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Thought Experiments


Thought Experiments

History and Applications for Education

von: Chris Edwards

24,99 €

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 14.04.2021
ISBN/EAN: 9781475860764
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 126

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<p><span>Thought experiments do not require a laboratory and need no funding, yet they are responsible for several major intellectual revolutions throughout history. Given their importance, and the way that they immediately engage students, it is surprising that thought experiments are not used more frequently as teaching tools in the academic disciplines. </span><span>Thought Experiments: History and Applications for Education</span><span> explains how thought experiments developed and shows how thought experiments can be applied to subjects as varied as theoretical physics, mathematics, politics, personal identity, and ethics. Teachers at all levels and in all disciplines will discover how to use thought experiments effectively in their own classrooms.</span></p>
<p><span>Thought experiments are responsible for several major intellectual revolutions throughout history. Given their importance it is surprising that they are not used more frequently as teaching tools. The history of thought experiments, their applications to disciplines across academia, and their practical classroom uses are examined in</span><span> </span><span>this book</span><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>Introduction</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter One.</span><span> Famous Thought Experiments</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Two.</span><span> Time Travel</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Three.</span><span> Mathematics, Infinity, and the Big Bang</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Four.</span><span> Politics</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Five.</span><span>Risk, Odds, Bravery, and Ethics</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Six.</span><span> Identity</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Seven.</span><span> Ethics</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 8.</span><span> Meta-Mathematics and Meta-Language</span></p>
<p><span>Conclusion</span></p>
<p><span>References</span></p>
<p><span>Chris Edwards, Ed.D is the author of numerous books with Rowman &amp; Littlefield, has presented his original connect-the-dots teaching method through the </span><span>National Council for Social Studies</span><span>, and is a frequent contributor to </span><span>Skeptic</span><span> magazine. He teaches AP world history and an English course on critical thinking at a public high school in the Midwest.</span></p>

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