[PIS] The Laboratory of the Mind. Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences - J.R.Brown [Philosophical Issues in Science] (Routledge 1991.1ed)(E).pdf

THE LABORATORY OF THE MINDPHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN SCIENCESERIESEdited by -SmithTHE RATIONAL AND THE SOCIALJames Robert BrownTHE NATURE OF DISEASELawrie ReznekTHE PHILOSOPHICAL DEFENCE OF PSYCHIATRYLawrie ReznekINFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATIONPeter LiptonSPACE, TIME AND PHILOSOPHYChristopher RayMATHEMATICS AND THE IMAGE OF REASONMary TilesMETAPHYSICS OF CONSCIOUSNESSWilliam SeagerTHE LABORATORYOF THE MINDThought Experiments in theNatural SciencesJames Robert BrownLondon and New YorkFirst published 1991This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’scollection of thousands of eBooks please go to ..”Paperback edition first published in 1993 by Routledge11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EESimultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001? 1991 James Robert BrownAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproducedor utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical,or other means, now known or hereafter invented, includingphotocopying and recording, or in any information storageor retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Library Cataloguing in Publication DataBrown, James RobertThe laboratory of the . Science. Philosophical perspectivesI. Title II. Series 501Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataBrown, James laboratory of the mind: thought experiments in the naturalsciences/James Robert . cm.—(Philosophical issues in science)Includes bibliographical references and . Physics—Philosophy. 2. Quantum theory. 3. Science—. Rationalism. 5. Knowledge, Theory of. I. Title. II. 1991530′.01–dc20 90–47820ISBN 0-203-97915-X Master e-book ISBNISBN 0-415-05470-2 (Print Edition)0-415-09579-4 pbkForKathleenwho doesn’t believe a word of itCONTENTSPreface and Acknowledgementsviii1 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE LA