My Favorite Thought Experiments

Hans Christian Ørsted coined the German term Gedankenexperiment (transl. thought experiment) in 1812

The Trolly Problem

Achilles and the tortoise

Mary the Colorblind Neuroscientist

The Experience Machine

Swampman

Thompson’s violinist

The ticking time bomb

The problem of Theseus’ ship

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