On pluralism and conceptual engineering: introduction and overview

Belleri, Delia

doi:10.1080/0020174x.2021.1983457

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“…In such a case, we can adopt different models and switch between them when interacting with different people. Conceptual pluralism is surprisingly seldom discussed in the CE literature (for exceptions, see Isaac, 2021 or Belleri, 2021, Section 5), but, as we argue, it might be considered a critical element of any CE project.…”

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Conceptual engineering, predictive processing, and a new implementation problem

Löhr

Michel

2023

Mind & Language

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According to predictive processing, an increasingly influential paradigm in cognitive science, the function of the brain is to minimize the prediction error of its sensory input. Conceptual engineering is the practice of assessing and changing concepts or word meanings. We contribute to both strands of research by proposing the first cognitive account of conceptual engineering, using the predictive processing framework. Our model reveals a new kind of implementation problem as prediction errors are only minimized if enough agents embrace conceptual changes. This problem can be overcome by emphasizing the importance of social norms and conceptual pluralism.

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Conceptual engineering, predictive processing, and a new implementation problem

Löhr

Michel

2023

Mind & Language

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“…"9 We are not the first to advocate for pluralism. See especiallyBelleri (2021) andFuš (2021).10 Dutilh Novaes (2020) adds that conceptual engineering exhibits "meta-normative neutrality": the general framework of conceptual engineering is compatible with whatever purpose one might want to achieve by it. Establishing these purposes, in turn, requires a normative input that is external to the framework (cf Haslanger, 2005)…”

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Conceptual engineering: A road map to practice

2022

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This paper discusses the logical space of alternative conceptual engineering projects, with a specific focus on (1) the processes, (2) the targets and goals, and (3) the methods of such projects. We present an overview of how these three aspects interact in the contemporary literature and discuss those alternative projects that have yet to be explored based on our suggested typology. We show how choices about each element in a conceptual engineering project constrain the possibilities for the others, thereby giving rise to distinct groupings of possible projects under the banner of conceptual engineering. We conclude with a critical reflection on the potential ethical issues that arise as a result of effec tively putting conceptual engineering into practice.

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Conceptual Engineering Health: A Historical-Philosophical Analysis of the Concept of Positive Health

van der Linden,

Schermer

2024

Philosophy and Medicine

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Instead of defining health and disease in a traditional analytic fashion, the medical-philosophical debate is now refocusing on explicating, specifying and contextualizing concepts, which implies adapting, improving or replacing them. This new view on pragmatically formulating definitions for health and disease concepts lines up with what has recently come to be known as conceptual engineering. In this paper we analyze and evaluate the concept of Positive Health by applying the methodology of conceptual engineering. Positive Health is a concept that was developed by healthcare researchers and professionals in response to problems experienced in medical practice, and that has gained significant popularity within the Dutch healthcare system and beyond. By means of a combined historical-philosophical approach, we first explore the reasons for re-engineering the concept of health, the kind of actors involved and the outcomes and effects of this re-engineering. We then evaluate the adequacy of this reconceptualization, using Carnapian explication and ameliorative analysis. We argue that conceptual engineering supports the pragmatist approach towards health and disease concepts and complements it by providing tools for critical analysis and evaluation. In turn, conceptual engineering can learn from case studies from the medical domain, such as Positive Health.

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On pluralism and conceptual engineering: introduction and overview

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

Conceptual engineering, predictive processing, and a new implementation problem

Conceptual engineering, predictive processing, and a new implementation problem

Conceptual engineering: A road map to practice

Conceptual Engineering Health: A Historical-Philosophical Analysis of the Concept of Positive Health

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