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Conference Paper: Engineering Knowledge
Title | Engineering Knowledge |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Citation | Research Colloquium Series, EXTRA.1, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, 10 July 2018 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Consider the following two types of possible project in philosophy. The first, conceptual analysis, is a descriptive project: it aims to provide an analysis of the conditions under which a target entity or case falls under a given philosophically interesting concept. The second, less familiar sort of project, now often goes under the name 'conceptual engineering'. Conceptual engineering is a prescriptive project: it aims to determine what entities or cases SHOULD fall under a given philosophically interesting concept. Conceptual engineers tend to view our current concepts as defective, or at least sub-optimal, and may aim at substantive revision or even full replacement of our current concepts. In this talk I'll outline my preferred approach to conceptual engineering - the 'functional' approach - and begin to investigate how that approach might be applied to perhaps the most intractable target of analysis: knowledge. |
Description | Invited lecture |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/269782 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Nado, JE | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-30T09:44:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-30T09:44:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Research Colloquium Series, EXTRA.1, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, 10 July 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/269782 | - |
dc.description | Invited lecture | - |
dc.description.abstract | Consider the following two types of possible project in philosophy. The first, conceptual analysis, is a descriptive project: it aims to provide an analysis of the conditions under which a target entity or case falls under a given philosophically interesting concept. The second, less familiar sort of project, now often goes under the name 'conceptual engineering'. Conceptual engineering is a prescriptive project: it aims to determine what entities or cases SHOULD fall under a given philosophically interesting concept. Conceptual engineers tend to view our current concepts as defective, or at least sub-optimal, and may aim at substantive revision or even full replacement of our current concepts. In this talk I'll outline my preferred approach to conceptual engineering - the 'functional' approach - and begin to investigate how that approach might be applied to perhaps the most intractable target of analysis: knowledge. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Research Colloquium Series, Ruhr-University Bochum | - |
dc.title | Engineering Knowledge | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Nado, JE: nado@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Nado, JE=rp02287 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 287080 | - |