by NicholasRescher (Author)
Nicholas Rescher undertakes a systematic survey of the role and utility of thought experiments in philosophy. After surveying the historical issues, Rescher examines the principles involved, and explains the conditions under which thought experimentation can validly yield instructive results in philosophy.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 189
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 30 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 0765802929
ISBN 13: 9780765802927