Episode 25: Burning Armchairs (with Joshua Knobe)

Published: June 24, 2013, 8 a.m.

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Josh Knobe, the Michael Corleone of experimental philosophy, joins us to talk about taking philosophy into the lab and the streets.\\xa0\\xa0 We discuss how people moralize everyday concepts like intention, causation, and innateness.\\xa0 Dave wonders if X-phi people are just doing social psychology, and Tamler tries his best to get Josh mad with his critique of Josh\'s experimental work on free will.\\xa0 He might have succeeded but that argument had to be cut a little short this time.\\xa0 We\'ll have to have Josh back for the rematch!\\xa0

Links

Experimental philosophy Anthem [youtube.com]

Experimental Philosophy [fun 3 minute overview, youtube.com]\\xa0

The Experimental Philosophy webpage.\\xa0

Josh Knobe\'s webpage\\xa0

Person as Scientist, Person as Moralist by Joshua Knobe

Philosophy meets the real world\\xa0 [slate.com]\\xa0

In Memoriam: The X-Phi Debate by Tamler Sommers [Philosophers Magazine]\\xa0

Experimental Philosophy and Free Will: An Intervention by Tamler Sommers

Experimental Philosophy [wikipedia.org]\\xa0

Using the Knobe effect as an implicit measure of homophobia: \\xa0Inbar, Y., Pizarro, D.A., Knobe, J., & Bloom, P. (2009).\\xa0Disgust sensitivity predicts intuitive disapproval of gays,\\xa0Emotion, 9,\\xa0435-439.
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Special Guest: Joshua Knobe.

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