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Thought Experiments against Materialism

Physicists and philosophers have relied on thought experiments for thousands of years. But how can we know that the conclusions of thought experiments are correct? Learn what Leibniz' "giant head" and Searle's "Chinese room" can tell us about materialism-and about the potential limits of our own imaginations....

English
  • Originally Aired January 2, 2017
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-Y
  • Created May 10, 2023 by
    Runnerwolf
  • Modified July 28, 2025 by
    jimmygle