January 22, 2009

Temperament and Philosophy: Two New Papers

I have just posted two new papers over at the experimental philosophy blog (see here) that readers of GFP might find of interest.  The first is by Adam Feltz and Edward Cokely and the second is a commentary on their paper by me, Trevor Kvaran, and Eddy Nahmias.  Both papers explore the relationship between personality type and folk intuitions about free will and moral responsibility.

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Jan 22, 2009 7:05:17 AM | Posts by Thomas Nadelhoffer

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Mark Smeltzer

Not having read any of this yet, let me say that I am excited to see something that hits on one of my pet interests!

Posted by: Mark Smeltzer | January 22, 2009 at 08:21 PM

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