Experimental philosophy, rationalism, and naturalism: rethinking philosophical method

Experimental philosophy is one of the most exciting and controversial philosophical movements today. This book explores how it is reshaping thought about philosophical method. Experimental philosophy imports experimental methods and findings from psychology into philosophy. These fresh resources can be used to develop and defend both armchair methods and naturalist approaches, on an empirical basis. This outstanding collection brings together leading proponents of this new meta-philosophical naturalism, from within and beyond experimental philosophy. They explore how the empirical study of phi.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Rationalism and naturalism in the age of experimental philosophy; The volume: synopsis ; Part I: The armchair and naturalism; 1. The nature of a priori intuitions: analytic or synthetic?; 1 How is a priori knowledge possible?; 2 Analytic-synthetic mistrust; 3 Analyticity; 4 Quine on theories; 5 Analytic Carnap sentences and synthetic Ramsey sentences; 6 The analytic horn of the dilemma; 7 The Canberra plan; 8 The synthetic horn; 9 Intuitions without explanation.

10 A priori tradition11 The problems of philosophy; References; 2. Understanding the question: philosophy and its history; 1 Introduction; 2 Tradition: texts and interpretation; 3 Making sense of philosophical questions; 4 Conclusion; References; 3. Naturalism without metaphysics ; 1 Introduction; 2 Metaphysical naturalism; 3 The Hempel-Chomsky problem for physicalism; 4 Metaphysics saved?; 5 Concluding remarks; References; 4. Philosophical insights and modal cognition; 1 Introduction; 2 Kripke's critique of Kant's pure modal rationalism; 3 Ambitious modal rationalism.

4 Ambitious modal rationalism and …