I wish to explore the idea that thought experiments are best accounted for as a special case of a narrative that features an interplay between puzzles and paradoxes. Furthermore, I believe the more successfully though...I wish to explore the idea that thought experiments are best accounted for as a special case of a narrative that features an interplay between puzzles and paradoxes. Furthermore, I believe the more successfully thought experiments manage to combine puzzles and paradoxes the more insightful and instructive they become. I suggest the latter kind of thought experiments also use the technique of mental variation.展开更多
文摘I wish to explore the idea that thought experiments are best accounted for as a special case of a narrative that features an interplay between puzzles and paradoxes. Furthermore, I believe the more successfully thought experiments manage to combine puzzles and paradoxes the more insightful and instructive they become. I suggest the latter kind of thought experiments also use the technique of mental variation.