This book offers a novel analysis of the widely-used but ill-understood technique of thought
experiment. The author argues that the powers and limits of this methodology can be traced …

" Of Literature and Knowledge looks... like an important advance in this new and very
important subject... literature is about to become even more interesting."–Edward O. Wilson …

Philosophy and science employ abstract hypothetical scenarios-thought experiments-to
illustrate, defend, and dispute theoretical claims. Since thought experiments furnish no new …

Philosophers have traditionally used thought-experiments in their endeavours to find a
satisfactory account of the self and personal identity. Yet there are considerations from …

Since the very beginnings of philosophy, thought experiments have been an essential part
of the philosopher's toolkit, especially when exploring ethical issues. One need only look to …

The thought-experiment presented by Bernard Williams in 'The self and the future'continues
to draw the attention of writers in the debate about personal identity. While few of them agree …

La intuición de que uno sólo puede ser responsable de sus propios actos es
extraordinariamente fuerte y parece establecer un vínculo entre la identidad personal y la …

Abstract Eric Olson argues in The Human Animal that thought-experiments involving body-
swapping do not in the end offer any support to psychological continuity theories, nor do …

The distinction between humans and persons appears to be a fundamental one for both
religion and morality. Nevertheless, it has recently come under fire-not because of any …

11 scenarios appear in the works of Simon Stevin, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Gottfried
Leibniz, James Clerk Maxwell, Albert Einstein and others; in the humanities, they can be …