Expressive Responding, Experimental Philosophy, and Philosophical Expertise
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Abstract The Experimental Philosophy (“X-Phi”) movement applies the methodology of empirical sciences – most commonly psychology to traditional philosophical questions. In its radical, “negative” form, X-Phi uses resulting data cast doubt on reliability common methods, arguing for radical reform methodology. this paper I develop two connected methodological worries about second enterprise. first concerns elicited by questionnaires and other survey methods; recent work in political science suggests that such surveys frequently do not elicit participants’ candid judgements, but rather their expressions certain attitudes identifications. This possibility stymies arguments from experimental a overhaul builds L.A. Paul Kieran Healy concerning social methodology, applying it use those methods X-Phi. It design where treatment investigated is “transformative” one; since education plausibly one treatment, any claim apparent differences between judgements philosophers ordinary folk has implications
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عنوان ژورنال: Review of Philosophy and Psychology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1878-5158', '1878-5166']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-023-00686-w