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
Deflating the functional turn in conceptual engineering
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-021-03302-5
Abstract: Conceptual engineers have recently turned to the notion of conceptual functions to do a variety of explanatory work. Functions are supposed to explain what speakers are debating about in metalinguistic negotiations, to capture when two… read more here.
Keywords: deflating functional; conceptual engineering; functional turn; turn conceptual ... See more keywords
Conceptual engineering for mathematical concepts
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DOI: 10.1080/0020174x.2017.1385526
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this paper I investigate how conceptual engineering applies to mathematical concepts in particular. I begin with a discussion of Waismann’s notion of open texture, and compare it to Shapiro’s modern usage of the… read more here.
Keywords: engineering mathematical; conceptual engineering; mathematics; mathematical concepts ... See more keywords
Post-truth conceptual engineering
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DOI: 10.1080/0020174x.2021.1887758
Abstract: Conceptual engineering is the method for assessing and improving our concepts. Some have recently claimed that the implementation of such method in the form of ameliorative projects is truth-driven... read more here.
Keywords: conceptual engineering; post truth; engineering; truth 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
Optimizing concepts: Conceptual engineering in the field of management. The case of routines research
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DOI: 10.5465/amr.2019.0252
Abstract: The paper outlines a novel perspective for theory building by showing how methods of conceptual engineering enable systematic development of conceptual competences. Conceptual engineering is a hot ... read more here.
Keywords: engineering; engineering field; concepts conceptual; management ... See more keywords