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On the Origins of the Philosophy of Thought Experiments: The Forerun (2014)

Fehige, Yiftach J. H. (Author)
Stuart, Michael T. (Author)

Perspectives on Science
Volume: 22, no. 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 179-220
Publication date: 2014
Language: English

Publication Date: 2014
Edition Details: First article in a special issue, “Thought Experiments”

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History of philosophy of science Thought experiments 18th century Germany Novalis Kant, Immanuel Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph

The history of thought experiments is now gaining a great deal of attention, and this is due to the renewed interest of philosophers on the subject. This paper inquires into the history of the philosophy of thought experiments. We name the period to be examined in this paper the forerun. Its main stake-holders are Georg C. Lichtenberg, Novalis, and Immanuel Kant. We will present and discuss the work of each of them in order to characterize the period, and then reveal parallels and lessons that apply to more recently proposed accounts of thought experiments.

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