
The new field of experimental philosophy has emerged as the methods of psychological science have been brought to bear on traditional philosophical issues. Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy is the place to go to see outstanding new work in the field. It features papers by philosophers, papers by psychologists, and papers co-authored by people in both disciplines. The series heralds the emergence of a truly interdisciplinary field in which people from different disciplines are working together to address a shared set of questions. This fourth volume showcases the growing depth and breadth of the field. Epistemology and moral psychology have been important foci of past work in experimental philosophy, and the contributions in this volume attest to the ways in which empirical methods are being used to add nuance to previous claims, both theoretical and empirical. Alongside this progress on familiar topics, we see an expansion to new areas in mind and metaphysics, with studies exploring how people typically conceptualize different aspects of mind and different kinds of minds, including the extension of agentive modes of thinking well beyond the mental. The volume concludes where the field began: with explicit attention to philosophical methodology, and the ways in which empirical results can inform philosophical debates.
This volume investigates how empirical methods from psychological science can be applied to traditional philosophical inquiries to refine theoretical and empirical claims. The editors curate a collection of interdisciplinary research from philosophers and psychologists, aiming to demonstrate the maturation of experimental philosophy as a rigorous field of study. The text argues that empirical data provides necessary nuance to long-standing philosophical debates while simultaneously expanding the scope of inquiry into new domains of mind and metaphysics.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this series as a primary venue for current research in the intersection of philosophy and cognitive science. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for scholars and advanced students familiar with both philosophical and psychological terminology.
Page Count:
400
Publication Date:
2021-01-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10:
0192671030
ISBN-13:
9780192671035
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