James Robert Brown is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

"If thought experiments have extraordinary powers, then they need an extraordinary epistemology. This book is the only serious attempt to provide it."–John Norton, University of PittsburghPraise for the first edition:"Cogent, lively, enthusiastic ... A wonderfully stimultating book, highly rcommended"–CHOICE"I recommend this book to anybody interested in the philosophy of science...a fascinating compendium of these testaments to scientific genius."–David Papineau, Times Higher Education Supplement

• Chapter 1 Illustrations from the laboratory of the mind; Chapter 2 The structure of thought experiments; Chapter 3 Counter thought experiments; Chapter 4 Mathematical thinking; Chapter 5 Seeing the laws of nature; Chapter 6 ::; Chapter 7 Einstein’s brand of verificationism; Chapter 8 Quantum mechanics;

James Robert Brown is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

"If thought experiments have extraordinary powers, then they need an extraordinary epistemology. This book is the only serious attempt to provide it."–John Norton, University of PittsburghPraise for the first edition:"Cogent, lively, enthusiastic ... A wonderfully stimultating book, highly rcommended"–CHOICE"I recommend this book to anybody interested in the philosophy of science...a fascinating compendium of these testaments to scientific genius."–David Papineau, Times Higher Education Supplement

• Chapter 1 Illustrations from the laboratory of the mind; Chapter 2 The structure of thought experiments; Chapter 3 Counter thought experiments; Chapter 4 Mathematical thinking; Chapter 5 Seeing the laws of nature; Chapter 6 ::; Chapter 7 Einstein’s brand of verificationism; Chapter 8 Quantum mechanics;

James Robert Brown is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

"If thought experiments have extraordinary powers, then they need an extraordinary epistemology. This book is the only serious attempt to provide it."–John Norton, University of PittsburghPraise for the first edition:"Cogent, lively, enthusiastic ... A wonderfully stimultating book, highly rcommended"–CHOICE"I recommend this book to anybody interested in the philosophy of science...a fascinating compendium of these testaments to scientific genius."–David Papineau, Times Higher Education Supplement

• Chapter 1 Illustrations from the laboratory of the mind; Chapter 2 The structure of thought experiments; Chapter 3 Counter thought experiments; Chapter 4 Mathematical thinking; Chapter 5 Seeing the laws of nature; Chapter 6 ::; Chapter 7 Einstein’s brand of verificationism; Chapter 8 Quantum mechanics;