Peeking into Plato's heaven
JR Brown - Philosophy of Science, 2004 - cambridge.org
Philosophy of Science, 2004•cambridge.org
Examples of classic thought experiments are presented and some morals drawn. The views
of my fellow symposiasts, Tamar Gendler, John Norton, and James McAllister, are
evaluated. An account of thought experiments along a priori and Platonistic lines is given. I
also cite the related example of proving theorems in mathematics with pictures and
diagrams. To illustrate the power of these methods, a possible refutation of the continuum
hypothesis using a thought experiment is sketched.
of my fellow symposiasts, Tamar Gendler, John Norton, and James McAllister, are
evaluated. An account of thought experiments along a priori and Platonistic lines is given. I
also cite the related example of proving theorems in mathematics with pictures and
diagrams. To illustrate the power of these methods, a possible refutation of the continuum
hypothesis using a thought experiment is sketched.
Examples of classic thought experiments are presented and some morals drawn. The views of my fellow symposiasts, Tamar Gendler, John Norton, and James McAllister, are evaluated. An account of thought experiments along a priori and Platonistic lines is given. I also cite the related example of proving theorems in mathematics with pictures and diagrams. To illustrate the power of these methods, a possible refutation of the continuum hypothesis using a thought experiment is sketched.
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