Murphy, Alice (2019) Towards a Pluralist Account of the Imagination in Science. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Typically, the imagination in thought experiments has been taken to consist in mental images; we visualise the state of affairs described. A recent alternative maintains that it is only the propositional imagination that is necessary for the conduct of a thought experiment (Salis and Frigg forthcoming). I set out problems with these monistic accounts, and develop a pluralist stance. Thought experiments appeal to a variety of our imaginative capacities and we ought to focus on the function of particular thought experiments when considering what type of imaginative engagement they invite.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Murphy, Alice pram@leeds.ac.uk 0000-0002-3707-6872
Keywords:	Imagination Thought Experiments Pluralism Imagery
Subjects:	General Issues > Thought Experiments
Depositing User:	Dr Alice Murphy
Date Deposited:	06 Dec 2019 06:54
Last Modified:	06 Dec 2019 06:54
Item ID:	16685
Subjects:	General Issues > Thought Experiments
Date:	December 2019
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16685

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