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The aim is to systematically study how creating new terms enhances our understanding of previously unthinkable phenomena.

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February 24, 2026Open Access

Neologistic Epistemology: A Terminological Framework for the Knowledge-Generative Function of Novel Concept Formation

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The aim is to systematically study how creating new terms enhances our understanding of previously unthinkable phenomena.
Priority registration for Neologistic Epistemology within the AUGMANITAI framework
Engagement with existing theories like Fricker's hermeneutical injustice
Extension of conceptual engineering principles in new contexts
Established a framework for how new concepts can provide epistemic access
Addressed limitations in existing epistemic theories
Demonstrated implications for cognitive accessibility in knowledge generation

Abstract

Priority registration for the concept of Neologistic Epistemology within the AUGMANITAI framework (Ehstand 2025–2026). Author ORCID: 0009-0006-3773-7796. Neologistic Epistemology designates the systematic study of how the creation of new terms generates epistemic access to phenomena that were previously cognitively unavailable — not merely unnamed, but unthinkable prior to the act of naming. Addresses the unformulated positive thesis inverse to Fricker's hermeneutical injustice (2007), extending conceptual engineering (Cappelen 2018; Queloz 2021). Full definitions maintained in the unpublished AUGMANITAI Compendium. ISO 704 / ISO 1087 / ISO 30042 compliant.

Neologistic Epistemology: A Terminological Framework for the Knowledge-Generative Function of Novel Concept Formation

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