Peeking into Plato's Heaven
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10706715 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Robert Brown (0000-0002-8947-4821, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1126-1138 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/425940 |
| OpenAlex | W2178853558 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 8 |
Examples of classic thought experiments are presented and some morals drawn. The views of my fellow symposiasts, Tamar Gendler, John Norton, and James McAllister, are evaluated. An account of thought experiments along a priori and Platonistic lines is given. I also cite the related example of proving theorems in mathematics with pictures and diagrams. To illustrate the power of these methods, a possible refutation of the continuum hypothesis using a thought experiment is sketched
A priori and a posteriori · Calculus (dental) · Epistemology · Heaven · Mathematical economics · Theology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · History and Theory of Mathematics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
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| Citations per year | 0.59 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |