Experimental Philosophy: Taking the Search for Wisdom to the Streets
By Sandy Son Posted in Blog on September 22, 2011 0 Comments 1 min read
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David Manconi from Stanford Magazine reports on a new approach to philosophy:

Knobe is one of the leading lights of a new field called experimental philosophy, or “x-phi” for short. These scholars use the tools of social science—they devise questionnaires, go out and conduct surveys, gather data—and then try to figure out what philosophical truths they reveal. At times, experimental philosophy looks no different than social psychology. (It is perhaps telling that Knobe has office space in both the philosophy and psychology departments at Yale.) It’s a lot more likely than conventional philosophy to be a collaborative effort, too.

Read the full article here.


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