The laboratory of the mind : thought experiments in the natural sciences / / James Robert Brown
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 530.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Physics - Philosophy |
| Thought experiments | |
| Quantum theory | |
| Science - Methodology | |
| Rationalism | |
| Knowledge, Theory of | |
| Philosophical issues in science | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The laboratory of the mind |
| ISBN: | 1-136-94377-3 |
| 1-136-94378-1 | |
| 1-283-24220-6 | |
| 9786613242204 | |
| 0-203-84779-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814944803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Philosophical issues in science.