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What if humans aren't the most intelligent form of life on this planet?
// Jonathon Keats – Experimental Philosopher, Artist & Writer, Smithsonian InstitutionJonathon Keats takes philosophical ideas and puts them into the world – as an experimental philosopher, artist and writer. He has screened travel documentaries for houseplants, appointed slime molds as visiting scholars, and built a clock that ticks to the growth of thousand-year-old trees.
// At #Waterkant26, Jonathon brings three projects: a panel on curiosity – how do you ask a truly good question? A workshop inviting participants to imagine beings that go beyond the human. And his latest project: a tidal clock connecting Kiel and San Francisco through the language of the ocean.
18 – 19 June 2026 // Waterkant Festival - MFG5 Kiel // GET YOUR TICKETS NOW:
https://www.talque.com/go/waterkant-festival-2026/acLVSX2j1VHLqMuRtTn0/shop#experimentalphilosophy #futuresthinking #curiosity #art #science #waterkant26 #SistersCity #kiel #sanfrancisco
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What if humans aren't the most intelligent form of life on this planet?
// Jonathon Keats – Experimental Philosopher, Artist & Writer, Smithsonian InstitutionJonathon Keats takes philosophical ideas and puts them into the world – as an experimental philosopher, artist and writer. He has screened travel documentaries for houseplants, appointed slime molds as visiting scholars, and built a clock that ticks to the growth of thousand-year-old trees.
// At #Waterkant26, Jonathon brings three projects: a panel on curiosity – how do you ask a truly good question? A workshop inviting participants to imagine beings that go beyond the human. And his latest project: a tidal clock connecting Kiel and San Francisco through the language of the ocean.
18 – 19 June 2026 // Waterkant Festival - MFG5 Kiel // GET YOUR TICKETS NOW:
https://www.talque.com/go/waterkant-festival-2026/acLVSX2j1VHLqMuRtTn0/shop#experimentalphilosophy #futuresthinking #curiosity #art #science #waterkant26 #SistersCity #kiel #sanfrancisco
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"a movement that is blurring the lines between philosophy and psychology. This new approach, called experimental philosophy, aims to apply the practical tools and findings of the cognitive sciences to philosophical problems"
https://thenewjournalatyale.com/2012/04/we-started-the-fire/
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"a movement that is blurring the lines between philosophy and psychology. This new approach, called experimental philosophy, aims to apply the practical tools and findings of the cognitive sciences to philosophical problems"
https://thenewjournalatyale.com/2012/04/we-started-the-fire/
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"a movement that is blurring the lines between philosophy and psychology. This new approach, called experimental philosophy, aims to apply the practical tools and findings of the cognitive sciences to philosophical problems"
https://thenewjournalatyale.com/2012/04/we-started-the-fire/
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"a movement that is blurring the lines between philosophy and psychology. This new approach, called experimental philosophy, aims to apply the practical tools and findings of the cognitive sciences to philosophical problems"
https://thenewjournalatyale.com/2012/04/we-started-the-fire/
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"a movement that is blurring the lines between philosophy and psychology. This new approach, called experimental philosophy, aims to apply the practical tools and findings of the cognitive sciences to philosophical problems"
https://thenewjournalatyale.com/2012/04/we-started-the-fire/
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There are three new calls on the X-Phi Blog: »6th European Experimental Philosophy Conference«, »Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Linguistic Justice«, and »The Armchair on Trial«. Read more at https://xphi.net! #philosophy #xphi #experimentalphilosophy
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There are three new calls on the X-Phi Blog: »6th European Experimental Philosophy Conference«, »Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Linguistic Justice«, and »The Armchair on Trial«. Read more at https://xphi.net! #philosophy #xphi #experimentalphilosophy
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There are some new calls and announcements on the X-Phi Blog! Take a look at https://xphi.net/! #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy
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🧵This week I'm posting about presentations from two cool events (over on Twitter): https://x.com/byrd_nick/status/1943219893291164057
What are the events?
(1) The 1st Experimental Argument Analysis workshop
(2) The 5th European #ExperimentalPhilosophy #Conference#cogSci #xPhi #Linguistics #Psychology #Logic #edu #teaching
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🧵This week I'm posting about presentations from two cool events (over on Twitter): https://x.com/byrd_nick/status/1943219893291164057
What are the events?
