“Conceptual engineering is a crucial moment of development for philosophy—a paradigm shift after 2500 years”
This claim alone gives me confidence that ‘conceptual engineering’ is a mere academic fad (another recent example, ‘experimental philosophy’). But I confess I don’t have the time to plough through all these words and identify what the fad is really about.
Yes, I think it all depends whether you find the criticisms of Socratic dialogue, logical positivism, and “tree falls in a forest”-type questions raised on this board since the late 00s compelling.
“Conceptual engineering is a crucial moment of development for philosophy—a paradigm shift after 2500 years”
This claim alone gives me confidence that ‘conceptual engineering’ is a mere academic fad (another recent example, ‘experimental philosophy’). But I confess I don’t have the time to plough through all these words and identify what the fad is really about.
Yes, I think it all depends whether you find the criticisms of Socratic dialogue, logical positivism, and “tree falls in a forest”-type questions raised on this board since the late 00s compelling.