Philosophy's New Challenge: Experiments and Intentional Action

Authors: PINILLOS, N. ÁNGEL; SMITH, NICK¹; NAIR, G. SHYAM²; MARCHETTO, PETER³; MUN, CECILEA¹

Source: Mind & Language, Volume 26, Number 1, February 2011 , pp. 115-139(25)

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Abstract:

Experimental philosophers have gathered impressive evidence for the surprising conclusion that philosophers' intuitions are out of step with those of the folk. As a result, many argue that philosophers' intuitions are unreliable. Focusing on the Knobe Effect, a leading finding of experimental philosophy, we defend traditional philosophy against this conclusion. Our key premise relies on experiments we conducted which indicate that judgments of the folk elicited under higher quality cognitive or epistemic conditions are more likely to resemble those of the philosopher. We end by showing how our experimental findings can help us better understand the Knobe Effect.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01412.x

Affiliations: 1: Philosophy Department Arizona State University 2: School of Philosophy University of Southern California 3: Department of Philosophy University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Publication date: 2011-02-01