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Thought Experiments

Topic: PHILOSOPHY & IDEAS

12 questions

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In the trolley problem, what decision is usually considered?
What does the brain-in-a-vat thought experiment question?
In the Ship of Theseus thought experiment, what changes over time?
In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, what do the prisoners mainly see?
In the Ring of Gyges thought experiment, what power does the ring provide?
What is the main question in the experience machine thought experiment?
In Rawls's veil of ignorance, what information is hidden from people choosing social rules?
What is the purpose of Hilary Putnam's twin Earth thought experiment?

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