With Donald Trump now president-elect, many people are concerned that something truly precious and fundamental is under threat. Though Americans disagree about many things, we […] Read More
Tag: Experimental Philosophy
Many of you are probably familiar with the story of Phineas Gage. He was widely regarded as a kind and generous man, but he suffered […] Read More
Photo credit: Tristan Schmurr Lying is an important social and moral category. We react negatively to liars and their lies. But what is it to […] Read More
Thanks to Brad Cokelet and the PEA Soup crew for the invitation to join an illustrious line-up! Earlier this year my first book was published […] Read More
UPDATE!! SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT A SUBSTANTIVE PROPERTY OF FINAL VALUE IS A PHILOSOPHER'S FANTASY (AND THAT EVEN PHILOSOPHERS DON'T TRULY BELIEVE IT). (Sorry for the […] Read More
Here is Eli's discussion of the survey results: Thanks again to everyone who took the emotional responses survey. Below are the cases and response data […] Read More
Philosophers have long debated the nature of happiness, with some saying that happiness is just a certain kind of psychological state and others claiming that […] Read More
Ron Mallon and Shaun Nichols and directing an NEH Summer Institute in Experimental Philosophy this July in Tucson. Details are here: http://epi.arizona.edu/ Applications are due […] Read More
Newman, Lockhart, and Keil recently published their finding that when judging a person’s overall moral goodness or badness across a lifetime, we seem biased toward […] Read More