Experiments in Moral and Political Philosophy

This volume presents new research on the use of experimental methodologies in moral and social philosophy. The contributions reflect the growing plurality of methodologies and strategies for implementing experimental work on morality to new domains, problems, and topics.

Hugo Viciana is an ’Emergia’ talent attraction research fellow and lecturer at the Departamento de Filosofía, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. His previous work has been published in journals such as Biology & Philosophy, AJOB Empirical Bioethics, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Psychological Science, and PNAS.

Antonio Gaitán is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities (Philosophy, Language and Literature), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, España. His previous work on ethics and moral psychology has been published in journals such as Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Journal of Moral Philosophy, Teorema, and PLoS One.

Fernando Aguiar is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council (IFS-CSIC). He is a founding member of the Spanish Association of Experimental Philosophy (AEFEX). His work in experimental ethics, political philosophy, and moral psychology has been published in journals such as Economics & Philosophy, Journal of Economic Methodology, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Science and Engineering Ethics.