Ørsted, Mach, and the history of ‘thought experiment’

British Journal for the History of Philosophy 30 (5):837-858 (2022)
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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 c...

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10.1080/09608788.2022.2033693

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Eleanor Helms
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Kierkegaard’s account of thought experiment: a method of variation.Eleanor Helms - forthcoming - Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy.

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