Conceptual Engineering in Epistemology

2–3 December 2021 (online)

In this workshop, we will discuss topics like the following:

• Proposals to engineer central concepts in epistemology, e.g., knowledge, understanding, evidence, justification, rationality, epistemic/epistemology;

• Conceptual engineering as a method in epistemology;

• Engineering concepts from the epistemic perspective; epistemic progress by conceptual engineering; epistemic goods, goals and values pertaining to concepts; and

• Other fruitful connections between conceptual engineering and epistemology.

Speakers: Sofia Bokros (Uppsala), Anna-Maria A. Eder (Cologne), Eve Kitsik (Cologne), Robin McKenna (Liverpool), Jennifer Nado (HKU), Erik J. Olsson (Lund), Mona Simion (Glasgow)

Organizers: Eve Kitsik, Thomas Grundmann (University of Cologne)

Contact (for questions and problems): Eve Kitsik, ekitsik (at) gmail.com

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