IMPROVING CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING BY DIFFERENTIATING THE FUNCTIONS OF CONCEPTS.
The leading assumption of this paper is that we can improve the methodology of conceptual engineering if we differentiate between the different functions of our concepts. There is a growing body of research that emphasizes the revisionist virtues of conceptual engineering against the descriptive tas...
| Publicado en: | Logos & Episteme Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 359 - 380 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=161372871&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 161372871 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 20690533 ESYG jtl: Logos & Episteme issn: 20690533 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2022 vid: 13 iid: 4 pid: 75611 pub: Logos & Episteme artinfo: ui: 161372871 10.5840/logos-episteme202213431 ppf: 359 ppct: 21 formats: tig: atl: IMPROVING CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING BY DIFFERENTIATING THE FUNCTIONS OF CONCEPTS. aug: au: MIRANDA VILCHIS, Rogelio su: Task analysis Engineering Philosophers sug: subj: Task analysis Engineering Philosophers keyword: concepts conceptual engineering emotion concepts functions metaphilosophy ab: The leading assumption of this paper is that we can improve the methodology of conceptual engineering if we differentiate between the different functions of our concepts. There is a growing body of research that emphasizes the revisionist virtues of conceptual engineering against the descriptive task of conceptual analysis. Yet, it also has faced severe critiques. Among the difficulties raised are the problems of conceptual identification and continuity. That is why several philosophers are trying to resolve these problems and improve the methodology by calling attention, for example, to the functions that concepts can play. I follow this line of argument and argue that we can increase the chances of success if we also clarify and differentiate them. Identifying and assessing the relationship between functions will help us avoid confusion, inconsistencies, and possible verbal disputes. Doing this not only serves our theoretical and practical purposes but helps us reconsider the potentialities and limits of the conceptual engineering program. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2022 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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