[PHILOS-L] Workshop: The Implementation Challenge in Conceptual Engineering: Between Domination and Spaces of Agency
Yvonne Hütter
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“Language(s) and conflict”-talk series 2024/25
Workshop: The Implementation Challenge in Conceptual Engineering: Between Domination and Spaces of Agency
“Conceptual engineering” (CE) is a branch of contemporary analytic philosophy concerned with the evaluation, replacement, and improvement of our conceptual and linguistic frameworks. Beyond semantic technicalities, a key concern of the field is the possibilities and obstacles involved in implementing newly (re)engineered terms and concepts. What must we consider when thinking about linguistic uptake? Where do power mechanisms come into play? What are the obstacles, and what are the areas of possibility associated with linguistic change? How do we avoid becoming victims of others' conceptual engineering efforts? The topic will be addressed in two half-day workshops: one focusing on “domination” (the potential negative effects of CE) and the other on “agency” (the potential positive effects of CE).
Wednesday, 9 April, 9-13, Workshop I, “Domination”: Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky (Ethics and Agency Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney), Viktoria Knoll (Humboldt University Berlin), Isabella Bartoli (Oslo Mind, Language and Epistemology Network, University of Oslo).
Thursday, 15 May, 14-18, Workshop II, “Agency”: Manuel Gustavo Isaac (Founding member of the Conceptual Engineering Network, Senior manager at GESDA), Céline Henne (Democratizing Concepts, Prin 2022, University of Bologna), Matteo Santarelli (Democratizing Concepts, Prin 2022, University of Bologna).
Thursday, 15 May: Workshop II, “Agency”
14.15 – 15.45: Manuel Gustavo Isaac (Founding member of the Conceptual Engineering Network, Senior manager at GESDA): Conceptual Engineering for Science Anticipation
15.45 – 17.15: Céline Henne & Matteo Santarelli (Democratizing Concepts, Prin 2022, University of Bologna): Conceptual Agency and Public Inquiry
17.15 – 18: Yvonne Huetter-Almerigi (Democratizing Concepts, Prin 2022, University of Bologna): Conceptual Engineering and Partisan Theory
Teams-link: http://bit.ly/3weUoKW all welcome!
Please don't hesitate to contact the organizer for any queries you might have: y.hu...@unibo.it
The series "Language(s) and Conflict," organized by the Research Center Knowledge and Cognition at the University of Bologna, aims to delve into the complex interrelationships between language(s) and conflict. The exploration is multifaceted, involving examinations from semantic, linguistic, and political perspectives. Some of the key inquiries to be explored include:
1. Semantic Conflicts: The series intends to investigate what happens when multiple meanings clash for the same linguistic item. This involves an exploration of how ambiguity or conflicting interpretations of linguistic terms contribute to or reflect broader conflicts as well as an investigation into question of indeterminacy and ambiguity of meaning as such.
2. Impact of Harmful Language Games and conceptual blindness: The lectures will delve into the ways in which harmful language games, characterized through the use of particular tropes and ways of talking, can influence and exacerbate societal and political conflicts. This involves examining specific case studies, to illuminate how language is and can be used as a tool for conflict escalation and de-escalation. Furthermore, pillar 2 investigates how to identify sites of conflict in the first place, as conflict can often be hidden
3. Spaces of Agency: The series aims to identify the spaces of agency within language and conflict dynamics. This involves understanding where individuals or groups have the ability to exert influence or effect change through language. Analyzing these spaces can provide insights into potential points of intervention or resolution.
The overall goal of the series is to foster a deeper understanding of how language (and languages) shapes and reflects conflicts and is itself a constant ground of contestation. In this second round of workshops the emphasis is on pillar 2 and 3.
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