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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
The Philosophical Enterprise
The Laboratory of the Mind: Thought Experiments

True or False



1

Thought experiments test claims about the logical relations between concepts by helping us determine whether the claims hold universally.
A)True
B)False
2

It is possible to control all the variables in an experiment.
A)True
B)False
3

Thought experiments can provide objective checks on philosophical theories.
A)True
B)False
4

Philosophy looks for subjective truth while science looks for objective truth.
A)True
B)False
5

Conservatism, scope, and fruitfulness are all good ways to measure the adequacy of anexplanation , but not the only ways.
A)True
B)False








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