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1. Thought experiment: A thought experiment is a hypothetical situation in which a hypothesis, theory, or principle is laid out for the purpose of thinking through its consequences. The ancient Greek δείκνυμι, deiknymi, 'thought experiment', "was the most ancient pattern of mathematical proof", and ... (Hypothetical situation) [100%] 2023-09-04 [Thought experiments] [Calques]...
2. Thought experiment: Thought experiment : A conceptual test of causal relationships between entities of interest, in which various practical complications are stipulated not to be present in order to starkly reveal what appear to be the salient features. [100%] 2023-07-10
3. Thought experiment: A thought experiment (Ger. Gedankenexperiment) is (typically) an experiment that can't, or shouldn't, actually be performed, but that still leads to interesting results or understanding just by its consideration. [100%] 2024-01-21 [Philosophy] [Science]...
4. Blockhead (thought experiment): Blockhead is the name of a theoretical computer system invented as part of a thought experiment by philosopher Ned Block, which appeared in a paper titled "Psychologism and Behaviorism". Block did not name the computer in the paper. (Philosophy) [81%] 2023-11-27 [Theory of computation] [Philosophy of artificial intelligence]...
5. Demon (thought experiment): In thought experiments, philosophers and scientists occasionally imagine entities with special abilities as a way to pose tough intellectual challenges or highlight apparent paradoxes. Examples include: There are other creatures which feature in thought experiments about philosophy. (Thought experiment) [81%] 2023-11-14 [Thought experiments]
6. Big Book (thought experiment): The "Big Book" is a thought experiment developed by Ludwig Wittgenstein about the nature of ethics and the verifiability of ethical knowledge. This account is given by him in an early work, the 1929 Lecture on Ethics, and it matches ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-12-04 [Thought experiments in ethics]
7. Twin Earth thought experiment: Twin Earth is a thought experiment proposed by philosopher Hilary Putnam in his papers "Meaning and Reference" (1973) and "The Meaning of 'Meaning'" (1975). It is meant to serve as an illustration of his argument for semantic externalism, or the ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-12-27 [Internalism and externalism] [Thought experiments in philosophy of mind]...