Thought Experiments

Chris Edwards, Ed.D is the author of numerous books with Rowman & Littlefield, has presented his original connect-the-dots teaching method through the National Council for Social Studies, and is a frequent contributor to Skeptic magazine. He teaches AP world history and an English course on critical thinking at a public high school in the Midwest.

• IntroductionChapter One. Famous Thought ExperimentsChapter Two. Time TravelChapter Three. Mathematics, Infinity, and the Big BangChapter Four. PoliticsChapter Five.Risk, Odds, Bravery, and EthicsChapter Six. IdentityChapter Seven. EthicsChapter 8. Meta-Mathematics and Meta-LanguageConclusionReferences

In the history and philosophy of science fields one of the most underappreciated aspects of the scientific method is the thought experiment. Almost no one studies it, and yet all scientists conduct thought experiments even when they don’t realize that’s what they’re doing. Chris Edwards new book is the most important work on thought experiments ever written. Every historian and philosopher of science needs to read it, along with educators in general and scientists in particular. Plus, it’s a gripping story about what goes on inside people’s minds!