Who knows what Mary knew? An experimental study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21592047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Gregory (0000-0003-4059-6948, Department of Philosophy, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, corresponding author), Malte Hendrickx (0000-0003-0311-7960, University of Michigan), Cameron Rouse Turner (0000-0002-3413-7860, Australian National University), Cameron Turner (Division of Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, Australian National University Canberra, Australia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 522-545 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-5089 • E-ISSN: 1465-394X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09515089.2021.2001448 |
| OpenAlex | W3212347053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper reports the results of an experimental philosophy study of intuitions among members of the general US population regarding a version of Frank Jackson’s famous ‘Mary in the black and white room’ thought experiment. A large majority of respondents (82.1%, significantly above chance) reported having the intuition which is critical to the thought experiment, i.e., that Mary does not know what it is like to see red before she actually sees red. The intuition was pervasive across demographic groups
Epistemology · Experimental philosophy · Intuition · Philosophical methodology · Population · Sociology · Thought experiment · Demography · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |