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References to conceptual abandonment are ubiquitous in philosophy. I argue that making a case for abandonment is much harder than philosophers have realized and that this difficulty has striking, broa...

Sandra Harding, a philosopher well-known for her work in feminist theory, postcolonial theory, and philosophy of science, has died. Professor Harding was recognized for her development of standpoint t...

As our realities are rapidly reshaped by technological and social change, the world can feel increasingly chaotic and hard to grasp. Part of the difficulty may…

As our realities are rapidly reshaped by technological and social change, the world can feel increasingly chaotic and hard to grasp. Part of the difficulty may…

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How best can we define and measure the impact that social and cultural infrastructure has on the quality of life and resilience of our communities? The Bennett Institute is conducting a major new proj...

According to Max Deutsch, conceptual engineers face a dilemma: either they target semantic meanings, in which case they are engaged in an infeasible activity (the “implementation challenge”), or they ...