MM006||思想实验

Thought experiments can be defined as “devices of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things.” Many disciplines, such as philosophy and physics, make use of thought experiments to examine what can be known. In doing so, they can open up new avenues for inquiry and exploration. Thought experiments are powerful because they help us learn from our mistakes and avoid future ones. They let us take on the impossible, evaluate the potential consequences of our actions, and re-examine history to make better decisions. They can help us both figure out what we really want, and the best way to get there.

"A thought experiment is a device with which one performs an intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential consequents (or antecedents) for a designated antecedent (or consequent)" (Yeates, 2004, p. 150).

最有名的思想实验就是薛定谔的猫了，这是一个在生活中无法真正实现的实验，只能发挥想象力来实现。在哲学等领域，思想实验的应用更为广泛。

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1，薛定谔的猫

2，忒修斯之船

3，物理实验：比如无摩擦力的实验环境

4，电车难题

5，众多悖论

生活中因为受制于时间精力等，总有无法身体力行的事情，我们可以通过思维来实现。我们通过思维模拟未来进展，判断事情的走势，以做出更好的判断和决策。通过已知来了解未知。