Cristian Larroulet Philippi
Philosophy of Science
University of Melbourne
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- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiA fre days left to apply to the Lake Como Summer School in philosophy of economics phileco4.lakecomoschool.org?fbclid=IwZnR...
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiOur special issue with @martinkusch.bsky.social is finally complete and here’s at long last our introduction. I pitched the idea to him in 2019! Thank you for your patience and generosity, Martin. I am proud of this manifesto and hope colleagues will join us in rethinking this old debate #philsci
- The third article in the special issue Are Social Sciences Special? which @martinkusch.bsky.social and I co-edit is by @federicobrandmayr.bsky.social. It presents results of a large survey of British academics on how they see their own disciplinary identity wrt social sciences #philsci #sts #histsci
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiFrom the new issue: Against Prohibition (or, When Using Ordinal Scales to Compare Groups Is OK) – Cristian Larroulet Philippi Abstract in alt text or read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... #philsci #philsky
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiSanta has come early! New issue out now, full of festive treats for all the family. Biochemical functions and quantum fluctuations! Weyl tiles and ordinal scales! Mass extinctions, artificial neural networks and much more…Find it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/bjps/cur... #philsci #philsky
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiJob opportunity — Junior Professorship in Psychological Metascience @zpid.bsky.social leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 h/t @bethclarke.bsky.social
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiHello all! The PSA DEI Caucus is coming to BlueSky! Hoping to share news about our wonderful membership and our @philsci.bsky.social community at large! Doggo Pic for attention. #philosophy #hps #dei
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- The next conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement will take place at Edinburgh on 22-25 June. Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15. Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
- I’ve just uploaded to philpapers my (preprint) chapter titled “Values and Measurement” forthcoming in the Routledge Handbook of Values in Science. It’s an overview of arguments for values playing significant roles in measurement practices. Comments welcome! philpapers.org/rec/LARVAM-2
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiDeadline Extended! Call for abstracts for our Spring Conference - To Be or Not to Be Included in a Causal Model Visit the link for detailed instruction and more information: centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/to-be-or-not-…
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiI had a rich and wide-ranging conversation w/ Professor Philip Kitcher for the podcast this week. We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiCheck out our podcast! Catch up on past episodes as host Dr. Edouard Machery discusses topics with members of the Philosophy of Science community. Spotify - podcasters.spotify.c... YouTube - www.youtube.com/play... Stay tuned for future updates! #PhilosophyOfScience #PhilosophyPodcast
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiWe need a new vision for mental health measurement where responsible social interactions are the goal and not a lucky byproduct. This is what Femke Truijens and I argue in this new preprint. Feedback welcome, please share! #ClinPsy #MentalHealth #PsycSci #PsychSciSky #PhilSci osf.io/preprints/ps...
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiAn exciting conference in Montreal on values and mental health, organized by Zoey Lavallee and @annemariegj.bsky.social . Nov 6-7. Spread the word! #ClinPsy #MentalHealth #PsycSci #PsychSciSky #PhilSci #PhilSky www.lecre.umontreal.ca/en/event/per...
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- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiA privilege to co-author with the brilliant @alessandrabasso.bsky.social whose mastery of economics of inequality and its philosophy is unparalleled. Our general point: indicators always have more than one ideal to serve, so will have to prioritise and hence sacrifice #philsci #econsky #measurement
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet Philippi🎙️ New HPS Pod! I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions. 🎧 Link in bio! #HOPOS
- I chat with Thomas Spiteri on measurement in the human sciences. I think the interview came along very well 😊 bsky.app/profile/hpsp... Thanks to Thomas for all the work put into the podcast. #philsci #measurement #philsky
- Grateful to Cristian Larroulet Philippi — our inaugural Seddon Fellow in the HPS program at UniMelb — for a rich and most insightful deep dive… 🎧 Don't miss this one! 🔗 linktr.ee/thehpspodcast @cristianlarph.bsky.social #philsci #hps #measurement
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiWhat happens when the old contract between science and society no longer fits? This week, Prof. Heather Douglas unpacks the legacy of the value-free ideal, examines research ethics & funding — and proposes a new social contract for science. This was an illuminating conversation. Listen now! 🎧
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiIt was a true privilege to have had the chance to interview Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, whose work has long influenced both my research interests and engagement with this discipline. It's this week's episode of The HPS Podcast – out now! 🎧 @hpspodcast.bsky.social #hps #histsci #experiments
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiWe are beyond excited to announce that we have won the prestigious 2024 BSHS Ayrton Prize for Digital Engagement! From our 2023-2024 team - @samaragreenwood.bsky.social @cjcontarino.bsky.social @fidlerfm.bsky.social & Indigo Keel - thank you, it means so much #hps #philsci #histSTM #sts 🧪
- 🎉 We’re excited to share that The HPS Podcast has won the 2024 BSHS Ayrton Prize! The podcast wowed us with its accessible, wide-ranging content and outstanding engagement. Congrats to the team! 🧠🎙️ 👉 More info + links: www.bshs.org.uk/bshs-ayrton-...
