X-Philes

Slate has posted an article on "experimental philosophy."

The article suggests that experimental philosophy is not going to be around for a long time. So, it is more like passing fad than an area or subdiscipline of philosophy.

In thinking about the history of philosophy, I wonder: is "experimental philosophy" the 21st century's "logical positivism" or "ordinary language philosophy?" What are the similarities and differences between the three areas of inquiry? What makes one area of philosophic interest have more "staying" power than another?

(Hopefully, no experimental philosopher will meet the same fate as Moritz Schlick.)