Experimental Philosophy of Science

Experimental Philosophy of Science and Philosophical Differences across the Sciences

“…The traditional literature-based methods that we have in mind are ones where the philosopher engages very deeply with a subset of the scientific literature, especially literature which she deems relevant and read in depth. AsMachery (2016) explains, bibliometric and cliometric techniques provide philosophers with other ways of exploring scientific literatures.…”

Scientists’ attitudes on science and values: Case studies and survey methods in philosophy of science

“…Some case studies may be based upon only a few publications, while others reference archive materials and biographies of leading actors. And while quantitative data and methods of analysis can be used in conjunction with case studies (Morgan, 2012, p. 688), such an approach is rare in philosophy of science (Machery, 2016).…”

Applying Experimental Philosophy to Investigate Economic Concepts: Choice, Preference, and Nudge

“…Experimental philosophy (X-phi) of science is a relatively new approach that aims to overcome this problem. Specifi cally, it uses survey-experimental instruments to generate data about scientists' judgments on conceptual issues, in a hypotheses-oriented and controlled fashion, thereby complementing or confronting the kinds of evidence mentioned here regarding how scientists understand and use particular concepts ( Griffi ths and Stotz, 2008 ;Machery, 2016 ). Until very recently, experimental philosophy has not been much applied in the philosophy of science, despite its popularity in other fi elds of philosophy.…”