Abstract
In this paper, we reply to Tom Sorell’s criticism of our engagement with the history of philosophy in our book, The Theory and Practice of Experimental Philosophy. We explain why our uses of the history of philosophy are not undermined by Sorell’s criticism and why our position is not threatened by the dilemma Sorell advances. We argue that Sorell has mischaracterized the dialectical context of our discussion of the history of philosophy and that he has mistakenly treated our use of the history of philosophy as univocal, when in fact we called on the history of philosophy in several different ways in our text.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 635-647 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | British Journal for the History of Philosophy |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - May 4 2019 |
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Keywords
- Experimental philosophy
- Tom Sorell
- history of philosophy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
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On experimental philosophy and the history of philosophy : a reply to Sorell. / Sytsma, Justin; Livengood, Jonathan.
In: British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Vol. 27, No. 3, 04.05.2019, p. 635-647.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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