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200 14$aThe laboratory of the mind $ethought experiments in the natural sciences /$fJames Robert Brown
205   $a2nd ed.
210  1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011.
215   $a1 online resource (241 p.)
225 0 $aPhilosophical issues in science. The laboratory of the mind 
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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
330   $aNewton's bucket, Einstein's elevator, Schro?dinger'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 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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