Book Review: Jane Gatley and Christian Norefalk, Conceptual Engineering in Education: Philosophical Analysis for Educational Problems

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Publication Date

10-17-2025

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" If you want a rundown on existing examples of conceptual engineering in education and how it might aid educational scholarship, including the reservations some have about its value, this is the book to read. The volume is not a comprehensive introduction, but rather a taste of the method’s value with some examples of what it looks like in practice. In that sense, it achieves exactly what the editors set out to do: introduces the method in the context of education, includes some skeptics to invite a conversation on the benefits and potential drawbacks of this approach, and presents some examples of educational theorists employing this method in practice so you can judge for yourself the value of the approach and explore the insights it might hold for your work." - excerpt

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0000-0003-3805-3856

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