“Experimental Philosophy for Beginners”, a new entry into the Springer Graduate Texts in Philosophy series, just hit the shelves. It provides an essential extension of x-phi-tailored introductions to methods and guides readers through the whole research process using different case studies. The book offers online materials so readers can immediately apply what they have read….
In our “Faces of X-Phi” series, experimental philosophers from all around the globe answer nine questions about the past, present, and future of themselves and the field. Who would you like to see here in the future? Just leave a suggestion in the comments! Today, we present Ivar Rodríguez Hannikainen. The Past (1) How did…
“Experiments in Moral and Political Philosophy”, a new entry into the Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory series, edited by Hugo Viciana, Antonio Gaitán, and Fernando Aguiar, comprises 17 chapters. See below for the table of contents. Part 1 – Methods and Foundations Part 2 – Normative Ethics and Legal and Political Philosophy Part…
Members of the interdisciplinary research group “Need-Based Justice and Distribution Procedures”, funded by the German Research Foundation, have summarized the results of more than six years of research in the volume “Priority of Needs? An Informed Theory of Need-Based Justice”, edited by Bernhard Kittel and Stefan Traub. The research group’s mission statement reads: The objective…
Volume 5 of the “Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy”, edited by Joshua Knobe and Shaun Nichols, just hit the shelves! It comprises a total of 16 chapters on no less than 480 pages. See below for the table of contents. Literature Knobe, Joshua, and Shaun Nichols (eds.) (2024): Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy. Volume 5….
The Experimental Philosophy Society will host a session at the Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association in New York, which takes place from January 8 to 11, 2025. Papers or extended abstracts can be submitted until July 5. The call reads: The Experimental Philosophy Society (XPS) will host a 3-hour session on the…
On Monday, June 10, from 18:00–20:00 (UTC+2), Pascale Willemsen will be talking about “In Praise of Praise” at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. Pascale writes: Philosophers claim that an agent’s moral responsibility can come in two variations: A blameworthy agent deserves blame, and a praiseworthy agent deserves praise. It is also widely accepted that a…
In our “Faces of X-Phi” series, experimental philosophers from all around the globe answer nine questions about the past, present, and future of themselves and the field. Who would you like to see here in the future? Just leave a suggestion in the comments! Today, we present Kevin Tobia. The Past (1) How did you…
The Society for Philosophy of Causation’s second meeting will be held at the University of Göttingen, Germany, from July 19 to 21. The society’s first meeting was held last year at Kyoto University, Japan, where the society was also founded. While the initial deadline (April 23) has already passed, I was told that submissions will…
The 4th European Experimental Philosophy Conference, organized by Izabela Skoczeń, Tomasz Żuradzki, Piotr Bystranowski, Bartosz Janik, Maciej Próchnicki, and Vilius Dranseika, will take place from May 30 to July 2 at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. On May 30, there’s a pre-conference symposium on “LLMs for xPhi”. The conference program from May 31 to June…