Knowledge and Conceptual Engineering
the epistemology, ethics, and politics of meaning production
$330.74
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2026
Summary
Engineering Thought: A Guide to Conceptual Change
Suppose you could alter people’s fundamental understanding of the world, reshaping the very concepts through which they perceive it. And suppose this could lead to a better world.
Knowledge and Conceptual Engineering offers a comprehensive exploration of conceptual engineering’s nature and norms. This book tackles key questions:
- Is conceptual engineering even possible?
- What makes it succeed?
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198918028 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 019891802X |
| Author: | Prof Mona Simion, Prof Christoph Kelp, Mona Simion, Christoph Kelp |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
About The Author
Prof Mona Simion
Mona Simion is Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Cogito Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow. Her work is in epistemology, philosophy of language, and moral and political philosophy. She is the author of Resistance to Evidence (CUP 2024), Shifty Speech and Independent Thought (OUP 2021) and Sharing Knowledge (CUP 2021, with Christoph Kelp), and co-editor of Reasons, Justification, and Defeat (OUP2021, with Jessica Brown). She is the Mind Fellow 2018 and the winner of the Young Epistemologist Prize 2021. She has led major research projects funded by the European Research Council and the Leverhulme Trust.
Christoph Kelp is Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Cogito Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow. His work is in epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and ethics. He is the author of The Nature and Normativity of Defeat (CUP 2023), Inquiry, Knowledge, and Understanding (OUP 2021), Sharing Knowledge (CUP 2021, with Mona Simion), and Good Thinking (Routledge 2018), and co-editor of Virtue TheoreticEpistemology (CUP 2020 with John Greco). He is the winner of the Young Epistemologist Prize 2017. He has led major research projects funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the Swiss National Science Foundation, and Research Foundation Flanders.
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