Conceptual Engineering and the Challenges of Implementation
Sala María Zambrano (ground floor), Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS)
C/ Albasanz, 26-28
Madrid 28037
Spain
This event is available both online and in-person
Sponsor(s):
- Grant RYC2022-035705-I funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ESF+
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Conceptual engineering holds great promise for improving our theoretical and practical conceptual repertoires, but turning its insights into real-world changes presents a host of challenges. This workshop explores the complex terrain between ideal conceptual reform and its successful implementation, drawing on philosophy, linguistics, social science, as well as actual engineering. Participants will examine questions such as: What does it take to replace a flawed concept? How do social, institutional, or linguistic constraints shape the feasibility of conceptual change? And what role should conceptual engineers play in navigating these constraints? Join us in person or over Zoom for an interdisciplinary conversation at the cutting edge of philosophical practice.
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SCHEDULE
Day 1 – Monday, May 5
9:45–10:00: Welcome and introduction
10:00–11:20 Talk 1: Elizabeth Cantalamessa, St. Bonaventure University: ‘Sentimentalist Conceptual Engineering’
11:20–11:40 Break
11:40–13:00 Talk 2: Ethan Landes, University of Kent: ‘Lessons Learned from Attempting to Propagate Revised Concepts’
13:00–15:00 Lunch Break
15:00–16:20 Talk 3: Daniel López Castro, CSIC, Madrid: ‘Safety of what? Making a Case for ‘Value Alignment’ in Conceptual Engineering’
16:20–16:40 Break
16:40–18:00 Talk 4: Guido Löhr, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: ‘What Makes Pragmatic Theories of Conceptual Engineering Different?’
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Day 2 – Tuesday, May 6
10:00–11:20 Talk 5: Duccio Calosi, University of Barcelona: ‘Polysemy, Conceptual Expansion, and Implementation’
11:20–11:40 Break
11:40–13:00 Talk 6: Eve Kitsik, University of Vienna: ‘Engineering Implementation’
13:00–15:00 Lunch Break
15:00–16:20 Talk 7: Herman Veluwenkamp, University of Groningen: ‘Implementation and Conceptual Ethics: Should They Talk to Each Other?’
