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Description
The aim of CONNECT is to offer a theory of conceptual negotiation, that is, the philosophical process of securing a better understanding of our ever-changing social, ethical, political, and economic realities through the articulation of novel concepts and the study of future scenarios. This aim will be achieved by developing a notion of conceptual analysis able to account for two crucial features of conceptual negotiation: the ability to incorporate new empirical data and the ability to foresight future scenarios by means of counterfactual thinking. CONNECT is divided in two parts. The first one will focus on how one’s conception of nomological possibility is reflected in the mental simulation of future scenarios. We will study the role of contemporary physics (i) in ruling out mental scenarios that, despite appearances, are physically impossible, and (ii) in enabling mental scenarios that, despite appearances, are physically possible. The second part of CONNECT will complement the account of conceptual negotiation by enabling critical scrutiny of current political challenges and transformative/counterfactual imagination of future political scenarios. We will study how a discursive interaction among those whose lives are shaped by a certain future scenario should (i) rule out those alternatives that, despite appearances, are politically undesirable, and (ii) enable political scenarios that, despite appearances, are politically viable and should then trigger political change.
Acronimo | CONNECT |
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Stato | Attivo |
Data di inizio/fine effettiva | 4/08/23 → 30/06/25 |
Funding
- Università degli studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro
Obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile dell’ONU
Nel 2015, gli Stati membri dell'ONU hanno sottoscritto 17 obiettivi globali di sviluppo sostenibile (OSS) per porre fine alla povertà, salvaguardare il pianeta e assicurare prosperità a tutti. Il presente lavoro contribuisce al raggiungimento dei seguenti OSS:
Keywords
- Conceptual Negotiation
- Open Future
- Counterfactual Thinking
- Political Change
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