(1) The 1st Experimental Argument Analysis workshop
(2) The 5th European #ExperimentalPhilosophy #Conference#cogSci #xPhi #Linguistics #Psychology #Logic #edu #teaching
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Today, our third and last group of students presents their coursework: Read about »The Perception of Civil Disobedience« on the X-Phi Blog! #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy #civildisobedience https://xphi.net/2025/01/09/teaching-experimental-philosophy-to-beginners-part-4/
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Might have made square postcards and stickers for the X-Phi Blog. Hit me up if you want some! #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy
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Today, another group of students presents their coursework. This time, it’s all about Peter Singer and »The Perception of the Moral Obligation to Help Others«. Read all about it on the X-Phi Blog! https://xphi.net/2025/01/03/teaching-experimental-philosophy-to-beginners-part-3/ #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy
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Last year, I taught an introduction to X-Phi for bloody beginners. Now, two of them present their work: Read about the »Perception of Responsibility in Accidents Involving Autonomous and Human-Controlled Vehicles« on the X-Phi Blog! Also, I bet they’d love to get a comment or two from readers... https://xphi.net/2025/01/02/teaching-experimental-philosophy-to-beginners-part-2/ #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy
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New year, new calls! Find calls for »Method and Convergence 2025« as well as for »The Many Faces of Expertise« on the X-Phi Blog. https://xphi.net/ #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy #expertise #convergence
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The X-Phi Blog had more than 4,500 views in 2024. Want to know what else was happening? Take a look at »The 2024 X-Phi Blog Recap«! https://xphi.net/2024/12/31/the-2024-x-phi-blog-recap/ #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy
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Finally, I found the time to create a header for the X-Phi Blog. Check it out, together with the latest calls and some exciting posts by Josh Knobe! https://xphi.net #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy
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The time has come; the next European X-Phi Conference will take place at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, in July 2025! Emma Borg, Susan Gelman, Nat Hansen, and Joshua Knobe are confirmed as keynote speakers. https://xphi.net/2024/12/03/call-5th-european-experimental-philosophy-conference/ #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Brief Changes to the Situation Don’t Have Much Impact on Judgments« https://xphi.net/2024/11/24/brief-changes-to-the-situation-dont-have-much-impact-on-judgments/ #philosophy #experimentalphilosophy #xphi
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Call: ›EPITHETS & STAL-2025 Workshop‹«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/11/05/call-epithets-stal-2025-workshop/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Call: ›The Puzzle of Social Behavior – Game Theory and Beyond‹«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy #gametheory https://xphi.net/2024/11/05/call-the-puzzle-of-social-behavior-game-theory-and-beyond/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Talk: ›Maximize Expressivity!‹ (Nicolás Lo Guercio)«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/11/04/talk-maximize-expressivity-nicolas-lo-guercio/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Workshop: ›Methodological Trends and Challenges in Contemporary Philosophy‹«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/10/23/workshop-methodological-trends-and-challenges-in-contemporary-philosophy/
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Pills often feature in thought experiments to eliminate the difficulty of one of the response options. Example: It's hard to [X] in reality, but suppose you could [X] by taking a pill. Would you take the pill?
I got curious about whether people find it so easy to take pills. Apparently not.
In this meta-analysis, #medication non-adeherence was more than 40%: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044987
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Pills often feature in thought experiments to eliminate the difficulty of one of the response options. Example: It's hard to [X] in reality, but suppose you could [X] by taking a pill. Would you take the pill?
I got curious about whether people find it so easy to take pills. Apparently not.
