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_aGendler, Tamar. _eAuthor _lEnglish _92521 |
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_aThought Experiment _b: On The Powers And Limits Of Imaginary Cases _c/ by Tamar Gendler. _h[Electronic Resource] |
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_aNew York _b: Routledge, _c2000 |
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| 300 | _a280p. | ||
| 520 | _aThis 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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_aHumanities _915972 |
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_aImagination _92523 |
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_aPsychology _91082 |
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_uhttp://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315054117 _qPDF _yClick to Access the Online Book |
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