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experimental philosophy

experimental philosophy noun: an interdisciplinary approach to answering philosophical questions which focuses on the use of empirical, rather than traditional armchair, methods.

Noun

experimental philosophy (uncountable)

  1. An interdisciplinary approach to answering philosophical questions which focuses on the use of empirical, rather than traditional armchair, methods.

Questions about experimental philosophy

What does experimental philosophy mean?
Experimental philosophy means an interdisciplinary approach to answering philosophical questions which focuses on the use of empirical, rather than traditional armchair, methods.
What part of speech is experimental philosophy?
Experimental philosophy is a noun.

Words near experimental philosophy in the dictionary

  1. experients
  2. experiment
  3. experimental
  4. experimental aesthetics
  5. experimental design
  6. experimental philosophy
  7. experimental probabilities
  8. experimental probability
  9. experimentalise
  10. experimentalised
  11. experimentalises

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