Alexis Burgess (Independent Philosopher, Herman Cappelen (University of Oslo / Un David Plunkett (Dartmouth College)
Conceptual engineering and conceptual ethics are branches of philosophy concerned with questions about how to assess and ameliorate our representational devices (such as concepts and words). It's a part of philosophy concerned with questions about which concepts we should use (and why), how concepts can be improved, when concepts should be abandoned, and how proposals for amelioration can be implemented. Central parts of the history of philosophy have engaged with these issues, but the focus of this volume is on applications to work in contemporary philosophy of language and mind,...
Conceptual engineering and conceptual ethics are branches of philosophy concerned with questions about how to assess and ameliorate our representation...