Conceptual engineering is the method of critically assessing, improving, and replacing the concepts we use in thought and talk. Based on lectures by leading philosophers at the Conceptual Engineering Online Seminar 20202022, this third of three volumes focuses on applications of conceptual engineering to specific cases, including medical concepts, psychiatric concepts, concepts for social groups, concepts pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental concepts, political concepts, and concepts in jurisdiction. It is of interest to professional philosophers with expertise in metaphilosophy or those who seek to apply the methods of conceptual engineering to issues in their own areas of specialization, as well as philosophy students who want to get acquainted with the exciting and dynamic methodological developments of their discipline. This volume includes chapters by Roberto Casati and colleagues, Rachel Cooper, Elisabetta Lalumera, Ethan Landes, Genoveva Martí & Lorena Ludeña-Ramírez, Kevin Reuter & Lucien Baumgartner, and Katherine Ritchie.

Offers new perspectives by leading scholars on applied conceptual engineering Deals with one of the most exciting topics in applied conceptual engineering Goes beyond the scope of just philosophy by taking a practical approach

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Manuel Gustavo Isaac is the Science Anticipation Philosophy Lead at GESDA Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator, where he conducts conceptual engineering for anticipated science and technology breakthroughs aimed at diplomatic decision-makers. With a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology from Paris Cité University, his research has been funded by prestigious fellowships from major research agencies, published in top academic journals, presented at distinguished conferences worldwide, and translated into impact through numerous practitioner workshops, public science lectures, and scientific consultancies. A member of the International Science Council's Global Roster of Experts, Manuel Gustavo is co-founder of the Conceptual Engineering Network and creator of the Conceptual Engineering YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ConceptualEngineering.

Steffen Koch is an Assistant Professor in Bielefeld University's Department of Philosophy, where he is also PI of the DFG-funded project The Philosophy of Linguistic Interventions (POLI). Before that, he completed his PhD at Ruhr University Bochum as a member of the research group EXTRA. His research focuses on philosophy of language, metaphilosophy, and experimental philosophy. He has edited several volumes and organized workshops on conceptual engineering and philosophical methodology. His work on these and related topics has been published in leading philosophy journals, including Australasian Journal of Philosophy , Noûs , and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research .

Kevin Scharp is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Research at the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign. His work spans philosophy of language and logic, theories of truth and paradox, conceptual engineering, the philosophy of artificial intelligence, and the philosophy of science. Before joining Illinois in 2023, he held posts with the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technology (ESDiT) project at the University of Twente and at the University of St Andrews, where he was Director of the Arché Philosophical Research Centre and organizer for the Conceptual Engineering Research Project. Earlier, he taught at The Ohio State University. His books include Replacing Truth (Oxford University Press, 2013), Semantics for Reasons (with Bryan R. Weaver; Oxford University Press, 2019), and In the Space of Reasons: Selected Essays of Wilfrid Sellars (coedited with Robert B. Brandom; Harvard University Press, 2007). He holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh.

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This book explores innovative applications of conceptual engineering to specific case studies beyond philosophy. Conceptual engineering is described a method for reframing philosophy as a problem-solving method of direct relevance for, and bearing on, areas of practical concern. Based on lectures at the Conceptual Engineering Online Seminar 2020/2022 by leading philosophers, it opens new perspectives on a wide array of topics in relation to issues of high scientific, social, and political significance. This book is a must-read for professional philosophers, experts in metaphilosophy or those interested in applying the methods of conceptual engineering to issues in their own areas of specialization. It is also of great interest to philosophy students, eager to get acquainted with the most exciting and dynamic methodological developments of their discipline.

Inhalt
Introduction (Manuel Gustavo Isaac, Steffen Koch, & Kevin Scharp).- 1 How language teaches and misleads: 'Coronavirus' and 'social distancing' as case studies (Ethan Landes).- 2 Psychiatric kinds and the DSM: Notes from a conceptual building site (Rachel Cooper).- 3 Conceptual engineering of medical concepts (Elisabetta Lalumera).- 4 Rethinking the ocean: Conceptual engineering for the next 10000 years (Roberto Casati, Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde, Emilie Flamme, Alberto Gallace, Quentin Hiernaux, Stefano Malatesta, Marcella Schmidt di Friedberg, Enrico Squarcina, Colomban de Vargas, Eva Wanek).- 5 Conceptual engineering, semantic tolerance, and flexibility (Genoveva Martí & Lorena Ludeña-Ramírez).- 6 Labeling unlabeled identities (Katherine Ritchie).- 7 Conspiracy theories are not theories: Time to rename conspiracy theories (Kevin Reuter & Lucien Baumgartner).