Only recently have philosophers and psychologists begun to consider empirical research methods to inform questions and debates in legal philosophy. With the field ripe for further experimental inquiry, this collection explores the most topical empirical developments and anticipates future research directions.
Bringing together legal scholars, psychologists and philosophers, chapters address questions such as: Do people share a stable set of intuitions about what the law is? What are common perceptions about causation, intentionality, culpability, and are they consistent with the corresponding technical legal concepts? To what extent can experimental research methods advance theoretical debates in legal philosophy about the nature of law? With fascinating implications for legal philosophy, ethics and moral psychology, Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Law sets the agenda for the emerging field of experimental jurisprudence and will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners alike.
Author(s): Karolina Prochownik; Stefan Magen (editors)
Series: Advances in Experimental Philosophy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 292
City: London
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Past and Future of the Experimental Philosophy of Law
Part I: Topics in Experimental General Jurisprudence
Chapter 1: Experimental Approaches to General Jurisprudence
Chapter 2: The Experimental Jurisprudence of the Concept of Rule:: Implications for the Hart-Fuller Debate
Part II: Topics in Experimental Particular Jurisprudence
Chapter 3: Legislative Intent and Acting Intentionally
Chapter 4: Why Blame the Ostrich?:: Understanding Culpability for Willful Ignorance
Chapter 5: Culpability and Liability in the Law of Homicide:
Chapter 6: Causation and the Silly Norm Effect
Part III: (New) Methods and Topics in Experimental Jurisprudence
Chapter 7: Ordinary Meaning and Consilience of Evidence
Chapter 8: Examining Evaluativity in Legal Discourse:: A Comparative Corpus-Linguistic Study of Thick Concepts
Chapter 9: A Case for Behavioral Studies in Experimental Jurisprudence
Chapter 10: Experimental Longtermist Jurisprudence
Contributors
Index
