The laboratory of the mind : thought experiments in the natural sciences / / James Robert Brown

• Autore: Brown James Robert
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1993, c1991
• Edizione: Paperback ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 501
• Soggetto topico: Physics - Philosophy; Quantum theory; Science - Methodology; Rationalism; Knowledge, Theory of
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-172) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE LABORATORY OF THE MIND; 2 THE STRUCTURE OF THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS; 3 MATHEMATICAL THINKING; 4 SEEING THE LAWS OF NATURE; 5 EINSTEIN'S BRAND OF VERIFICATIONISM; 6 QUANTUM MECHANICS: A PLATONIC INTERPRETATION; AFTERWORD; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Thought experiments are performed in the laboratory of the mind. Beyond this metaphor it is difficult to say just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are or how they work. Though most scientists and philosophers would admit their great importance, there has been very little serious study of them. This volume is the first book-length investigation of thought experiments. Starting with Galileo's argument on falling bodies, Brown describes numerous examples of the most influential thought experiments from the history of science. Following this introduction to the subject, s
• Titolo autorizzato: The laboratory of the mind
• ISBN: 1-134-86579-1; 1-134-86580-5; 1-280-14862-4; 9786610148622; 0-203-97915-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826637403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophical issues in science.