Thought Experiments and Novels

Novels and thought experiments can be pathways to different kinds of knowledge. We may, however, be hard pressed to say exactly what can be learned from novels but not from thought experiments. Headway on this matter can be made by spelling out their respective conditions for epistemic failure. Thou...

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Main Author: Milligan Tony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-02-01
Series:Studia Humana
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2019-0006