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Philosophy

Philosophical Methodology and Thought Experiments

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Albert Einstein famously used thought experiments to develop relativity, a method that originated in philosophy as 'Gedankenexperiment'.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever imagined a scenario to test an idea? That's the heart of philosophical methodology—thought experiments. But can an imaginary scenario really tell us something real about the world?