Eleanor Helms
Biographic Data
| ID | 3891840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eleanor Helms |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eleanor |
| FAMILY NAME | Helms |
| SIGNATURE | HELMS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | California Polytechnic State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Kierkegaard’s account of thought experiment
I argue that Kierkegaard has an account of thought experiment. While his contemporary Ørsted’s contributions to the early history of the concept of ‘thought experiment’ have been recently acknowledged, Kierkegaard’s contributions remain largely unrecognized. I argue that Kierkegaard’s method of ‘imaginary construction’ [Tanke-Experiment] aims at identifying underlying invariants in objects of experience. I outline similarities between Ørsted’s pu…
Thoughtlessness as an Intellectual Vice in Kierkegaard and Aristotle
I examine the Kierkegaardian intellectual vice of thoughtlessness (Tankeløshed) and its opposite, the Aristotelian intellectual virtue of phronēsis, or practical wisdom. I argue that thoughtlessness is primarily an intellectual problem rather than a moral one. My emphasis on intellectual virtue in Kierkegaard contrasts with more typical characterizations of passion, will, and action as Kierkegaard's main concerns and reliance on intellect as an o…
Ørsted, Mach, and the history of ‘thought experiment’
Until recently, leading work on the philosophy of thought experiments mistakenly credited Mach with coining the term. While Ørsted’s prior use has become more widely acknowledged, there remains a consensus that Mach is the true source of the concept as currently understood. I argue that Mach’s view has key features in common with Ørsted’s account. Features of thought experiment emphasized by both Ørsted and Mach include (1) its experimental metho…
Hope and the chaos of imagination in Kant and Kierkegaard
Faith for Kierkegaard is ‘beyond’ reason in some senses but not others. Faith is more specific and more subjective than concepts. On the other hand, Kant claims it is the faculty of reason that motivates us to make sense of anything and enables us to take something teleologically as a task, including faith. I begin from Kant’s account of the artistic genius to show how the faculties of imagination and understanding are related for Kant and how Ki…
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Hope and the chaos of imagination in Kant and Kierkegaard
Faith for Kierkegaard is ‘beyond’ reason in some senses but not others. Faith is more specific and more subjective than concepts. On the other hand, Kant claims it is the faculty of reason that motivates us to make sense of anything and enables us to take something teleologically as a task, including faith. I begin from Kant’s account of the artistic genius to show how the faculties of imagination and understanding are related for Kant and how Ki…
Ørsted, Mach, and the history of ‘thought experiment’
Until recently, leading work on the philosophy of thought experiments mistakenly credited Mach with coining the term. While Ørsted’s prior use has become more widely acknowledged, there remains a consensus that Mach is the true source of the concept as currently understood. I argue that Mach’s view has key features in common with Ørsted’s account. Features of thought experiment emphasized by both Ørsted and Mach include (1) its experimental metho…
Thoughtlessness as an Intellectual Vice in Kierkegaard and Aristotle
I examine the Kierkegaardian intellectual vice of thoughtlessness (Tankeløshed) and its opposite, the Aristotelian intellectual virtue of phronēsis, or practical wisdom. I argue that thoughtlessness is primarily an intellectual problem rather than a moral one. My emphasis on intellectual virtue in Kierkegaard contrasts with more typical characterizations of passion, will, and action as Kierkegaard's main concerns and reliance on intellect as an o…
Kierkegaard’s account of thought experiment
I argue that Kierkegaard has an account of thought experiment. While his contemporary Ørsted’s contributions to the early history of the concept of ‘thought experiment’ have been recently acknowledged, Kierkegaard’s contributions remain largely unrecognized. I argue that Kierkegaard’s method of ‘imaginary construction’ [Tanke-Experiment] aims at identifying underlying invariants in objects of experience. I outline similarities between Ørsted’s pu…
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence (3 works) · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (3 works) · Physics (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (2 works) · Action (physics) (1 work)