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May 12, 2015thought experiments

The Art of Thought Experiments

Some artistic representations of classic thought experiments. ArtDerek ParfitDescartesevil demonfrank jacksongrueLaPlacenelson goodmanPhilosophythought experimentsWilliam Lycan

August 16, 2010cognition, epistemology, imagination, philosophy of science, thought experiments, timothy williamson

Timothy Williamson in the NYT

Here’s a Timothy Williamson piece in the NYT. Constraining imagination by knowledge does not make it redundant. We rarely know an explicit formula that tells us what to do in a complex situation. We have to work out what to do by thinking through the possibilities in ways that are simultaneously imaginative and realistic, and…