Philosophy › Section A · Introduction to philosophy › Topic A.2
How philosophers arrive at truth
Philosophers rarely run laboratory experiments, yet they still need evidence. This topic sets out the kinds of evidence they use, the tools they use to test ideas, and how they choose between rival views when none is perfect.
In this topic
- Evidence without a laboratory
- Intuition
- Common sense and experiment
- Arguments and explanations
- Coherence
- Conceptual analysis
- Thought experiments
- Worked example: is it ever right to lie?
- Trade-offs and biting the bullet
- Worked example: reaching reflective equilibrium
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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