The psychology of philosophy: Associating philosophical views with psychological traits in professional philosophers
Philosophical Psychology April 27, 2021 David B. Yaden, Derek Anderson 31 citations
ABSTRACT Do psychological traits predict philosophical views? We administered the PhilPapers Survey, created by David Bourget and David Chalmers, which consists of 30 views on central philosophical topics (e.g., epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language) to a sample of professional philosophers (N = 314). We extended the PhilPapers survey to measure a...