Thought Experiments: History and Applications for Education
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 aca...
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Book Information
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
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| Publish Date: | 04/14/2021 |
| Pages: | 126 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781475860757 |
| ISBN-10: | 1475860757 |
| Language: | English |
Full Description
Thought experiments do not require a laboratory and need no funding, yet they are responsible for several major intellectual revolutions throughout history. Given their importance, and the way that they immediately engage students, it is surprising that thought experiments are not used more frequently as teaching tools in the academic disciplines. Thought Experiments: History and Applications for Education explains how thought experiments developed and shows how thought experiments can be applied to subjects as varied as theoretical physics, mathematics, politics, personal identity, and ethics. Teachers at all levels and in all disciplines will discover how to use thought experiments effectively in their own classrooms.
