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

Gendler, Tamar Szabo

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9780815336563: Thought Experiment: On the Powers and Limits of Imaginary Cases (Studies in Philosophy)
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ISBN 10: 081533656X ISBN 13: 9780815336563
Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Tamar Szabo Gendler is at Syracuse University

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
081533656X
ISBN 13 
9780815336563
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
276
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