Thought experiment

Thought experiments are mental concepts or hypotheses, often resembling riddles, which are used by philosophers and scientists as simple ways of

From "Thompson's violinist" to the "Experience Machine," these thought experiments will throw your mind for a loop.

Think of your life as a house, with a specific purpose for each room

A weird thought experiment has shaken up the world of quantum physics by calling into question our assumptions about how the world works.

In philosophy, the brain in a vat (BIV; alternately known as brain in a jar) is a scenario used in a variety of thought experiments intended to draw out certain features of human conceptions of knowledge, reality, truth, mind, consciousness, and meaning. So what happens when the BIV reads, understands and quotes Descartes? With #transhumanist applications close at hand the BIV thought experiments might soon be more related to science than to fiction.

The classic trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics about a scenario where an onlooker has the choice to save 5 people or 1 person.

Psychology Facts

Philosopher Robert Nozick's experiment machine thought experiment shows that we don’t just want the perception of experiences; we want to act and live out those experiences. Our physical bodies and actions are essential to the lives we want to live. And we need them in order to understand and practice morality.