Korpusy w filozofii eksperymentalnej
Abstract
The chapter discusses potential benefits of corpus analysis in philosophical
investigations, in particular in experimental philosophy. Philosophers often assume
that what happens in language is crucial for the analysis of concepts of philosophical
interest. In doing so, they commonly appeal to their own linguistic intuitions, which
has been claimed to be methodologically dubious (Bluhm 2013, 2016). Bluhm’s own
model of philosophical research has a place for corpus analysis. However, the model
has some limitations. I present an alternative model for the use of corpus analysis in
philosophical research that can be especially useful for experimental philosophy. As an
example, I examine Shepard and Wolf (2013) study on the causal structure of Knobe
scenarios. Corpus analysis can be used to show that the verb “cause” used in their
scenarios has a negative aura. I discuss the implications of this fact for the design of
further studies.