1/2 Economic predictions can become self-fulfilling prophecies. In a new paper forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Methodology, the Maps Team tries to bring some structure to how we think about economists' responsibility for these performative effects. philpapers.org/archive/BECW...

Murat Bakeev's paper "Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding" has been accepted for publication in Philosophy of Science. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30452/

Nadia Ruiz (MAPS) and Maria Lorenz (CELLS) presented today at CELLS' colloquium their co-authored paper: Social Egg Freezing: A Feminist Philosophy of Science Perspective. Followed by a very fruitful Q&A. #medicalization #interfelity #eggfreezing

1/2 MAPS team member @becklukas.bsky.social & Henrik Thoréns paper, Strategic ignorance, and the management of performative effects: Lessons from climate economics, has just been accepted for publication in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Team members @dkhosrowi.bsky.social & @becklukas.bsky.social's paper, Like It or Not — Recommender Systems Lack a Coherent Normative Foundation, has been accepted for publication in Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency philpapers.org/archive/KHOL...

1/2 Team member, Nadia Ruiz and co-author Maria Lorenz presented their working paper "Social Egg Freezing: A Feminist Philosophy Of Science Perspective" in the Objectivity & Subjectivity in Medicine workshop @torchoxford2013.bsky.social

Edoardo Peruzzi's paper “Progress in Model-Based Sciences: Reframing the Relationship Between Horizontal and Vertical Progress in Economics,” has been accepted for publication in the Philosophy of Science: PSA 2026 Contributed Paper Proceedings. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29...

Our team member Edoardo Peruzzi presenting "Harsanyi’s Legacy: Bayesian Games and the Transformation of Microeconomic Theory" at the History of Microeconomic Theory session of the 1st Joint HES-ESHET conference in Nice! #ModelTransfer #ERCStG

Our team is coming in full force! 🔹 @cherfeld.bsky.social participates in the Round Table on "Searching for EU Funding in HET" and a Symposium on her recent book Conversations on Rational Choice 🔹Murat Bakeev presents a chapter co-authored with Catherine on Integrated HPS for Economics (1/3)

Nicolas Brisset@nbrisset.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The program for the 1st joint conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought and the History of Economics Society is now online. I wouldn’t say putting it together was a walk in the park... From May 26 to 29, more than 400 researchers. eshet-conference.net/joint-eshet-...

Meet MAPS' first visiting scholar, Alessandro Guerra. He is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at University of Milan and a philosopher of science & economics. He focuses on choice theory, decision-theoretic models & normative dimensions of modelling, with applications to environmental decision-making.

It’s always a blast to write a book review with this guy: @becklukas.bsky.social. This time we read “False Prophets of Economics Imperialism: The Limits of Mathematical Market Models” by Matthew Watson. You can check out our thought on Watson’s book here: philpapers.org/archive/LUKF...

At CELLS’ colloquium, MAPS member @dkhosrowi.bsky.social gave a presentation titled: “What kind of thing are ML systems like AlphaFold, and what kinds of things do they produce?” Followed up by a fruitful Q&A.

1/2 Just accept. MAPS member George Barimah & co-authors examine ethical issues in international health research collaborations between researchers from the global north and south. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Role of Research Funders in Promoting Ethical International Health Research Collaborations

Background International health research collaborations (IHRCs) between High Income countries (HICs) and Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are essential in global health research, yet ethical ...

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1/2 MAPS team members presented at the Hannover-Groningen Philosophy of Science Workshop.

The CELLS' colloquium series continues. Today we had Annalisa Costella, from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Annalisa gave a talk titled "Of Green Frequently Flyers and Wealthy Socialists: A Defense of Apparent Hypocrisy."

