Experimental Philosophy Society (XPS)

XPS at the Central APA

Here is the line-up for the upcoming XPS meeting at the Central APA.  Thanks, as always, to Jen Wright and Joshua Knobe for putting together such a great session!

Central APA XPS Group Session

Saturday, April 2, 12:15-2:15 p.m.

GV-3. Experimental Philosophy Society 12:15-2:15 p.m.

Chair: TBD

Speakers:

Stephanie Samayoa (Schreiner University) and Adam Feltz (Schreiner University):
“Heuristics, Life Sustaining Treatments, and Paternalism”

Chad Gonnerman (Indiana University–Bloomington), Shane Reuter (University of Evansville), and Jonathan Weinberg (Indiana University–Bloomington): “More Oversensitive Intuitions: Print Fonts and Could Choose Otherwise”

Joe Paxton (Harvard University): “Overriding Moral Intuitions”

Chandra Sripada (University of Michigan–Ann Arbor): “Being the Source of Yourself: Folk Intuitions about Free Will and ‘Ultimate Control’”

Julio Bermúdez (Catholic University of America): “The Empirical Profile of Beauty”

Brian Robinson (CUNY Graduate Center): “The Danger of Data-Driven Theories”

Mark Phelan (Yale University): “Who’s Thinking Boeing’s Thoughts?”

 

XPS at the Pacific APA

Here is the line-up for the upcoming XPS meeting at the Pacific APA.  Thanks, as always, to Jen Wright and Joshua Knobe for putting together such a great session!

Pacific APA XPS Group Session

Saturday Evening, April 23rd

G8C 6:00-9:00pm

Chair:

Maria Baghramian (University College, Dublin)

Speakers:

Mark Alfano (City University of New York–Graduate Center): “An Empirical Investigation of Social Distance Heuristics”

Tania Lombrozo (University of California–Berkeley): “Evidence for Two Concepts of Causation”

William Brady (Georgia State University) & Felipe De Brigard (University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill): “Responsibility and the Principle of Alternative Future Possibilities”

Gunnar Björnsson (Linköpings Universitet): “The Explanation Explanation of Knobe Effects”

Joshua Alexander (Siena College)&  Jonathan M. Weinberg (Indiana University–Bloomington): “Thin Versus Substantial Conceptions of Intuition: You Can Run but You Cannot Hide”

David Danks (Carnegie Mellon University), Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh), & David Rose (Carnegie Mellon University): “When Is a Raven (Reason) Like a Writing Desk (A Causal Explanation)?”

XPS Mission Statement

The purpose of this society is to support, encourage, and publicize work in the area of academic philosophy known as "experimental philosophy." Experimental philosophy involves the collection of empirical data to shed light on philosophical issues. Therefore, it is expected that the membership of the society will include faculty, students, and interested amateurs not only in philosophy but also in psychology, anthropology, sociology, law, and other related fields. One of the primary goals of XPS is to provide undergraduates and graduate students with the opportunity to meet and discuss their work with junior and senior experimental philosophers. In order to facilitate this, we plan to hold group meetings at the APA at least once per year (but hopefully more).  In addition to helping young researchers break into the field, we also hope to organize some free standing conferences and workshops that will provide the experimental philosophy community with additional opportunities to share their work with researchers from other fields and disciplines.