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiMy interview for *The Philosopher's Zone* podcast on Feminism and Primatology is out now! I managed to scrounge up the courage to listen and I'm quite proud 🙃 You can listen to the ep via the ABC website or in the usual podcast places #hps #sts #histsci #PhilSci #feminism #primatology
- The interviewer becomes the interviewee... today I recorded an ep for The Philosopher's Zone with David Rutledge at ABC studios all about my research on Feminism and primatology. Episode airs Sunday at 5.30pm AEST --> www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #hps #histsci #philsci
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiI am on a bit of a PhD examining spree lately, so will post links to the great work of the newly minted doctors as they are uploaded. This one is by Ahmad Elabbar (who by the way will be starting as my new colleague next year, yey!). It is a tour de force, co-examined with the amazing Simon Caney
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiHybrid series of seminars from the HPS program at the University of Melbourne. Next one Wed 26 March. 1200-1300 AEDT. 8pm Tues 25 March for Central North Americans. Doable! www.hpsunimelb.org/seminars #hpos #philsci
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiThe first article in the special issue @martinkusch.bsky.social and I are coediting is out! Thomas Uebel lays to rest various myths about the Vienna Circle views of social sciences, proving yet again that they were right about pretty much everything. #philsci #philsky #histsci #sts
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiSubmit abstracts for a conference on Ian Hacking's Philosophical Legacy values.utdallas.edu/2024/12/27/2...
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet Philippi🔥JOB: Come and work with us! The @ERC_Research MODEL TRANSFER team is expanding again: we look for a 2y postdoc with interest and skills in Digital Humanities, Digital/Computational philosophy of science; deadline: Apr 10. Contact me with any questions and share www.uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/id/7...
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiCfP: The European Philosophy of Science Association invites submissions for its next conference in Groningen from 27 to 30 August 2025. All the details regarding submission guidelines are on their webpage. The deadline for all submissions is 31 January 2025: philsci.eu/EPSA25/CfP
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiWe're looking for a new colleague at Sabanci University, Istanbul working on AI ethics, data ethics, philosophy of AI. Further details can be found here: philjobs.org/job/show/27866 The application deadline is December 15. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me.
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiThe video from our latest International Postdoc Forum (IPDF) program is now available on the Center’s YouTube channel. Thanks to @cristianlarph.bsky.social for his presentation of “Quantifying the Human: Values in Measurement or Measuring Value?” #philsci
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiMark your calendars for the main conference on philosophy and methodology of economics! Sept 17-19 2025 in Bayreuth w great keynotes by @richardpettigrew.bsky.social @furmank.bsky.social, Wendy Carlin. The organisers and the Program Com are meticulous and inclusive #econsky #philsci #philsky
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet Philippi1st-ever symposium on philosophy of seismology: @alisabokulich.bsky.social on Peircean abduction & inverse modelling, @terumiyake.bsky.social on 'problem of the missing model' in seismology, optics, and thermal physics; @cristianlarph.bsky.social on quantification in seismology (joint work with me).
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George Smith (1938-2024) RIP - Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiI put in a lot of heart in this presentation. Tried to show that greater awareness of realities of social science improved #philsci in general. Also gave a tiny preview of where I am heading next, namely the identity of social science which where I started at LSE in the 1990s...
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiWe sat down with lab member Marion Boulicault for a Q&A 🐻❄️ Marion is a feminist philosopher of science and long time member of the lab. She is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. genderscilab.org/blog/q-and-a...
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiThe Philosophy of Geosciences Research Group at BU, Φ-Geo, is dedicated to exploring topics in the philosophy of the geosciences (historical & current Earth sciences), broadly understood. We have a big group heading to #PSA24 ⚒️ next week--check out our upcoming talks bokulich.org/%cf%86-geo-g... 🧵 ⬇️
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiIf you are interested in integrative biosocial research (and whether philosophy of science can do justice to it), check out the recording of my talk from the U of Minnesota conference.
- If interested, here is the video recording of my talk on quantification in the human sciences: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG6z... #PhilSci #measurement There are many fantastic videos to watch in that website of the Minnesota Center for Phil Sci! Take a look here: cla.umn.edu/mcps/researc...
- I will be presenting “Quantifying the Human: Values in Measurement or Measuring Value?” next week (online) at the Minnesota International Postdoc Forum. Details about the series and email for Zoom link: cla.umn.edu/mcps/researc... #PhilSci #measurement
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiA great looking summer school on History and Epistemology of Econometrics at the University of Vienna and the Institute Vienna Circle! All stages of career are welcome but postgraduate students especially #econsky #philsci
- This is tomorrow (6:15pm UK time)! Here's the link for those interested: umn.zoom.us/j/9829875634...
