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'''Gedankenexperiment''' or '''thought experiment''' is a device of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thought Experiments|publisher=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|date=Jul 29, 2011|accessdate=Mar 03, 2013|url=http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thought-experiment/}}</ref> | '''Gedankenexperiment''' or '''thought experiment''' is a device of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thought Experiments|publisher=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|date=Jul 29, 2011|accessdate=Mar 03, 2013|url=http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thought-experiment/}}</ref> | ||
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| + | == Thought Experiments in Ethics == | ||
| + | In [[ethics]], thought experiments are often used to exclude irrelevant details in order to effectively isolate the particular responses elicited by principles or ideas under scrutiny that should help to guide the behavior of human beings. | ||
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Revision as of 23:38, June 21, 2014
Gedankenexperiment or thought experiment is a device of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things.[1]
Thought Experiments in Ethics
In ethics, thought experiments are often used to exclude irrelevant details in order to effectively isolate the particular responses elicited by principles or ideas under scrutiny that should help to guide the behavior of human beings.
References
- ↑ Thought Experiments. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Jul 29, 2011). Retrieved on Mar 03, 2013.