Conference this weekend! If you aren't registered yet, you can do so on our website. (Conference is in-person only). #philsci #conference https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/social-ontology-and-empirical-inquiry-conflicts-and-connections/

In this thread, we’ll be live-posting highlights from the “Scientific Progress via Model Transfer: The Case of Cultural Evolution” workshop talks. Follow along for updates 👇

Yesterday, the CELLS' colloquium series had its first speaker. Armin Schulz, from the University of Kansas. Armin gave a talk titled: Institutional Conflicts of Interest: A Novel Functionalist Account.

must read about experimental philosophy

Experimental Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

[Editor’s Note: The following new entry by Justin Sytsma, Kevin Reuter, and Pascale Willemsen replaces the former entry on this topic by the previous author.]

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The latest paper of our team member Edoardo Peruzzi is now available open access in Synthese. He argues that legal cross-examination can be undestood as a form of higher-order evidence defeat: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #FrontierResearch #ERCStG

Higher-order evidence and legal cross-examination - Synthese

Synthese - This paper aims to show the central role that higher-order evidence plays in an established cultural practice in our society, namely, legal cross-examination. First, we will show how...

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1/2 Team member @jakobortmann.bsky.social has a new publication out in @philscijournal.bsky.social : "But what is 'Performativity of Science'? Austin, Perlocutionary Sequels, and Referent Malleability." philpapers.org/rec/ORTBWI

Jakob Ortmann, But what is ‘Performativity of Science’? Austin, Perlocutionary Sequels, and Referent Malleability - PhilPapers

Ever since its introduction by John L. Austin, ‘performativity’ has meant many things to many scholars—something that did not change when phrases like ‘performativity of science’ became popular. Such ...

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1/2 Team member George Barimah presented on "Medical AI Regulation and Inductive Risks: A Case by Case Perspective" at the Rethinking AI in Practice – Culture and Ethics’ Role in Shaping the Future of Digital Health Care Technologies Conference.

Welfare Econ faces a core problem: preference endogeneity. What should we do when the yardstick used to assess policies changes with the analysed system? MAPS member @becklukas.bsky.social tackles this issue in the context of large-scale interventions. New paper in Politics, Philosophy & Economics.

Team member Philippe van Basshuysen's paper has just been published: Performative power in Science in the European Journal for Philosophy of Science. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Performative power in science - European Journal for Philosophy of Science

Performativity is the capacity of scientific representations (such as models, theories, predictions, or classifications) to alter the phenomena they are supposed to represent. Because one and the same...

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New from the BJPS Review of Books It’s Only Human – Armin W Schulz Reviewed by Olivier Morin Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbooks/morin-on-schulz #philsci #philsky

Armin Schulz, It’s Only Human | BJPS Review of Books

Olivier Morin reviews It’s Only Human, by Armin Schulz

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Great initiative from @belewollesen.bsky.social (team member of @modeltransfer.bsky.social ). Thank you for inviting us!!!

MODEL TRANSFER ERC Project@modeltransfer.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Writing can be a difficult and often lonely activity. To make it easier, our team member Bele Wollesen hosts weekly Writing Sessions that bring our team and other interested researchers at LUH together to work on individual writing projects in a structured and supportive environment.

Team member Matthias Ackermann gave a talk entitled "Predictable Uncertainty’ and Locally Reliable Climate Change Information" at CELLS Colloquium. @iphilluh.bsky.social

SOCRATES Fellow Doohyun (Richard) Sung gave a talk titled "Persistence is Futile: On Pursuit and Futility Analysis in Pharmaceutical Research" at the CELLS colloquium @iphilluh.bsky.social

⏰DEADLINE APPROACHING Our team member Edoardo Peruzzi organizes a workshop together with @karimbaraghith.bsky.social: "Scientific Progress via Model Transfer? The Case of Cultural Evolution" 📍 Leibniz Universität Hannover 📅 April 9–10, 2026 Below you’ll find more information about CfP 👇

1/2 Team member @becklukas.bsky.social is sharing his forthcoming chapter (Desire in Economics) in the Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Desire.

Lukas Beck@becklukas.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I am sharing a preprint of my chapter forthcoming in the Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Desire (edited by @alexgregory.bsky.social): "Desires in Economics." philpapers.org/rec/BECDIE-3 Feedback or any thoughts are welcome! Contains references to a galaxy far, far away🌌 More details below👇