Trends in the Development of Experimental Philosophy

   Aim. To identify the main trends in the development of experimental philosophy.

   Methodology. The current state of contradictory judgments in the development of experimental philosophy has been analyzed. The methodology of the research is a systematic analysis of the problem of the development of experimental philosophy in science, as well as general scientific methods of theoretical knowledge, methods of system analysis, comparison and generalization of foreign and Russian studies on the problem. Experimental philosophy involves the empirical study of methods and conceptual judgments confirming empirical research based on experiments and surveys to evaluate the philosophical epistemological activity.

   Results. Based on the study of concepts, positive and negative models, the question arises about the importance of experimental philosophy in science. Critical remarks about experimental philosophy are highlighted: experimental conditions lack structured theoretical validity, reliance on experimental data is carried out; reflexive and social directions of philosophical analysis are blurred; there is an inaccuracy in the interpretation of procedural and evaluative forms of philosophical expertise.

   Research implications. The results of the research contribute to the methodological basis of social philosophy. The relevance is determined by the practical significance of experimental philosophy, i. e. the application of experimental results to methodology in the aspect of philosophical theories. This will solve the dilemma of using intuition as a form of philosophical proof. The authors conclude that experimental philosophy has the right to use both intuition and rational and empirical ways to solve a scientific problem. Consequently, experimental philosophy assumes the presence of positive and
negative results as opposite structures in the theoretical and methodological set of studies to obtain a rationally justified model.

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