Author : Mélanie Frappier,Letitia Meynell,James Robert Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780415885447
Thought Experiments in Philosophy, Science, and the Arts by Mélanie Frappier,Letitia Meynell,James Robert Brown Pdf
From Lucretius throwing a spear beyond the boundary of the universe to Einstein racing against a beam of light, thought experiments stand as a fascinating challenge to the necessity of data in the empirical sciences. Are these experiments, conducted uniquely in our imagination, simply rhetorical devices or communication tools or are they an essential part of scientific practice? This volume surveys the current state of the debate and explores new avenues of research into the epistemology of thought experiments.