The externalist challenge to conceptual engineering
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-02007-6
Abstract: Unlike conceptual analysis, conceptual engineering does not aim to identify the content that our current concepts do have, but the content which these concepts should have. For this method to show the results that its… read more here.
Keywords: engineering; externalist challenge; control; challenge conceptual ... See more keywords
A new challenge to conceptual engineering
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DOI: 10.1080/0020174x.2021.1967190
Abstract: This article examines a new challenge for the feasibility of conceptual engineering: ‘the attractor challenge’. I argue that the prospects of reforming some concepts are poor because of their psych... read more here.
Keywords: conceptual engineering; challenge conceptual; new challenge; challenge ... See more keywords