Abstract
Radical experimentalists argue that we should give up using intuitions as evidence in philosophy. In this paper, I first argue that the studies presented by the radical experimentalists in fact suggest that some intuitions are reliable. I next consider and reject a different way of handling the radical experimentalists' challenge, what I call the Argument from Robust Intuitions. I then propose a way of understanding why some intuitions can be unreliable and how intuitions can conflict, and I argue that on this understanding, both moderate experimentalism and the standard philosophical practice of using intuitions as evidence can help resolve these conflicts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 247-262 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Philosophical Studies |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2008 |
Keywords
- Empirical psychology
- Experimental philosophy
- Experimentalism
- Intuitionism
- Intuitions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy