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…
Conference: “Experimental Philosophy – Beyond Armchair Philosophy”
The 32nd “Philosophy Conference” of the University of Valladolid’s Department of Philosophy, organized by José V. Hernández-Conde, will take place from May 16 to 17 in Valladolid, Spain. This year’s instalment is all about experimental philosophy. May 16, 9:00–18:30 (UTC+2) May 17, 9:15–14:00 (UTC+2) For more information about the conference, visit https://keama.uva.es/xxxii-philosophy-conference/.
Teaching Experimental Philosophy to Beginners (Part 1)
This term at the University of Oldenburg, Stephan Kornmesser and I are teaching a course for master’s students who had no previous contact with x phi. We decided to try a hands-on approach rather than just discussing results, debates, and ideas from the field. For this purpose, we divided the course into two parts. In…
Workshop: “XPHI UK Work in Progress Workshop Series”
Today, the “XPHI UK Work in Progress Workshop Series,” organized by James Andow and Eugen Fischer, starts. They write: We are delighted to announce the next series of our monthly online workshop devoted to discussion of work in progress in experimental philosophy. The worshop is held via Teams, the second Wednesday of each month, 16:00–18:00…
Talk: “Experimental Philosophy of Law – Biases in Mens Rea Attribution & How to Address Them” (Markus Kneer)
On Wednesday, April 10, from 16:00–18:00 (UTC-5), Markus Kneer will be talking about “Biases in Mens Rea Attribution & How to Address Them” at the University of the Andes (Hemiciclo 001) in Bogotá, Colombia. Markus writes: In this talk I aim to do three things: First, I’ll briefly introduce the new subdiscipline of Experimental Philosophy…
Faces of X-Phi: Joshua Knobe
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 Josh Knobe. The Past (1) How did you…
Hot Off The Press: “Empirische Studien zu Fragen der Bedarfsgerechtigkeit”
Needs are something that fundamentally defines us as human beings. In “Empirische Studien zu Fragen der Bedarfsgerechtigkeit” (Empirical Studies on Questions of Need-Based Distributive Justice) I recap a series of vignette studies that examine the role that needs play in dealing with problems of distributive justice. While needs are often underrepresented in discussions of distributive…
Hot Off The Press: “The Compact Compendium of Experimental Philosophy”
“The Compact Compendium of Experimental Philosophy,” a new entry into the “De Gruyter Reference” series, brings together experimental philosophers from around the globe to provide interested readers with insights into many topics currently researched in X-Phi. See below for the table of contents. Part 1 – The Philosophy of Experimental Philosophy Part 2 – Topics…
Who Complies With Pandemic Health Recommendations?
This text was first published at xphiblog.com on August 8, 2021. It has been slightly updated. Compliance with health recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic is a divisive topic. Some readily accept measures such as social distancing and mask-wearing, while others frontally reject them. What separates those who comply from those who don’t? Is it trust…
The Revolver Case Revisited
This text was first published at xphiblog.com on June 22, 2021. It has been slightly updated. I still remember how I sat on the porch last year, somewhen around April, reading Jonathan’s and Justin’s “Actual Causation and Compositionality” (Livengood and Sytsma 2020) for an upcoming session of X-Phi Under Quarantine, when suddenly – halfway through…