A Short History of the Method of Thought Experiments in Science
Kühne, Ulrich (2009) A Short History of the Method of Thought Experiments in Science. In [2009] Thought Experiments: A Workshop (Toronto, May 22-23, 2009).
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Abstract
1) Remarks on the historical development of the experimental method
2) Major stages in the development of a method called “thought experiment”
(a) Metaphysics (Kant, Ørsted)
(b) Anti-Metaphysics (Mach)
(c) The modern physicists (Einstein, Heisenberg)
3) Does the history of the concept allow for a meaningful explanation of “thought experiments”?
(a) Proposal 1: The construction of monsters (Lakatos)
(b) Proposal 2: Arguments using generalised principles
| Keywords: | Galileo, Kant, Oersted, Mach, Einstein, Heisenberg, Lakatos |
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| Subjects: | General Issues: Thought Experiments |
| Conferences and Volumes: | [2009] Thought Experiments: A Workshop (Toronto, May 22-23, 2009) |
| ID Code: | 4700 |
| Deposited By: | Kuehne, Ulrich J. |
| Deposited On: | 11 June 2009 |