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Thought experiments : history and applications for education / Chris Edwards.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edwards, Chris, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Critical thinking--Study and teaching.
- Critical thinking.
- Thought experiments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
- Summary:
- Thought experiments are responsible for several major intellectual revolutions throughout history. Given their importance it is surprising that they are not used more frequently as teaching tools. The history of thought experiments, their applications to disciplines across academia, and their practical classroom uses are examined in this book.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Ch01. Famous Thought Experiments
- Ch02. Time Travel
- Ch03. Mathematics, Infinity, and the Big Bang
- Ch04. Politics
- Ch05. Risk, Odds, Bravery, and Ethics
- Ch06. Identity
- Ch07. Ethics
- Ch08. Meta-Mathematics and Meta-Language
- Conclusion
- References.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 22, 2021).
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-42428-4
- 1-4758-6076-5
- OCLC:
- 1241446690
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