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Thought experiments are mental concepts or hypotheses, often resembling riddles, which are used by philosophers and scientists as simple ways of illuminating what are usually very dense ideas. Most often, they’re used in more abstract fields like philosophy and theoretical physics, where physical experiments aren’t possible. They serve as some hearty food for thought, but given their complex subject matter, it’s not unusual for even the thought experiment itself to be nearly…

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8 Philosophical Thought Experiments That I Illustrated To Broaden Your Mind | Bored Panda Philosophical Thoughts, Teaching Philosophy, Existence Of God, Thought Experiment, Right And Wrong, Learn Something New, Philosophers, Infp, Undergraduate

I am a philosopher with a background in art (which I studied as an undergraduate). Philosophers use thought experiments, short stories that bring out intuitions. It is often not possible to do these experiments in real life, but by doing them in our heads we can learn something new about the nature of reality, about right and wrong, the existence of God and many other topics.

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Table of ContentsInfinity is VagueThe ‘Infinite Hotel Paradox’The Tricky SolutionWill the ‘Infinite Hotel’ Ever Run Out of Rooms?A Final WordMathematicians and scientists have always been intrigued to unveil the mysteries behind ‘infinity’. The Hilbert’s paradox of an infinite hotel is one such thought experiment that arouses curiosity.Imagine that your boss just asked you to go on an urgent business trip to one of the busiest places in the country. The Hotel Advertisement, First Bus, Interesting Science Facts, Natural Number, Thought Experiment, Odd Numbers, Hotel Management, Science Facts, Business Trip

Table of ContentsInfinity is VagueThe ‘Infinite Hotel Paradox’The Tricky SolutionWill the ‘Infinite Hotel’ Ever Run Out of Rooms?A Final WordMathematicians and scientists have always been intrigued to unveil the mysteries behind ‘infinity’. The Hilbert’s paradox of an infinite hotel is one such thought experiment that arouses curiosity.Imagine that your boss just asked you to go on an urgent business trip to one of the busiest places in the country. The

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