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Experimental Philosophy - An Introduction - An Introduction

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Informationen zum Autor Joshua Alexander is assistant professor of philosophy at Siena College. He has published in a range of leading journals including Philosophy of Science and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research . Klappentext Experimental philosophy uses experimental research methods from psychology and cognitive science in order to investigate both philosophical and metaphilosophical questions. It explores philosophical questions about the nature of the psychological world - the very structure or meaning of our concepts of things, and about the nature of the non-psychological world - the things themselves. It also explores metaphilosophical questions about the nature of philosophical inquiry and its proper methodology.This book provides a detailed and provocative introduction to this innovative field, focusing on the relationship between experimental philosophy and the aims and methods of more traditional analytic philosophy. Special attention is paid to carefully examining experimental philosophy's quite different philosophical programs, their individual strengths and weaknesses, and the different kinds of contributions that they can make to our philosophical understanding. Clear and accessible throughout, it situates experimental philosophy within both a contemporary and historical context, explains its aims and methods, examines and critically evaluates its most significant claims and arguments, and engages with its critics. Zusammenfassung Experimental philosophy uses experimental research methods from psychology and cognitive science in order to investigate both philosophical and metaphilosophical questions. It explores philosophical questions about the nature of the psychological world - the very structure or meaning of our concepts of things! and about the nature of the non-psychological world - the things themselves. It also explores metaphilosophical questions about the nature of philosophical inquiry and its proper methodology.This book provides a detailed and provocative introduction to this innovative field! focusing on the relationship between experimental philosophy and the aims and methods of more traditional analytic philosophy. Special attention is paid to carefully examining experimental philosophy's quite different philosophical programs! their individual strengths and weaknesses! and the different kinds of contributions that they can make to our philosophical understanding. Clear and accessible throughout! it situates experimental philosophy within both a contemporary and historical context! explains its aims and methods! examines and critically evaluates its most significant claims and arguments! and engages with its critics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Philosophical Intuitions 2. Experimental Philosophy and Philosophical Analysis 3. Experimental Philosophy and the Philosophy of Mind 4. Experimental Philosophy and Philosophical Methodology 5. In Defense of Experimental Philosophy Epilogue Notes References Index ...

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Authors J Alexander, Joshua Alexander, Alexander Joshua
Publisher Polity Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 27.04.2012
 
EAN 9780745649184
ISBN 978-0-7456-4918-4
No. of pages 200
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Philosophy
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day

Philosophie, analytische Philosophie, Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy

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