Experimental Philosophy and the Origins of Empiricism

Peter R. Anstey is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He specialises in early modern philosophy, in particular the philosophy of John Locke, Robert Boyle, Francis Bacon and the French Philosophes. He is the author of the prize-winning book John Locke and Natural Philosophy (2011). Alberto Vanzo is an independent scholar. He has been a Marie Curie fellow at the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick. His research in early modern philosophy ranges from Kant to experimental philosophy.

• Acknowledgements; Tables and Figures; Abbreviations; Note on Citations; Introduction; 1. The Rise of Experimental Philosophy; 2. The Heyday of Experimental Philosophy; 3. From Experimental Philosophy to Empiricism; Conclusion; List of Manuscripts; Bibliography; Index.

'The book is a must-read for both supporters and critics of ESD [experimental and speculative philosophy]. It is also essential reading for students of early modernity researching the intricate relationship between philosophy and the sciences.' Laura Georgescu, Metascience