Thought Experiment : On the Powers and Limits of Imaginary Cases - Studies in Philosophy

Gendler, Tamar Szabo

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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.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780815336563
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	23 Nov 2000
DEWEY:	128.3
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	258
Weight:	499g
Height:	216mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	19mm