“Experimental jurisprudence” draws on empirical methods to inform questions typically associated with jurisprudence and legal theory. Scholars in this flourishing movement conduct empirical studies about a variety of legal language and concepts. Despite the movement’s growth, its justification is still opaque. Jurisprudence is the study of deep and longstanding theoretical questions about law’s nature, but “experimental jurisprudence,” it might seem, simply surveys laypeople. This Article elaborates on and defends experimental jurisprudence. Experimental jurisprudence, appropriately understood, is not only consistent with traditional jurisprudence; it is an essential branch of it.

“实验法学”利用经验方法来解决通常与法学和法律理论相关的问题。在这个蓬勃发展的运动中，学者们对各种法律语言和概念进行了实证研究。尽管该运动有所发展，但其理由仍然不透明。法学是对有关法律本质的深刻而长期的理论问题的研究，但“实验法学”似乎只是对外行的调查。本文对实验法学进行了阐述和辩护。适当理解的实验法学不仅与传统法学相一致，而且 它是它的一个重要分支。