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- Title
Experimental Philosophy: A Methodological Critique.
- Authors
Woolfolk, Robert L.
- Abstract
This article offers a critique of research practices typical of experimental philosophy. To that end, it presents a review of methodological issues that have proved crucial to the quality of research in the biobehavioral sciences. It discusses various shortcomings in the experimental philosophy literature related to (1) the credibility of self-report questionnaires, (2) the validity and reliability of measurement, (3) the adherence to appropriate procedures for sampling, random assignment, and handling of participants, and (4) the meticulousness of study reporting. It argues that the future standing of experimental philosophy will hinge upon improvements in research methods.
- Subjects
EXPERIMENTAL philosophy; CRITICISM (Philosophy); PHILOSOPHICAL analysis; INDUCTION (Logic); QUALITY (Philosophy); RESEARCH methodology; PHILOSOPHICAL literature
- Publication
Metaphilosophy, 2013, Vol 44, Issue 1/2, p79
- ISSN
0026-1068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/meta.12016