Thought experiments in methodological and historical contexts /
This collection of nine essays on the history of science and philosophy examines the use of thought experiments, both in the past and by contemporary thinkers, and discusses the ultimate efficacy of using fictional circumstances to describe or study real phenomena. The volume is divided into three p...
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
c2011
Leiden ; Boston : [2011] |
| Series: | History of science and medicine library ; Medieval and early modern science
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