Intuitions in physics

Tallant, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s11229-012-0113-z

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“…Tallant () conducted a survey of the use of “intuition” in physics journals. His figures show that between 2001 and 2011 the proportion of papers using the words “intuition,” “intuitive,” “intuitively,” “counter‐intuitive,” and “counter‐intuitively” in five physics journals steadily increased, from 7.44 percent to 9.25 percent .…”

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How “Intuition” Exploded

Andow

2015

Metaphilosophy

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Recent decades have seen a surge in interest in metaphilosophy. In particular there has been an interest in philosophical methodology. Various questions have been asked about philosophical methods. Are our methods any good? Can we improve upon them? Prior to such evaluative and ameliorative concerns, however, is the matter of what methods philosophers actually use. Worryingly, our understanding of philosophical methodology is impoverished in various respects. This article considers one particular respect in which we seem to be missing an important part of the picture. While it is a received wisdom that the word "intuition" has exploded across analytic philosophy in recent decades, the article presents evidence that the explosion is apparent across a broad swathe of academia (and perhaps beyond). It notes various implications for current methodological debates about the role of intuitions in philosophy.

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How “Intuition” Exploded

Andow

2015

Metaphilosophy

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“…The second important step, in this regard, is made by Tallant (), who considers the use of intuition talk in another academic discipline. Tallant examines intuition talk in physics and makes the following observations.…”

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How Distinctive Is Philosophers’ Intuition Talk?

Andow

2015

Metaphilosophy

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Abstract:The word "intuition" is one frequently used in philosophy. It is often assumed that the way in which philosophers use the word, and others like it, is very distinctive. This claim has been subjected to little empirical scrutiny, however. This article presents the first steps in a qualitative analysis of the use of intuition talk in the academy. It presents the findings of two preliminary empirical studies. The first study examines the use of intuition talk in spoken academic English. The second examines the use of intuition talk in written academic English. It considers what these studies tell us about the distinctiveness of philosophical language and methods and considers some implications for evaluative and ameliorative methodology.

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“…Experts in physics are described as having good 'physical intuition' (Larkin, McDermott, Simon, & Simon, 1980, p. 1335, and there are similar references to 'biological intuition' (Jansen, 2001, p. 119;Ragan & Chan, 2013;Slatkin, 1974, p. 219) and 'chemical intuition' (Catlow, 2013;Keserű, Soós, & Kappe, 2014). A survey of papers published in physics journals between 2001 and 2010 found that the percentage of studies that used the words 'intuition', 'intuitive' or 'counter-intuitive' varied between 7 and 9% (Tallant, 2013(Tallant, , p. 2966.…”

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Intuition and insight: two concepts that illuminate the tacit in science education

Brock

2015

Studies in Science Education

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Intuitions in physics

Cited by 17 publications

References 32 publications

How “Intuition” Exploded

How “Intuition” Exploded

How Distinctive Is Philosophers’ Intuition Talk?

Intuition and insight: two concepts that illuminate the tacit in science education

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