Generous support provided by New York University's New York Institute of Philosophy and by University of Oslo's Project ConceptLab. 

Registration is required. See below for details.

Topic

One dimension of cognitive success is getting it right, i.e gaining knowledge of facts. Another dimension of cognitive success is using the right concepts, i.e. framing a topic in the right way. This view, if correct, tasks inquirers with critically examining the concepts they are using and perhaps replacing those concepts with new and better ones. This task is often known as “conceptual engineering”.

The idea that conceptual engineering is an important task for inquirers in and outside philosophy has recently gained traction. Some philosophers think conceptual engineering is an important task that inquirers ought to pursue. The conference is focused on foundational issues in connection with conceptual engineering and push towards a better understanding of the process. 

Confirmed Speakers

Alexis Burgess and David Plunkett

Alex Byrne

Herman Cappelen

David Chalmers

Matti Eklund

Vera Flocke

Sally Haslanger

Steffen Koch

Allison (Ari) Koslow

Edouard Machery

Jared Riggs

Laura Schroeter

Amie Thomasson

Registration

Registration is required for attendance. Please fill out our registration Google Form if you'd like to attend. Please be aware that space is limited.

Logistics

The conference is organized collaboratively by members of NYU (Vera Flocke and David Chalmers) and members of the research Project ConceptLab, located at the University of Oslo (Herman Cappelen and Andrew Peet). The conference is funded by the New York Institute of Philosophy (NYIP) and ConceptLab. Please email nyip.events@nyu.edu with any questions.