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IMPROVING CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING BY DIFFERENTIATING THE FUNCTIONS OF CONCEPTS(pages 359-379)

Rogelio MIRANDA VILCHIS ABSTRACT: 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 …

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NO EPISTEMIC TROUBLE FOR ENGINEERING ‘WOMAN:’ RESPONSE TO SIMION (pages 335-341)

Robin McKENNA ABSTRACT: In a recent article in this journal, Mona Simion argues that Sally Haslanger’s “engineering” approach to gender concepts such as ‘woman’ faces an epistemic objection. The primary function of all concepts—gender concepts included—is to represent the world, but Haslanger’s engineering account of ‘woman’ fails to adequately represent the world because, by her own admission, it doesn’t include all …

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