Desire, Foresight, Intentions, and Intentional Actions: Probing Folk Intuitions

Author: Nadelhoffer, Thomas

Source: Journal of Cognition and Culture, Volume 6, Numbers 1-2, 2006 , pp. 133-157(25)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

A number of philosophers working under the rubric of "experimental philosophy" have recently begun focusing on analyzing the concepts of ordinary language and investigating the intuitions of laypersons in an empirically informed way. In a series of papers these philosophers - who often work in collaboration with psychologists - have presented the results of empirical studies aimed at proving folk intuitions in areas as diverse as ethics, epistemology, free will, and the philosophy of action. In this paper, I contribute to this research program by discussing the results of some new experiments that further probe folk intuitions about the relationship between desire, foresight, intent, intentional action, and moral considerations.

Keywords: FOLK INTUITIONS; MORAL JUDGMENTS; FORESIGHT; INTENTION; INTENTIONAL ACTION

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156853706776931259

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