Conceptual Engineering Using Large Language Models
Bradley P. Allen
We describe a method, based on Jennifer Nado's definition of classification
procedures as targets of conceptual engineering, that implements such
procedures using a large language model. We then apply this method using data
from the Wikidata knowledge graph to evaluate concept definitions from two
paradigmatic conceptual engineering projects: the International Astronomical
Union's redefinition of PLANET and Haslanger's ameliorative analysis of WOMAN.
We discuss implications of this work for the theory and practice of conceptual
engineering. The code and data can be found on GitHub.