Description
Book SynopsisThis 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 consequences of exposure to explanations, climate change, and mechanistic reasoning and abstraction. Chapters explore how experimental methods can be applied to questions about the nature of science and show how to fruitfully theorize about the nature and role of science with well-grounded empirical research.
Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Science presents a new direction in the philosophical exploration of science and paves a path for those who might seek to pursue research in experimental philosophy of science.
Trade ReviewThe papers included in this ground-breaking collection, many authored by world class psychologists and philosophers, make a persuasive case that experimental methods can contribute to traditional debates in the philosophy of science as well as opening new domains of inquiry at the cutting edge of the field. * Stephen Stich, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Philosophy & Cognitive Science, Rutgers University, USA *
Though science is often seen as an enterprise that goes against our natural way of thinking, it still takes its root in everyday cognition and concepts. This volume is one of the few to provide original and valuable insights in the cognitive underpinnings of scientific enterprise. * Florian Cova, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva, Switzerland *
Table of Contents1. Introduction,
Richard Samuels & Daniel A. Wilkenfeld Part I: Explanation and Understanding 2. Scientific Understanding and the Human Drive to Explain,
Elizabeth Kon & 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, & 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, & Karola Stotz Part IV: General Considerations 9
. Causal Judgment: What Can Philosophy Learn from Experiment? What Can It Contribute to Experiment?
, James Woodward Index
