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Manuel Gustavo Isaac @mgIS44C
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Manuel Gustavo Isaac@mgIS44C
24 Aug 2022
Our Philosophy Compass paper on conceptual engineering is out, open access: Any feedback most welcome, enjoy! With huge thanks to the editors, the reviewers, and the folks we list in the acknowledgments! <3 doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12879

Conceptual engineering: A road map to practice

This paper discusses the logical space of alternative conceptual engineering projects, with a specific focus on (1) the processes, (2) the targets and goals, and (3) the methods of such projects. We...

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HKU Philosophy@hkuphil
11 Dec 2025
A special thank you goes to our ConceptLab HK guest speaker - Dr Manuel Gustavo Isaac- visited from GESDA (Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator) to share his knowledge about applies conceptual engineering as a philosophical method to GESDA's science anticipation.
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HKU Philosophy@hkuphil
21 Nov 2025
Meet Dr Manuel Gustavo Isaac from GESDA (Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator)! He is giving a special talk that applies conceptual engineering as a philosophical method to GESDA's science anticipation. Register Now! hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo…
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Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator@GESDAglobal
31 Mar 2025
What does it mean to be human in an era of rapid technological change and global environmental challenges? This was one of the questions at the heart of the 3rd Villars Anticipation Workshop by @GESDAglobal. Info: bit.ly/3FJMwWE
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Joy Y. Zhang@ProfJoyZhang
31 Mar 2025
The three-day discussion on planetary humanity was truly stimulating. It was a real pleasure to connect with so many brilliant minds in person.
Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator@GESDAglobal
31 Mar 2025
What does it mean to be human in an era of rapid technological change and global environmental challenges? This was one of the questions at the heart of the 3rd Villars Anticipation Workshop by @GESDAglobal. Info: bit.ly/3FJMwWE
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πŸ“’ π—‘π—˜π—ͺ 𝗒𝗑 π—§π—˜π—–π—› π—£π—’π—Ÿπ—œπ—–π—¬ 𝗣π—₯π—˜π—¦π—¦ πŸ’₯ πŸ€–πŸ’‘"Navigating Trust in β€˜Trustworthy Technologies’ β€”Β my latest piece unpacks this challenge, check it out: πŸ”—@techpolicypress: techpolicy.press/navigating-… #TrustworthyAI #EmergingTech #ResponsibleInnovation #AIEthics

Navigating Trust in Transformative Technologies

As transformative technologies reshape our lives and environments, they tend to generate conceptual uncertainties, writes Isaac Manuel Gustavo.

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🚨 CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING NETWORK WEBINAR @ YOUTUBE πŸ“Ί Next up: our 2023 panel on conceptual complexity in science by Philipp Haueis with Ingo Brigandt & Rose Nozick is out now β€”Β enjoy! ⬇️πŸ”₯ youtu.be/zylJ-bz4bPA

Panel: Haueis, Brigandt, & Novick @ CEN Lecture Series

*CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING NETWORK (CEN)*β€’ Moderator: Philipp Haueis...

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CΓ©line Henne@celinehenne
15 Jan 2025
Last year we had a really fun discussion on the evolution of the concept of planetπŸͺ with Janna MΓΌller (doing her PhD in history of science at Cambridge), Mike Brown (discoverer of Eris and killer of Pluto) and Ethan Landes (experimental philosopher). The video is now on YouTube!
Manuel Gustavo Isaac@mgIS44C
15 Jan 2025
🚨 CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING NETWORK WEBINAR @ YOUTUBE πŸ“Ί Our 2023 Planet panel by @EthanELandes featuring @plutokiller, @celinehenne, & Janna MΓΌller has been released: check it out! ⬇️πŸ”₯ youtu.be/KZb0wD6fnA0
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🚨 CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING NETWORK WEBINAR @ YOUTUBE πŸ“Ί Our 2023 Planet panel by @EthanELandes featuring @plutokiller, @celinehenne, & Janna MΓΌller has been released: check it out! ⬇️πŸ”₯ youtu.be/KZb0wD6fnA0

Panel: Landes, Brown, Henne, & MΓΌller @ CEN Lecture Series

*CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING NETWORK (CEN)*β€’ Moderator: Ethan Landes (...

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πŸ“’ π—‘π—˜π—ͺ π—•π—’π—’π—ž π—”π—Ÿπ—˜π—₯𝗧: Big kudos to my good friend Alex Krauss who has just published "Science of Science: Understanding the Foundations and Limits of Science from an Interdisciplinary Perspective" with @OUPAcademic. πŸ“šπŸŽ‰ academic.oup.com/book/58964
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πŸš€ The 4th #GESDAsummit was a resounding success: Over 1,000 brilliant people gathered from around the world to explore the acceleration of science and its potential to solve global challenges. πŸ€–πŸ§¬πŸŒ πŸ”—linkedin.com/posts/mgisaac_t…

πŸš€ The πŸ°π˜π—΅ π—šπ—˜π—‘π—˜π—©π—” π—¦π—–π—œπ—˜π—‘π—–π—˜ 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π——π—œπ—£π—Ÿπ—’π— π—”π—–π—¬ π—”π—‘π—§π—œπ—–π—œπ—£π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘...

