Brown, James Robert The laboratory of the mind : thought experiments in the natural sciences / James Robert Brown - 2nd ed. - New York : Routledge, 2011 - x, 226 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Philosophical issues in science . - Philosophical issues in science . Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 9780415996525 041599652X 9780415996532 (pbk.) 0415996538 (pbk.) Subjects--Topical Terms: Physics--PhilosophyThought experimentsQuantum theoryScience--MethodologyRationalism