Experimental Philosophy
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An account for experimental philosophy - an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of philosophy and psychology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_philosophy#:~:text=Experimental%20philosophy%20is%20an%20emerging,inform%20research%20on%20phi
That’s fair. I was assuming that, e.g., the way people behave on Bluesky is affected by how they see other people behaving on Bluesky - and then that we need research to understand how and why this happens
But you might potentially question that whole premise
But you might potentially question that whole premise
January 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
That’s fair. I was assuming that, e.g., the way people behave on Bluesky is affected by how they see other people behaving on Bluesky - and then that we need research to understand how and why this happens
But you might potentially question that whole premise
But you might potentially question that whole premise
If we actually put someone in a community where 80% of people do something, that fact would deeply influence their behavior
The theoretical question is, why don’t we get that effect from interventions where we just inform someone “80% of people in your community do this”?
The theoretical question is, why don’t we get that effect from interventions where we just inform someone “80% of people in your community do this”?
January 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
If we actually put someone in a community where 80% of people do something, that fact would deeply influence their behavior
The theoretical question is, why don’t we get that effect from interventions where we just inform someone “80% of people in your community do this”?
The theoretical question is, why don’t we get that effect from interventions where we just inform someone “80% of people in your community do this”?
Woah! It’s so interesting to see all of this confirmation from a completely different source. Since your paper is not primarily about what is going on in these specific cases, I totally didn’t think about the significance your results have for these cases in particular
January 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Woah! It’s so interesting to see all of this confirmation from a completely different source. Since your paper is not primarily about what is going on in these specific cases, I totally didn’t think about the significance your results have for these cases in particular
Could you say a little more regarding this point about the Socratic Questionnaires paper? What was the qualitative evidence you got, and how would it be explained by truth/truthfulness entanglement?
January 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Could you say a little more regarding this point about the Socratic Questionnaires paper? What was the qualitative evidence you got, and how would it be explained by truth/truthfulness entanglement?
December 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We find a two-factor solution:
Beliefs vary in whether in:
(a) whether they are aimed at tracking facts in the world
(b) whether they are aimed at expressing your identity
Strikingly, these can vary independently! A single belief can be very high in both
3/
Beliefs vary in whether in:
(a) whether they are aimed at tracking facts in the world
(b) whether they are aimed at expressing your identity
Strikingly, these can vary independently! A single belief can be very high in both
3/
December 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We find a two-factor solution:
Beliefs vary in whether in:
(a) whether they are aimed at tracking facts in the world
(b) whether they are aimed at expressing your identity
Strikingly, these can vary independently! A single belief can be very high in both
3/
Beliefs vary in whether in:
(a) whether they are aimed at tracking facts in the world
(b) whether they are aimed at expressing your identity
Strikingly, these can vary independently! A single belief can be very high in both
3/
- Would you describe the belief by saying “I think…” vs. “I believe…”?
- Does having this belief relate to your membership in a social group?
… and many others
The key question was whether we can identify certain deeper factors underlying all these dimensions
2/
- Does having this belief relate to your membership in a social group?
… and many others
The key question was whether we can identify certain deeper factors underlying all these dimensions
2/
December 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
- Would you describe the belief by saying “I think…” vs. “I believe…”?
- Does having this belief relate to your membership in a social group?
… and many others
The key question was whether we can identify certain deeper factors underlying all these dimensions
2/
- Does having this belief relate to your membership in a social group?
… and many others
The key question was whether we can identify certain deeper factors underlying all these dimensions
2/
Congratulations Justin!!
December 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Congratulations Justin!!
Thanks for continuing the conversation
Their example is: "Professors teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adjunct instructors teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
Their point is that this generic could be true even if it only holds in one specific department at one university
Their example is: "Professors teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adjunct instructors teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
Their point is that this generic could be true even if it only holds in one specific department at one university
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thanks for continuing the conversation
Their example is: "Professors teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adjunct instructors teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
Their point is that this generic could be true even if it only holds in one specific department at one university
Their example is: "Professors teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adjunct instructors teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
Their point is that this generic could be true even if it only holds in one specific department at one university
Thanks for your engagement!
Their example is: "Professors teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adjunct instructors teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
Perhaps my example sounds more normative than theirs? In any case, their key point is that it only holds in a contextually restricted domain
Their example is: "Professors teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adjunct instructors teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
Perhaps my example sounds more normative than theirs? In any case, their key point is that it only holds in a contextually restricted domain
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thanks for your engagement!
Their example is: "Professors teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adjunct instructors teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
Perhaps my example sounds more normative than theirs? In any case, their key point is that it only holds in a contextually restricted domain
Their example is: "Professors teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adjunct instructors teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
Perhaps my example sounds more normative than theirs? In any case, their key point is that it only holds in a contextually restricted domain
You might disagree with their theory, and if so, I’d love to hear your thoughts
Their theory is that there is quantifier domain restriction on generics. A generic can hold for all situations within a contextually specified domain, even if it doesn’t hold outside that domain
Their theory is that there is quantifier domain restriction on generics. A generic can hold for all situations within a contextually specified domain, even if it doesn’t hold outside that domain
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
You might disagree with their theory, and if so, I’d love to hear your thoughts
Their theory is that there is quantifier domain restriction on generics. A generic can hold for all situations within a contextually specified domain, even if it doesn’t hold outside that domain
Their theory is that there is quantifier domain restriction on generics. A generic can hold for all situations within a contextually specified domain, even if it doesn’t hold outside that domain
Core idea:
A generic about X doesn’t have to say anything general about the nature of X. It can say something that holds only in one specific context
But even then, it has to say something that is *stable*. Something that isn’t just a coincidence about how things happened to turn out
A generic about X doesn’t have to say anything general about the nature of X. It can say something that holds only in one specific context
But even then, it has to say something that is *stable*. Something that isn’t just a coincidence about how things happened to turn out
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Core idea:
A generic about X doesn’t have to say anything general about the nature of X. It can say something that holds only in one specific context
But even then, it has to say something that is *stable*. Something that isn’t just a coincidence about how things happened to turn out
A generic about X doesn’t have to say anything general about the nature of X. It can say something that holds only in one specific context
But even then, it has to say something that is *stable*. Something that isn’t just a coincidence about how things happened to turn out