A Companion to Experimental Philosophy (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)
A Companion to Experimental Philosophy (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy) by Justin Sytsma, Wesley Buckwalter
English | March 28, 2016 | ISBN: 1118661702 | 611 pages | AZW3 | 4.06 MB
English | March 28, 2016 | ISBN: 1118661702 | 611 pages | AZW3 | 4.06 MB
This is a comprehensive collection of essays that explores cutting-edge work in experimental philosophy, a radical new movement that applies quantitative and empirical methods to traditional topics of philosophical inquiry.
- Situates the discipline within Western philosophy and then surveys the work of experimental philosophers by sub-discipline
- Contains insights for a diverse range of fields, including linguistics, cognitive science, anthropology, economics, and psychology, as well as almost every area of professional philosophy today
- Edited by two rising scholars who take a broad and inclusive approach to the field
- Offers a complete introduction for non-specialists and students to the central approaches, findings, challenges, and controversies in experimental philosophy