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Hasty Generalizations Are Pervasive in Experimental Philosophy: A Systematic Analysis

Peters, Uwe and Lemeire, Olivier (2023) Hasty Generalizations Are Pervasive in Experimental Philosophy: A Systematic Analysis. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Scientists may sometimes generalize from their samples to broader populations when they have not yet sufficiently supported this generalization. Do such hasty generalizations also occur in experimental philosophy? To check, we analyzed 171 experimental philosophy studies published between 2017 and 2023. We found that most studies tested only Western populations but generalized beyond them without justification. There was also no evidence that studies with broader conclusions had larger, more diverse samples, but they nonetheless had higher citation impact. Our analyses reveal important methodological limitations of many experimental philosophy studies and suggest that philosophical training may not protect against hasty
generalizations.


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Item Type: Preprint
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCID
Peters, Uwe0000-0002-7103-3921
Lemeire, Olivier0000-0002-2810-3066
Keywords: generalizations; hasty inferences; experimental philosophy; methodology; induction; bias
Subjects: General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
General Issues > Experimentation
Specific Sciences > Psychology > Judgment and Decision Making
General Issues > Philosophers of Science
General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science
Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology
General Issues > Theory/Observation
Depositing User: Dr. Uwe Peters
Date Deposited: 14 Sep 2023 19:44
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2023 19:44
Item ID: 22548
Subjects: General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
General Issues > Experimentation
Specific Sciences > Psychology > Judgment and Decision Making
General Issues > Philosophers of Science
General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science
Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology
General Issues > Theory/Observation
Date: 14 September 2023
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22548

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