Empirical Data and Philosophical Theorizing (EDPT)

We will review recent literature discussing (a) the empirical evidence for philosophical theories; (b) the conditions of adequacy for philosophically relevant mental experiments.

 

1st Semester

 

Due to schedule constraints the group will not be meeting regularly during

the first semester. Please contact the convenor for more information.

 

Papers discussed:

Kirk Ludwig: The Epistemology of Thought Experiments: First Person versus

Third Person Approaches. Midwest Studies in Philosophy, XXXI, 2007.

 

Angel Pinillos: Knowledge, Experiments and Practical Interests. Forthcoming in New Essays On Knowledge Ascriptions (Eds. Jessica Brown and MIkkel Gerken). Oxford University Press.

 

2nd Semester

 

Please contact the convenor for more information

 

Papers discussed:

 

Jonathan Ichikawa: Experimental Philosophy and A Priority (ms.)

 

Antti Kauppinen: The Rise and Fall of Experimental Philosophy. Philosophical Explorations, Vol. 10, No. 2, June 2007.

 

Joshua Knobe: Experimental Philosophy and Philosophical Significance. Philosophical Explorations: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Mind and Action, 10:2, 2007.

 

K. Peng & R.E. Nisbett: Culture, Dialectics and Reasoning about Contradictions. 

American Psychologist, 54, 1999.

 

Y.T Lee, D.Y.F. Ho, S. F. Chan and K.Peng & R.E. Nisbett's discussion in American Psychologist, 2000.

 

New Convenor after Easter: Laura Pérez

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