Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts by Frappier, Melanie

Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415885447)

Vendor: Melanie Frappier
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Format: Hardcover
$190.00
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Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts by Frappier, Melanie

Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts

$190.00
Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts by Frappier, Melanie

Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts

$190.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.



Author: Melanie Frappier
ISBN-10: 0415885442
ISBN-13: 9780415885447
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/10/2012
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
By Melanie Frappier
By Melanie Frappier
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M駘anie Frappier is Assistant Professor of Humanities in the Department of History of Science and Technology, University of King's College, UK.

Letitia Meynell is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Gender and Women's Studies at Dalhousie University, Canada.

James Robert Brown is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, Canada.

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