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Thought Experiment

On the Powers and Limits of Imaginary Cases

Tamar Szabó Gendler author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:29th Feb '16

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This book offers a novel analysis of the widely-used but ill-understood technique of thought experiment. The author argues that the powers and limits of this methodology can be traced to the fact that when the contemplation of an imaginary scenario brings us to new knowledge, it does so by forcing us to make sense of exceptional cases.

ISBN: 9781138990333

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

280 pages