Krzysztof Sękowski
@sekowski.bsky.social
Philosopher at the University of Warsaw. Interested in metaphilosophy, methodology of philosophy, conceptual engineering, epistemology of modality, and x-phi—all through the lens of cultural impact on cognition. www.sekowski.weebly.com
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Rethinking Metaphysics has now arrived in print (discount code below). The trilogy is complete.
April 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Rethinking Metaphysics has now arrived in print (discount code below). The trilogy is complete.
Reposted by Krzysztof Sękowski
Some arguments and evidence suggests that intuitions about some philosophical thought experiments are remarkably stable.
Wu et al replicate this for one case (Exp 1), but find arguments changed people's conclusions about 10 cases (Exp 2).
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#xPhi #CogSci
Wu et al replicate this for one case (Exp 1), but find arguments changed people's conclusions about 10 cases (Exp 2).
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#xPhi #CogSci
March 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Some arguments and evidence suggests that intuitions about some philosophical thought experiments are remarkably stable.
Wu et al replicate this for one case (Exp 1), but find arguments changed people's conclusions about 10 cases (Exp 2).
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#xPhi #CogSci
Wu et al replicate this for one case (Exp 1), but find arguments changed people's conclusions about 10 cases (Exp 2).
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#xPhi #CogSci
Since undergrad I've been convinced that persistent pretending is impossible. If you act a certain way regularly, that’s just who you are. But that's unintuitive. People think behavior is more "real" in *natural*, in-person environment than online. My less-true-online self recommends this cool study
Imagine a person who acts one way online (by email, on social media) but a different way in person. Which of the two is more revealing of their true self?
Our new paper: This seemingly simple question shows something about how people see certain environments as ‘natural’
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Our new paper: This seemingly simple question shows something about how people see certain environments as ‘natural’
osf.io/preprints/ps...
March 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Since undergrad I've been convinced that persistent pretending is impossible. If you act a certain way regularly, that’s just who you are. But that's unintuitive. People think behavior is more "real" in *natural*, in-person environment than online. My less-true-online self recommends this cool study
Officially out! A corpus study on intuition-talk in the theory of reference. 1. It provides empirical evidence for the arguments & conceptual-engineering-oriented take on thought experiments that I’ve been developing. 2. It argues for studying original texts in metaphilosophy. 1/11
Metaphilosophy Armed with Original Texts: A Corpus Study on the Intuition-talk in Theory of Reference - Philosophia
The paper engages in two metaphilosophical disputes. The first concerns the importance of studying original texts to establish the methods used by philosophers. The second addresses the role of intuit...
link.springer.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Officially out! A corpus study on intuition-talk in the theory of reference. 1. It provides empirical evidence for the arguments & conceptual-engineering-oriented take on thought experiments that I’ve been developing. 2. It argues for studying original texts in metaphilosophy. 1/11
I like the fact that the rise of conceptual engineering is methodologically very self-aware. Despite the name, it's not just about why CE should be empirical (I’d disagree that it should be exclusively, but hey), but also about actual hints for specific methods that help make CE’s aim more doable
Conceptual Engineering Should be Empirical - Erkenntnis
Conceptual engineering is a philosophical method that aims to design and spread conceptual and linguistic devices to cause meaningful changes in the world. So far, however, conceptual engineers have s...
link.springer.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I like the fact that the rise of conceptual engineering is methodologically very self-aware. Despite the name, it's not just about why CE should be empirical (I’d disagree that it should be exclusively, but hey), but also about actual hints for specific methods that help make CE’s aim more doable
Does anyone know of papers in the field of conceptual engineering where thought experiments are used? Self-promotions highly welcome!
January 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Does anyone know of papers in the field of conceptual engineering where thought experiments are used? Self-promotions highly welcome!
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After more than 80 EXTRA talks, the series comes to an (happy) end this Wednesday 🥲
Everyone welcome, just send me a DM/Email.
Everyone welcome, just send me a DM/Email.
January 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
After more than 80 EXTRA talks, the series comes to an (happy) end this Wednesday 🥲
Everyone welcome, just send me a DM/Email.
Everyone welcome, just send me a DM/Email.
Went off Twitter a while ago, but let’s give Bluesky a shot!
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Went off Twitter a while ago, but let’s give Bluesky a shot!