Sorensen, Roy A. - Thought Experiments

This book presents a general theory of thought experiments: what they are; how they work; their virtues and vices. Since my aim is synoptic, a wide corpus of thought experiments has been incorporated. There is a special abundance of examples from ethics and the metaphysics of personal identity because thought experiments in these areas have recently attracted heavy commentary. But the emphasis is on variety, rather than quantity. Thus, the discussion ranges over thought experiments from many disparate fields, from aesthetics to zoology.