A recent survey of publications in experimental philosophy provides a picture of the field’s growth and range. In “Twenty Years of Experimental Philosophy Research,” published recently in Metaphilosophy, Jincai Li (Normal University) and Xiaozhen Zhu (Guangdong University) take a bibliometric look at X-phi. They write: X-phi has undergone roughly four developmental stages over the past two decades, namely, the initiation period (2000–2005), the development period (2006–2010), the expansion period (2011–2015), and the plateau period (2016–2020). Although works in the first period had paved the way for later development of this experimental approach to philosophical inquiries, the key umbrella term “experimental philosophy” did not come into widespread use until 2006. Since then, it has remained at the center of heated discussion. Over the next fifteen years or so, x-phi evolved from negative research programs with the slogan of “burning the armchair” to the more positive and interdisciplinary projects that embrace more armchairs, becoming a fascinating part of the broad enterprise of cognitive science.
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Loyal Democrats say layoffs at NGP VAN and EveryAction by the company’s new private equity owners could hobble the party.
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The French government’s latest retirement reform had been anticipated for several months by political and labour organisations. Announced on 10 January 2023 by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, it is part of a larger plan aiming to destroy the retirement system created by communist and unionist Ambroise Croizat in the aftermath of World War II. […]
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By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Somewhere between the first and second times I heard someone say “weaponize,” this term and its derivatives—“weaponizing,” “weaponization,” and so on—began to repel me. It was the crudity of it, or the way it served as an accusatory dismissal, like “conspiracy theory.” Assert that someone has weaponized a […]
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News presenter claims she was being ‘impartial’ Channel 4 presenter Cathy Newman has failed to apologise after falsely tarring Jeremy Corbyn with the same tax-avoiding brush as Tory front-bencher Nadhim Zahawi. Speaking to right-wing Labour MP Chris Bryant, Newman claimed that Corbyn had been fined for late payment of his taxes, like Zahawi: But in […]
It is already clear enough what the Voice would look like—a powerless advisory body that could be ignored the minute it raised any real demands for change.
The post Voice to parliament won’t stop racist injustice—grassroots movement needed to win change appeared first on Solidarity Online.
Over the past past few years we’ve had to deal with all sorts of new or resurgent evils, including climate catastrophe, Covid and the global assault on democracy. That’s been made harder by the fact that our political leaders (and plenty of their supporters) have either failed to respond effectively, or have actively promoted these […]
An analysis of 86 countries challenges the notion that rising economic prosperity and falling mortality rates march in lockstep.
On 19 December last year, President John Dowsett from the national Native Title Tribunal shamefully ruled in favour of gas giant Santos against Gomeroi native title applicants.
The post Racist native title system approves Santos’ destruction of Gomeroi land appeared first on Solidarity Online.
Anthony Albanese has trumpeted Labor’s efforts to cap coal and gas prices as a solution to soaring power bills.
The post Labor’s price caps won’t stop further power bill shock or mining profits appeared first on Solidarity Online.
Labor will allow coal, gas and other companies to buy their way out of cutting emissions, allowing unlimited use of offsets under newly released details of its “Safeguards Mechanism”.
The post Labor’s announces details of sham offsets scheme for companies appeared first on Solidarity Online.
Anthony Albanese visited PNG in January, but said nothing of the refugees who had been sent to Manus Island in 2013 when he was deputy prime minister in the Rudd Labor government that imprisoned them offshore.
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The 15-month jail sentence handed to climate protester Violet Coco in Sydney in December has drawn outrage.
The post Right to protest under attack as jail sentence for climate protester Violet Coco sparks outcry appeared first on Solidarity Online.
The Australian Electoral Study has released a report after every election for the last 30 years. Its most recent on the 2022 election sheds light on Labor’s victory and current political attitudes.
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The protests in Iran that began following the death of Mahsa Amini in September have now continued for more than 100 days.
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Peru has been rocked by weeks of strikes and protests following the impeachment and arrest of left-wing president Pedro Castillo in December.
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Katharina Kraus, previously associate professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, is now, as of this term, associate professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Professor Kraus works in the history of modern philosophy, especially Kant. She is the author of Kant on Self-Knowledge and Self-Formation: The Nature of Inner Experience (2020), along with several other works. You can browse her writings here and here. (via Steven Gross)
Many Indigenous people are sceptical about the planned Voice to parliament, despite the media focus on its support. Solidarity spoke to Indigenous activists Callum Clayton-Dixon, Suellyn Tighe and Michael Mansell about the problems with the proposal.
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Big Finish have today released a new story based upon the Doctor Who spin-off Class created by Patrick Ness and starring two actors who appeared in the televised series. Original series stars return to Class in the very special limited-edition audio drama, Secret Diary of a Rhodian Prince, released today from Big Finish Productions. The […]
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Open Rights Group welcomes Apple’s move to improve security with its Advanced Data Protection feature for iCloud. The feature allows additional sensitive files, such as photos and notes, to be encrypted in the cloud. The feature has been available to Apple customers in the US using iOS 16.2, and is about to be rolled-out to […]
Montagem da Folha de S.Paulo faz parte de uma série de representações que põe em risco não só a vida de líderes petistas, mas as de milhões de brasileiros.
The post O Brasil do terrorismo verde e amarelo não precisa de mais uma foto que sugere Lula assassinado appeared first on The Intercept.
States across the country are either moving to protect abortion rights or further restrict them.
The ancient horror that feeds on psychic mayhem is back!