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The Experimental Philosophy Page

This page provides links to information on the new 'experimental philosophy' movement, including reviews of recent research, theoretical critiques, and webpages of people who have worked in the area.

If you are new to experimental philosophy and just want to get a quick sense of what it is all about, the best place to start might be with some of the press coverage (e.g., the New York Times article).

Overviews

Press Coverage

Edited Volume

Theoretical Critiques

Other Websites

Selected papers in experimental philosophy

Cross-Cultural Differences in Intuitions

Weinberg, J., Nichols, S. and Stich, S. 2001.  “Normativity and Epistemic Intuitions.”  Philosophical Topics, 29, 429-460.

Machery, E., Mallon, R., Nichols, S., and Stich, S. 2004.  “Semantics, Cross-Cultural Style.”  Cognition, 92, B1-B12.

Responsibility, Determinism, and Lay Intuitions

Woolfolk, R., Doris, J., and Darley, J. forthcoming. “Attribution and Alternate Possibilities: Identification and Situational Constraint as Factors in Moral Cognition.” Cognition.

Nahmias, E., Morris, S., Nadelhoffer, T., and Turner, J. forthcoming. “Is Incompatibilism Intuitive?,” Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

Nichols, S. and Knobe, J. forthcoming. “Moral Responsibility and Determinism: The Cognitive Science of Folk Intuitions.” Nous.

Folk Psychology and Intentional Action

Knobe, J. forthcoming. “The Concept of Intentional Action: A Case Study in the Uses of Folk Psychology.”  Philosophical Studies.

Nadelhoffer, T. forthcoming. “Bad acts, blameworthy agents, and intentional actions: Some problems for juror impartiality.” Philosophical Explorations.

People who have done research in experimental philosophy

Note that the phrases in parentheses refer to the area in which each philosopher has done experimental philosophy research (though this often is not the area in which that philosopher has done most of his or her philosophical work). Please don't hesitate to email me if you have done any such research yourself and would like to be added to this list.