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62Analysing Thought ExperimentsTeaching Philosophy 40 (3): 367-383. 2017.Philosophers such as Gettier, Frankfurt, and Thomson are famous for their thought experiments. This makes one wonder: how did they invent their cases? Were they just lucky to devise a good case, or did they follow some basic rules that are available to all of us? In this paper, we argue for the latter answer by presenting a guidebook for analysing thought experiments. Our guidebook clearly specifies which factors should be included in a thought experiment, and which factors should be left out. T…Read more
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |