Hugo Viciana

Hi there. I am an Emergia talent attraction research fellow working at the intersection of philosophy and the cognitive and behavioral sciences.

I am currently based at the Departamento de Filosofía, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Universidad de Sevilla. Previously I have held research or teaching positions at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, the Institute for Advanced Social Studies of the Spanish National Research Council (IESA-CSIC), the Instituto de Filosofia (IFS-CSIC), the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD-Paris), the Psychology Department of the University of the Balearic Islands, and the University of Malaga. I have also been a visiting researcher at several institutions including the Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture at the University of California Los Angeles; the Social Norms group at the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program at UPenn; and the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University.

You can scroll down and check some of my publications or visit ResearchGate to find preprints of most of them. And here is a list of some previous and current projects on my public profile on Open Science Framework. Feel free to write me a mail [name.surname@gmail] or private message me in Mastodon or Bsky.

Scientifically together, politically apart? Epistemological literacy predicts updating on contested science issues

Viciana, Hugo; Astobiza, Aníbal M; Fasce, Angelo; Hannikainen, Ivar R.

Scientifically together, politically apart? Epistemological literacy predicts updating on contested science issues Journal Article Forthcoming

In: Science & Education, pp. 1-24, Forthcoming.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Cultural Cognition, Disagreements, Dissent and disputes, Nature of Science, Philosophy Teaching, Polarization, Pseudoscience, Science denial, Scientific literacy, Socioscientific controversies, Spain

Experiments in Moral and Political Philosophy

Viciana, Hugo; Gaitán, Antonio; Aguiar, Fernando (Ed.)

Experiments in Moral and Political Philosophy Book

Routledge, 2023, ISBN: 9781032293905.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Experimental Philosophy

Merit is not meritorious everywhere: Fairness in first and third-party tasks among Kogi children

Angarita-Cáceres, Rafael G; Viciana, Hugo

Merit is not meritorious everywhere: Fairness in first and third-party tasks among Kogi children Journal Article

In: Journal of Cognition and Culture, vol. 22, iss. 3-4, 2022.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropology, Cultural Cognition, Moral development, Moral psychology

Animal culture: But of which kind?

Viciana, Hugo

Animal culture: But of which kind? Journal Article

In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, vol. 90, pp. 208–218, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animal behaviour, Definition of culture, Eliminativism, Natural kinds, Social learning, Text mining

Absolutely right and relatively good: Consequentialists see bioethical disagreement in a relativist light

Viciana, Hugo; Hannikainen, Ivar R; Rodriguez-Arias, David

Absolutely right and relatively good: Consequentialists see bioethical disagreement in a relativist light Journal Article

In: AJOB empirical bioethics, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 190–205, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: argument evaluation, Dissent and disputes, Folk relativism, Myside bias, Spain, Utilitarianism

Estimating the reproducibility of experimental philosophy

Cova, Florian; Strickland, Brent; others,

Estimating the reproducibility of experimental philosophy Journal Article

In: Review of Philosophy and Psychology, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 9–44, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Experimental Philosophy, Replicability, Reproducibility

Supernatural Beliefs and the Evolution of Cooperation

Bourrat, Pierrick; Viciana, Hugo

Supernatural Beliefs and the Evolution of Cooperation Book Chapter

In: pp. 297, Oxford University Press, 2020.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adaptation, Belief, Big God, Cooperation, High God, Prosociality, Supernatural punishment

Una introducción a la ética experimental: Problemas, enfoques y métodos

Aguiar, Fernando; Gaitán, Antonio; Viciana, Hugo

Una introducción a la ética experimental: Problemas, enfoques y métodos Book

Ediciones Cátedra, 2020.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Cooperation, Dissent and disputes, Effects of teaching ethics, Experimental Philosophy, Fairness, Metaethics, Moral diversity, Philosophy Teaching, Social norms, Utilitarianism

The dual nature of partisan prejudice: Morality and identity in a multiparty system

Viciana, Hugo; Hannikainen, Ivar R; Torres, Antonio Gaitan

The dual nature of partisan prejudice: Morality and identity in a multiparty system Journal Article

In: PloS one, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. e0219509, 2019.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Affective polarization, Experimental Philosophy, Metaethics, Moral absolutism, Outgroup misperception, Partyism

Hot utilitarianism and cold deontology: Insights from a response patterns approach to sacrificial and real world dilemmas

Rosas, Alejandro; Viciana, Hugo; Caviedes, Esteban; Arciniegas, Alejandra

Hot utilitarianism and cold deontology: Insights from a response patterns approach to sacrificial and real world dilemmas Journal Article

In: Social Neuroscience, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 125–135, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags:

Cultural transmission and biological markets

Loverdo, Claude; Viciana, Hugo

Cultural transmission and biological markets Journal Article

In: Biology & Philosophy, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 1–19, 2018.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Comparative advantage, Cumulative Culture, Partner choice, Pedagogy, Social learning, Status hierarchies, Teaching

Relativism of Distance-a Step in the Naturalization of Meta-Ethics

Gaitán, Antonio; Viciana, Hugo

Relativism of Distance-a Step in the Naturalization of Meta-Ethics Journal Article

In: Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 311–327, 2018.

BibTeX | Tags:

The perception of spontaneous and volitional laughter across 21 societies

Bryant, Gregory A; Fessler, Daniel MT; Fusaroli, Riccardo; Clint, Edward; others,

The perception of spontaneous and volitional laughter across 21 societies Journal Article

In: Psychological science, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1515–1525, 2018.

BibTeX | Tags:

Cold side-effect effect: Affect does not mediate the influence of moral considerations in intentionality judgments

Diaz, Rodrigo; Viciana, Hugo; Gomila, Antoni

Cold side-effect effect: Affect does not mediate the influence of moral considerations in intentionality judgments Journal Article

In: Frontiers in psychology, vol. 8, pp. 295, 2017.

BibTeX | Tags:

Detecting affiliation in colaughter across 24 societies

Bryant, Gregory A; Fessler, Daniel MT; Fusaroli, Riccardo; Clint, Edward; Aarøe, Lene; Apicella, Coren L; Petersen, Michael Bang; Bickham, Shaneikiah T; Bolyanatz, Alexander; Chavez, Brenda; others,

Detecting affiliation in colaughter across 24 societies Journal Article

In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 113, no. 17, pp. 4682–4687, 2016.

BibTeX | Tags:

¿Por qué somos morales? Introducción a la ética naturalista

Viciana, Hugo

¿Por qué somos morales? Introducción a la ética naturalista Book

Amazon, Kindle Publishing, 2014.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Cooperation, Emotions, Experimental Philosophy, Machiavellian tit-for-tat, Market for morality, Metaethics, Moral judgment, Moral psychology, Moral wiggle room, Self Deception, Situationism, Status hierarchies