In this meta-analysis, #medication non-adeherence was more than 40%: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044987
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Talk: ›In the Thick of It‹ (Matteo Colombo and Giovanni Cassani)«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/10/10/talk-in-the-thick-of-it-matteo-colombo-and-giovanni-cassani/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Call: ›Agency and Intentions in Language‹«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/10/01/call-agency-and-intentions-in-language/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Workshop: ›XPHI UK Work in Progress Workshop Series‹«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/09/21/workshop-xphi-uk-work-in-progress-workshop-series-2/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Talk: ›Slurs Across Syntactic Realizations‹ (Bianca Cepollaro, Filippo Domaneschi, and Isidora Stojanovic)«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/09/21/talk-slurs-across-syntactic-realizations-bianca-cepollaro-filippo-domaneschi-and-isidora-stojanovic/
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The X-Phi Blog’s resources page has gotten a makeover and update. Take a look and let me know if you miss any links or books! #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/resources/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Hot Off The Press: ›Experimental Philosophy for Beginners‹«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/09/02/hot-off-the-press-experimental-philosophy-for-beginners/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Faces of X-Phi: Ivar Rodríguez Hannikainen«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/08/21/faces-of-x-phi-ivar-rodriguez-hannikainen/
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Mary's Cartesian Demon Room - #ExperimentalPhilosophy
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Hot Off The Press: ›Experiments in Moral and Political Philosophy‹«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/07/29/hot-off-the-press-experiments-in-moral-and-political-philosophy/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »The Folk Concept of Luck« by Mario Attie-Picker. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/07/21/the-folk-concept-of-luck/
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New on the X-Phi Blog: »Hot Off The Press: ›Priority of Needs?‹«. #xphi #experimentalphilosophy #philosophy https://xphi.net/2024/07/09/hot-off-the-press-priority-of-needs/
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My colleague calls me on the phone. They ask whether I know which grade Student X got for their midterm exam. I say: "Yes I do! I'll look it up for you immediately."
Did I just contradict myself?
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Another study finds honesty is more than just truthfulness.
Makes sense: you can mislead or even conceal with only true information (e.g., if you do not include *all* the true information).
The final study of this paper confirms: the “communicative elements of honesty [include not just] truthful speech [but] not concealing or misrepresenting”.
https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672231195355
#ethics #psychology #xPhi #experimentalPhilosophy #law #xJur #experimentalJurisprudence #moralPsych
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There's a #debate in #ExperimentalPhilosophy (#xPhi) about whether #intuitions about philosophical thought experiments are "stable" (vs. manipulable).
Some (e.g., @xphilosophy) seem convinced of stability—e.g., because some replications of instability results and new experiments find #pValues > 0.05.
Alexander & Weinberg express a different view (https://philpapers.org/rec/ALEPMP). I agree that the debate needs parties to agree on a smallest effect size of interest.
Page images attached.
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There's a #debate in #ExperimentalPhilosophy (#xPhi) about whether #intuitions about philosophical thought experiments are "stable" (vs. manipulable).
Some (e.g., @xphilosophy) seem convinced of stability—e.g., because some replications of instability results and new experiments find #pValues > 0.05.
Alexander & Weinberg express a different view (https://philpapers.org/rec/ALEPMP). I agree that the debate needs parties to agree on a smallest effect size of interest.
Page images attached.
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There's a #debate in #ExperimentalPhilosophy (#xPhi) about whether #intuitions about philosophical thought experiments are "stable" (vs. manipulable).
Some (e.g., @xphilosophy) seem convinced of stability—e.g., because some replications of instability results and new experiments find #pValues > 0.05.
Alexander & Weinberg express a different view (https://philpapers.org/rec/ALEPMP). I agree that the debate needs parties to agree on a smallest effect size of interest.
Page images attached.
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There's a #debate in #ExperimentalPhilosophy (#xPhi) about whether #intuitions about philosophical thought experiments are "stable" (vs. manipulable).
Some (e.g., @xphilosophy) seem convinced of stability—e.g., because some replications of instability results and new experiments find #pValues > 0.05.
Alexander & Weinberg express a different view (https://philpapers.org/rec/ALEPMP). I agree that the debate needs parties to agree on a smallest effect size of interest.
Page images attached.
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There's a #debate in #ExperimentalPhilosophy (#xPhi) about whether #intuitions about philosophical thought experiments are "stable" (vs. manipulable).
Some (e.g., @xphilosophy) seem convinced of stability—e.g., because some replications of instability results and new experiments find #pValues > 0.05.
Alexander & Weinberg express a different view (https://philpapers.org/rec/ALEPMP). I agree that the debate needs parties to agree on a smallest effect size of interest.
Page images attached.