examples-From Science to Philosophy -- 1.3 What is a TE? -- 1.4 TEs and their Relatives -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 The Life and Importance of TEs -- 2.1 The Stages of TE -- 2.2 Intuition -- 2.3 The Role of TEs -- References -- 3 Understanding Thought Experiments -- 3.1 Empiricist-Inferentialist Proposals -- 3.2 A Platonist Alternative -- 3.2.1 The Strong Platonist Option -- 3.2.2 The Conceptualist Moderate Platonist Approach -- 3.3 A Kantian Proposal -- 3.4 Imaginative-Counterfactual Approach -- 3.5 Mental Modelling Approaches -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- 4 A Theory of TEs -- 4.1 Mental Modelling -- 4.2 Intuitions: Moderate Voice of Competence (MoVoC) Theory -- 4.3 Appendix: The Puzzles of Geometrical and Numerical Intuitions -- References -- 5 Do TEs Have a Life of Their Own? -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Reminder: The Twin Earth Te and Its Stages -- 5.3 Empty Thoughts: Peter Unger's Critism of Analytic Methodology -- 5.4 Stages and Traditions-From the Synchronic to the Diachronic -- 5.5 Trails-Traditions -- References -- 6 The Challenge of Experimental Philosophy -- 6.1 X-phi-the Negative Program -- 6.1.1 Introduction -- 6.1.2 The Challenge -- 6.2 Defending TEs -- 6.2.1 The Expertise Defense of TEs -- 6.2.2 Stages Defense-A Proposal -- 6.3 Conclusion -- 6.4 Are Scientific TEs Better than the Philosophical Ones? -- References -- 7 Conclusion -- References.Thought experimentsThought experiments.100Miščević Nenad691993MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910522981703321Thought Experiments2590598UNINA01300aam 2200385I 450 991070990440332120151118015318.0GOVPUB-C13-6d3b9bcf1e16e01288d8953e21606c5f(CKB)5470000002475227(OCoLC)929879509(EXLCZ)99547000000247522720151118d1980 ua 0engrdacontentrdamediardacarrierFracture control practices for metal structures /H. I. McHenry; S. T. RolfeGaithersburg, MD :U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,1980.1 online resourceNBSIR ;79-16231980.Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.Title from PDF title page.Includes bibliographical references.McHenry H. I1390698McHenry H. I1390698Rolfe S. T1414437United States.National Bureau of Standards.NBSNBSGPOBOOK9910709904403321Fracture control practices for metal structures3513692UNINA