New Perspectives on Conceptual Engineering - Volume 2

Manuel Gustavo Isaac is the Science Anticipation Philosophy Lead at GESDA – Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator, where he conducts conceptual engineering for anticipated science and technology breakthroughs aimed at diplomatic decision-makers. With a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology from Paris Cité University, his research has been funded by prestigious fellowships from major research agencies, published in top academic journals, presented at distinguished conferences worldwide, and translated into impact through numerous practitioner workshops, public science lectures, and scientific consultancies. A member of the International Science Council’s Global Roster of Experts, Manuel Gustavo is co-founder of the Conceptual Engineering Network and creator of the Conceptual Engineering YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ConceptualEngineering.

Steffen Koch is an Assistant Professor in Bielefeld University’s Department of Philosophy, where he is also PI of the DFG-funded project “The Philosophy of Linguistic Interventions” (POLI). Before that, he completed his PhD at Ruhr University Bochum as a member of the research group EXTRA. His research focuses on philosophy of language, metaphilosophy, and experimental philosophy. He has edited several volumes and organized workshops on conceptual engineering and philosophical methodology. His work on these and related topics has been published in leading philosophy journals, including Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Noûs, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

Kevin Scharp is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Research at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. His work spans philosophy of language and logic, theories of truth and paradox, conceptual engineering, the philosophy of artificial intelligence, and the philosophy of science. Before joining Illinois in 2023, he held posts with the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technology (ESDiT) project at the University of Twente and at the University of St Andrews, where he was Director of the Arché Philosophical Research Centre and organizer for the Conceptual Engineering Research Project. Earlier, he taught at The Ohio State University. His books include Replacing Truth (Oxford University Press, 2013), Semantics for Reasons (with Bryan R. Weaver; Oxford University Press, 2019), and In the Space of Reasons: Selected Essays of Wilfrid Sellars (coedited with Robert B. Brandom; Harvard University Press, 2007). He holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh.