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  • 1
    ISBN: 9780198886532 , 9780191994357 , 9780198886525
    Language: Undetermined
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (244 p.)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Cappelen, Herman The concept of democracy
    DDC: 321.801
    Keywords: Democracy Philosophy ; Political science Philosophy ; Philosophy of language ; Social & political philosophy ; Political science & theory ; Political ; PHILOSOPHY ; History & Theory ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Democracy - Philosophy ; Political science - Philosophy ; Politics & government ; Politics and Government
    Abstract: If we don’t know what the words “democracy” and “democratic” mean, then we don’t know what democracy is. This book defends a radical view: these words mean nothing and should be abandoned. The argument for abolitionism is simple: those terms are defective and we can easily do better, so let’s get rid of them. According to the abolitionist, the switch to alternative devices would be a significant communicative, cognitive, and political advance. The first part of the book presents a general theory of abandonment: the conditions under which language should be abandoned. The rest of the book applies this general theory to the case of “democracy” and “democratic”. The book shows that “democracy” and “democratic” are semantically, pragmatically, and communicatively defective. Abolitionism is not all gloom and doom. It also contains a message of good cheer: we have easy access to conceptual devices that are more effective than “democracy”. We can do better. These alternative linguistic devices will enable us to ask better questions, provide genuinely fruitful answers, and have more rational discussions. Moreover, those questions and answers better articulate the communicative and cognitive aims of those who use empty terms such as “democracy” and “democratic”
    Note: English
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9780191840418 , 9780198801856 , 9780192522016
    Language: Undetermined
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (474 p.)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Conceptual engineering and conceptual ethics
    DDC: 110
    Keywords: Metaphysics ; Metaethics ; Conceptualism ; First philosophy ; Philosophy of language ; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology ; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge ; Social & political philosophy ; Métaphysique ; Métaéthique ; Conceptualisme ; metaphysics ; Epistemology ; PHILOSOPHY ; Metaphysics ; Political ; First philosophy ; Conceptualism ; Metaethics ; Metaphysics
    Abstract: Conceptual engineering is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with assessing representational devices such as concepts and words. Conceptual engineers looks for the problems with such devices and attempt to come up with ways of improving flawed concepts: they attempt to say how those concepts should be. This is the first volume devoted entirely to the possibility, benefits, problems, and applications of conceptual engineering and conceptual ethics. It consists of twenty chapters; some advocate for the field, while others develop sceptical arguments, and some focus on the various methodological issues that arise while others apply the method to issues in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and social and political philosophy
    Note: English
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