Philosophy
The Epistemic Value of Intuition in Philosophical Methodology
Quick fact
In a famous survey, a majority of philosophers reported being intuitionists, yet experimental studies have shown that people's intuitions about identical thought experiments can shift dramatically depending on culturally specific factors, such as whether a scenario is framed in terms of a 'moral' versus a 'conventional' rule.
Why this is interesting
Have you ever had a strong feeling that a philosophical thought experiment is right, without being able to explain why? Philosophers rely on such intuitions as evidence—but can they really ground knowledge?