πŸš€ The πŸ°π˜π—΅ π—šπ—˜π—‘π—˜π—©π—” π—¦π—–π—œπ—˜π—‘π—–π—˜ 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π——π—œπ—£π—Ÿπ—’π— π—”π—–π—¬ π—”π—‘π—§π—œπ—–π—œπ—£π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘ π—¦π—¨π— π— π—œπ—§ was a resounding success: Over 1,000 scientists, diplomats, policymakers, innovators,...

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NEW BOOK β€”Β On behalf of Nick Shea, a must-read (with open access PDF!): Concepts at the Interface Nicholas Shea 2024 Oxford University Press philpapers.org/rec/SHECAT-11
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Catherine Herfeld@cherfeld
23 Sep 2024
πŸ”₯Come and work with us (@ModelTransfERC). Three days left to apply for a 3y postdoc in philosophy of science to work on topics related to model transfer in a vibrant phil of sci environment (@iphilLUH) & within the fields of history and phil of modeling (@ERC_Research).
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26 Aug 2024
πŸ“’#JOB And we are hiring again: We now look for a 3y-postdoc in philosophy of science with an interest in the philosophy of modelling/model transfer. Deadline September 26. πŸ‘‡ uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/id/7… #ModelTransfer #ERCStGr @iphilLUH
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Raphaël Millière@raphaelmilliere
11 Sep 2024
Nick Shea's excellent new book on concepts is out in open access – it develops his account of concepts as 'plug-and-play' devices that interface between general-purpose reasoning & special-purpose systems. You can get the book for free here: philpapers.org/rec/SHECAT-11

Nicholas Shea, Concepts at the Interface - PhilPapers

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Marc Artiga@mrcartiga
10 Sep 2024
Nick Shea just published his new book "Concepts at the Interface" at Oxford University Press. It's an amazing book, empirically informed and full of original and insightful ideas. Open access pdf: philpapers.org/rec/SHECAT-11

Nicholas Shea, Concepts at the Interface - PhilPapers

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πŸ“£Β π—–π—’π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—˜π—–π—§π—œπ—’π—‘ 𝗒𝗑 π—–π—’π—‘π—–π—˜π—£π—§π—¨π—”π—Ÿ π—˜π—‘π—šπ—œπ—‘π—˜π—˜π—₯π—œπ—‘π—š π—›π—˜π—”π——π—œπ—‘π—š 𝗧𝗒 𝗣π—₯π—œπ—‘π—§Β πŸ“šπŸŽ‰ 🌟 Proud to announce that @KevinScharp, @SteffenKoch443, and I have submitted our 3-volumes "New Perspectives in Conceptual Engineering".πŸ”œπŸ’₯ linkedin.com/posts/mgisaac_c…

#conceptualengineering #philosophy #springernature #syntheselibrary | Manuel Gustavo Isaac

πŸ“£Β πŸ―-π—©π—’π—Ÿπ—¨π— π—˜ π—–π—’π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—˜π—–π—§π—œπ—’π—‘ 𝗒𝗑 π—–π—’π—‘π—–π—˜π—£π—§π—¨π—”π—Ÿ π—˜π—‘π—šπ—œπ—‘π—˜π—˜π—₯π—œπ—‘π—š π—›π—˜π—”π——π—œπ—‘π—š 𝗧𝗒 𝗣π—₯π—œπ—‘π—§Β πŸ“šπŸŽ‰ 🌟 Proud to announce that Kevin Scharp, Steffen Koch, and I have submitted...

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Catherine Herfeld@cherfeld
27 Aug 2024
πŸ’₯#JOB: Again we expand our team: come to @iphilLUH for a postdoc in (emp.) Phil of Science/Phil of Modeling/&HPS/@SocPhilSciPract to research exciting cases of model transfer, scientific progress, and other things related. Deadl. Sept. 26; #ERCStGr @ERC_Research #ModelTransfer
MODEL TRANSFER ERC Project@ModelTransfERC
26 Aug 2024
πŸ“’#JOB And we are hiring again: We now look for a 3y-postdoc in philosophy of science with an interest in the philosophy of modelling/model transfer. Deadline September 26. πŸ‘‡ uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/id/7… #ModelTransfer #ERCStGr @iphilLUH
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@nati_sfv_asf
19 Aug 2024
πŸŽ₯ β€žSommer hΓ€lt!β€œ - an instant legend
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CNN International
@cnni
21 Jul 2024
Biden-Harris campaign formally amends Federal Election Commission filings and declares Kamala Harris as candidate for president. cnn.it/3Wan1m5

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UEFA EURO
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16 Jul 2024
πŸ‘•βœ¨ Introducing the UEFA EURO 2024 Team of the Tournament, as selected by UEFA's Technical Observer panel. #EURO2024
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Manuel Gustavo Isaac@mgIS44C
12 Jun 2024
🚨 WEBINAR: CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING NETWORK πŸ“Ί Join us tomorrow, June 13 at 4pm CEST/UTC 2 for a lecture by @errantcanadian on malicious conceptual engineering surrounding the AI hype!πŸ’‘πŸ’₯ πŸ”— More info: zoom link, abstract, etc. ⬇️ conceptualengineering.xyz/ev…
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