 More recent work on these issues has been concerned especially with the early modern period. It has been noted that some of the most prominent philosophers in this period actually conducted experimental studies (Sytsma &amp; Livengood 2015), and some explicitly referred to themselves as ‘experimental philosophers’ (Anstey &amp; Vanzo 2016). Though contemporary experimental philosophy obviously differs in certain respects from these historical antecedents, one might argue that the work of contemporary experimental philosophers is best understood as a continuation of this broad historical tradition.