Experiments in Ethics

Experiments in Ethics is a 2008 book by the Princeton philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah.^[1]

Many philosophers have been sceptical about the relevance of empirical moral psychology to ethics.^[2] But Appiah points out that philosophy has almost always had an experimental side. David Hume, he says, was "adamant that moral philosophy had to be grounded in facts about human nature, in psychology and history".^[1]

See also

• Trolley problem

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morality Studies The New York Times, 3 February 2008.
2. ↑ Experiments in Ethics Times Higher Education, 27 March 2008.