Search Results - "Thought experiments"

Intuitions over arguments or arguments over intuitions? – An empirical study on Chinese participants.

Authors: Wu, Su Huang, Junwei Zhan, Hao et al.

Source: Philosophical Psychology. May2026, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p1421-1448. 28p.

Subjects: Argument, Intuition, Philosophy methodology, Experimental philosophy, Chinese people, Thought experiments, Cross-cultural studies

Intuitions in epistemic thought experiments east and west: What went wrong?

Authors: Hamdo, Manhal¹ (AUTHOR) manhalhamadu@gmail.com

Source: Asian Philosophy. May2026, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p188-208. 21p.

What should philosophers do with "deceptive" intuition pumps? Restrictionism vs reformism.

Authors: Matsuda, Arata Takeshita, Masashi

Source: Philosophical Psychology. Apr2026, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p780-799. 20p.

Subjects: Thought experiments, Philosophy methodology, Dennett, Daniel Clement, 1942-, Philosophers, Critical thinking, Theory of knowledge

Embodied simulation and knowledge of possibilities.

Authors: Jones, Max Schoonen, Tom

Source: Philosophical Psychology. Feb2026, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p522-546. 25p.

Subjects: Possibility, Epistemics, Imagination, Constraints (Physics), Awareness, Large-scale brain networks, Thought experiments, Phenomenology

Slaying physics demons.

Authors: Falk, Dan (AUTHOR)

Source: New Scientist. 12/13/2025, Vol. 268 Issue 3573/3574, p46-49. 4p. 3 Cartoon or Caricatures.

Subjects: Thought experiments, Entropy, Quantum mechanics, Determinism (Philosophy), Statistical mechanics, Intellect, Thermodynamics, Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879

Mischaracterization reconsidered.

Authors: Horvath, Joachim¹ (AUTHOR) joachim.horvath@rub.de

Source: Inquiry. May2026, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p1916-1955. 40p.

Model-based abductive cognition: What thought experiments teach us.

Authors: Magnani, Lorenzo Arfini, Selene

Source: Logic Journal of the IGPL. Apr2026, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p1-14. 14p.

Simultaneity in Einstein's train-lightning thought experiment: An operational method.

Authors: Kaufman, Richard rdkaufman01@gmail.com

Source: Physics Essays. Sep2025, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p290-296. 7p.

Subjects: Frames of reference (Relativity), Thought experiments, Relative velocity, Special relativity (Physics), Time measurements, Speed of light, Scientific method, Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

Up and down: counterfactual closeness is robust to direction of comparison.

Authors: Doan, Tiffany Denison, Stephanie Friedman, Ori

Source: Cognition & Emotion. Sep2025, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p1301-1311. 11p.

Subjects: Counterfactuals (Logic), Judgment (Psychology), Thought experiments, Intimacy (Psychology), Emotions

A (moderate) skill-based defense of the expertise defense.

Authors: Khalaj, M. Hosein M.A. (AUTHOR)

Source: Philosophical Psychology. Aug2025, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p2788-2818. 31p.

Subjects: Experimental philosophy, Expertise, Thought experiments, Intuition

Swampman goes to the doctor.

Authors: Turner, James Hundertmark, Fabian

Source: Mefisto: Rivista di Medicina Filosofia e Storia. 2025, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p163-182. 20p.

YAPAY ZEKÂNIN 'BİLİNCİ' SORUNUNA YÖNELİK SEARLE'E KARŞI DENNETT SAVUNUSU. (Turkish)

Authors: KİBAR, Sibel DEMİRCİ ÇELİKTAŞOĞLU, Şerife

Source: Academic Journal of Philosophy / Felsefi Düşün; nis2026, Issue 25, p99-123, 25p

Kierkegaard's account of thought experiment: a method of variation.

Authors: Helms, Eleanor¹ (AUTHOR) ehelmszo@calpoly.edu

Source: Inquiry. Feb2026, Vol. 69 Issue 2, p1064-1089. 26p.

Many Bombers of the Principle of Double Effect: An Analysis of Strategic/Terror Bomber Thought Experiment Variants.

Authors: Kłaput, Ignacy¹ (AUTHOR) i.klaput@uw.edu.pl

Source: Acta Analytica. Jun2025, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p279-296. 18p.

A Game of Perspectives: On the Role of Imagination in Thought Experiments.

Authors: Binini, Irene Huemer, Wolfgang Molinari, Daniele

Source: Erkenntnis. Jun2025, Vol. 90 Issue 5, p1865-1889. 25p.

Does harm or disrespect make discrimination wrong? An experimental approach.

Authors: Albertsen, Andreas Hallsson, Bjørn G. Lippert-Rasmussen, Kasper et al.

Source: Philosophical Psychology. May2025, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p1756-1781. 26p.

Subjects: Harm (Ethics), Offensive behavior, Experimental philosophy, Ethics, Thought experiments

Danger signals for untrustworthy thought experiments.

Authors: Tuohimaa, Henri¹ (AUTHOR) henri.tuohimaa@tuni.fi

Source: Metaphilosophy. Apr2025, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p209-224. 16p.

Novel Thought Experiments for Obtaining the Dependence of Capacitance of Parallel Plate Capacitors on Area and Distance.

Authors: Wei, Yajun¹ (AUTHOR) runnerwei@qq.com

Source: Physics Teacher. Apr2026, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p297-299. 3p.

Subjects: Thought experiments, Capacitors, Physical laws, Physics education, Electric capacity, Superposition principle (Physics), Permittivity

The Past of an Electron: Young Popper’s Gedankenexperiment Against the Indeterminacy Relations.

Authors: Giovanelli, Marco¹ (AUTHOR) marco.giovanelli@unito.it

Source: Physics in Perspective. Jun2026, p1-43. 43p.

Modal Luck and Buried Treasure.

Authors: Piedrahita, Oscar A.^1,2 (AUTHOR) oa.piedrahita@gmail.com

Source: Pacific Philosophical Quarterly. Jun2026, Vol. 107 Issue 2, p99-107. 9p.