Advances in experimental philosophy of science

Advances in experimental philosophy of science / edited by Daniel A. Wilkenfeld and Richard Samuels.

This volume gathers together leading philosophers of science and cognitive scientists from around the world to provide one of the first book-length studies of this important and emerging field. Specific topics considered include learning and the nature of scientific knowledge, the cognitive conseque...

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Other Authors: Wilkenfeld, Daniel A. (Editor), Samuels, Richard (Richard Ian) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
Series:Advances in experimental philosophy.
Subjects:
Science > Philosophy.
Science > Philosophy
Naturwissenschaften
Philosophie
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction, Richard Samuels and Daniel A. Wilkenfeld
  • Part I: Explanation and Understanding
  • 2. Scientific Understanding and the Human Drive to Explain, Elizabeth Kon and Tania Lombrozo
  • 3. The Challenges and Benefits of Mechanistic Explanation in Folk Scientific Understanding, Frank Keil
  • Part II: Theories and Theory Change
  • 4. Information That Boosts Normative Global Warming Acceptance Without Polarization: Toward J. S. Mill's Political Ethology of National Character, Michael Ranney, Matthew Shonman, Kyle Fricke, Lee Nevo Lamprey, and Paras Kumar
  • 5. Science in Vivo: Addressing Philosophical Questions About Science Through the Psychology of Scientific Thought, Andrew Shtulman
  • 6. Intuitive Epistemology: Children's Theory of Evidence, Mark Fedyk, Tamar Kushnir, and Fei Xu
  • Part III: Special Sciences
  • 7. Applying Experimental Philosophy to Investigate Economic Concepts: Choice, Preference, and Nudge, Michiru Nagatsu
  • 8. Scientists' Concepts of Innateness: Evolution or Attraction?, Edouard Machery, Paul Griffiths, Stefan Linquist, and Karola Stotz
  • Part IV: General Considerations
  • 9. Causal Judgment: What Can Philosophy Learn from Experiment? What Can It Contribute to Experiment?, James Woodward
  • Index

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