{"product_id":"the-myth-of-the-intuitive-max-emil-deutsch-9780262028950","title":"The Myth of the Intuitive: Experimental Philosophy and Philosophical Method","description":"\u003cb\u003eA defense of traditional philosophical method against challenges from practitioners of \"experimental philosophy.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Intuitive\u003c\/i\u003e, Max Deutsch defends the methods of analytic philosophy against a recent empirical challenge mounted by the practitioners of experimental philosophy (\u003ci\u003exphi\u003c\/i\u003e). This challenge concerns the extent to which analytic philosophy relies on intuition--in particular, the extent to which analytic philosophers treat intuitions as evidence in arguing for philosophical conclusions. Experimental philosophers say that analytic philosophers place a great deal of evidential weight on people's intuitions about hypothetical cases and thought experiments. Deutsch argues forcefully that this view of traditional philosophical method is a myth, part of \"metaphilosophical folklore,\" and he supports his argument with close examinations of results from xphi and of a number of influential arguments in analytic philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalytic philosophy makes regular use of hypothetical examples and thought experiments, but, Deutsch writes, philosophers \u003ci\u003eargue\u003c\/i\u003e for their claims about what is true or not true in these examples and thought experiments. It is these arguments, not intuitions, that are treated as evidence for the claims. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeutsch discusses xphi and some recent xphi studies; critiques a variety of other metaphilosophical claims; examines such famous arguments as Gettier's refutation of the JTB (justified true belief) theory and Kripke's Gödel Case argument against descriptivism about proper names, and shows that they rely on reasoning rather than intuition; and finds existing critiques of xphi, the \"Multiple Concepts\" and \"Expertise\" replies, to be severely lacking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Emil Deutsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262028956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262028950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bradford Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Max Emil Deutsch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135955775743,"sku":"9780262028950","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e11f6662-d6b7-4dd8-924c-ef65be6ad068.jpg?v=1770159557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-myth-of-the-intuitive-max-emil-deutsch-9780262028950","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}