Philosophy Talk: Experimental Philosophy

Length 54:00
Licensor Philosophy Talk
Producer(s) Ben Manilla Productions
Formats Weekly Program
Topics Education, Literature, Public Affairs
Produced May, 2008
Added to PRX May 9, 2008
 

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Summary:

Where could we use experiments in philosophy?

Website:

http://philosophytalk.org/

Tones:

Engaging, Opinionated, Thoughtful

Description:

Philosophical reasoning relies on intuitions. John Rawls called this method "reflective equilibrium.? But where do we get our data about "intuitions"? John and Ken welcome back Anthony Appiah from Princeton University, author most recently of "Experiments in Ethics." They discuss psychological experiments that determine what people really think.