- I will be presenting “Quantifying the Human: Values in Measurement or Measuring Value?” next week (online) at the Minnesota International Postdoc Forum. Details about the series and email for Zoom link: cla.umn.edu/mcps/researc... #PhilSci #measurement
- I will be presenting “Quantifying the Human: Values in Measurement or Measuring Value?” next week (online) at the Minnesota International Postdoc Forum. Details about the series and email for Zoom link: cla.umn.edu/mcps/researc... #PhilSci #measurement
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiIn the next Perspectives on Science seminar on 5.11., Ahmad Elabbar (University of Cambridge) will give a talk titled “Trusting scientific advisors as epistemic curators: from error to attention”. Find more details and join the seminar via tint-helsinki.fi/2024/10/29/5... #philsci
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiNew paper (preprint)! .. in which we show how geophysicists solve problems of causal complexity: even if we know basic forces behind earth's dynamics (e.g. gravitation), specific dynamic phenomena are hard to predict because they depend on a myriad or co-occuring causes. (1)
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiKate Lynch (Melbourne, Australia) talk "(Human) Genetic Causal Reasoning" (on Zoom), October 17th, 2024, 9am-10:30am (French time, UTC+2) Information: www.philinbiomed.org/event/kate-l... #HPBio #philsci 🧪🧬
- Does anyone know about an intellectual overview of Samuel Messick’s work on measurement/validity? #measurement #PsychSciSky #PhilSci #Psychology
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiMaking #philsci less Anglo centric in beautiful Krakow. See the program of our conference eenps2024.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
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- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiLast call for papers for the 10th integrated HPS conference: March 27 - March 29, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Please consider submitting and share widely. (Deadline: August 18) #philsky, #philsci, #histsci, #histSTM
- I’m happy to share that my paper “Is Quantitative Measurement in the Human Sciences Doomed? On the Quantity Objection” has been accepted for publication by The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... Or ask me for a copy!
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiThe #PSA24 program is up! 🎉 ⬇️ (Our session on "Philosophy of Seismology: Models & Measurements" with @cristianlarph.bsky.social @miguelohn.bsky.social @terumiyake.bsky.social & Susan Hough is 9am Sunday morning last day 😂) #philsci ⚒️
- Program for #PSA2024 is now out on our website. Poster sessions and cognate societies sessions will follow soon. Time to register for the conference — we very much look forward to seeing you in New Orleans in November: site.pheedloop.com/event/psa24/...
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiIt’ll be an honour to give this lecture and see Norway for the first time. Sept 24th, thick concepts here we come! #philsky
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiMartin Kusch of Vienna and I are editing a special issue of Studies in HPS entitled "Are Social Sciences Special?". We are interested in both history and philosophy essays, see the link for the framing and instructions for how to submit. Deadline is Sept 30th 2024 #philsci #histsci #philsky #STS
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiSpeaking to this venerable group on Wednesday. Hybrid option available
- I’ll be presenting joint work with Ahmad Elabbar on values in scientific policy advice at the LSE this coming Wednesday 1st May. If you’re interested but can’t attend in person, you can join online! www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e... #philsky #philsci #hps #LSE
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiHighly recommended workshop! A rare opportunity to think collaboratively about measurement concpets and how to operationalize them. The organizers have an interdisciplinary background in psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. #psychscisky #philsci
- Workshop announcement: We organize a workshop on the interaction between conceptualization and measurement across all scientific disciplines for early-career researchers located in Europe. More info and application here ias.uva.nl/content/even... Thanks for sharing!
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiWorkshop announcement: We organize a workshop on the interaction between conceptualization and measurement across all scientific disciplines for early-career researchers located in Europe. More info and application here ias.uva.nl/content/even... Thanks for sharing!
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiLooking forward to our upcoming conference on science and values, featuring a really interesting lineup of speakers! March 29-30, Boston University!
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiAnother really special ep today! Prof Anna @annaalexandrova.bsky.social on the fascinating topic of Well-Being Science. Anna asks: Whose version of 'well-being' is being studied? Are we doing better then a drunk man looking for his keys? Sharp, funny, and spot on. #hps #histsci #philsci #sts 🧪
- Full citation: Ferguson et al (1938) "Quantitative estimates of sensory events: interim report of the committee appointed to consider and report upon the possibility of quantitative estimates of sensory events", British Association for the Advancement of Science, 108, 277–334.
- Reposted by Cristian Larroulet PhilippiDelighted that our PSA'24 Symposium Proposal on "Philosophy of Seismology: Models & Measurements" with @cristianlarph.bsky.social, @miguelohn.bsky.social, @terumiyake.bsky.social, & Susan Hough has been accepted for presentation in New Orleans in Nov. Great to see philosophy of geosciences growing!
