Cristian Larroulet Philippi
@cristianlarph.bsky.social
Philosophy of Science
University of Melbourne
https://philpeople.org/profiles/cristian-larroulet-philippi
University of Melbourne
https://philpeople.org/profiles/cristian-larroulet-philippi
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Grateful to Cristian Larroulet Philippi — our inaugural Seddon Fellow in the HPS program at UniMelb — for a rich and most insightful deep dive…
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This week, Cristian Larroulet Philipi joins us to talk about measurement in the human sciences: why it can be more philosophically complex than in the physical sciences, and how it raises pressing questions about the role of numbers in psychology, social science, and policy
#philsci #measurement
#philsci #measurement
I chat with Thomas Spiteri on measurement in the human sciences. I think the interview came along very well 😊
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Thanks to Thomas for all the work put into the podcast.
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#philsky
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Thanks to Thomas for all the work put into the podcast.
#philsci #measurement
#philsky
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Job opportunity — Junior Professorship in Psychological Metascience @zpid.bsky.social leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 h/t @bethclarke.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Job opportunity — Junior Professorship in Psychological Metascience @zpid.bsky.social leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 h/t @bethclarke.bsky.social
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Hello 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
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hello 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...
Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15.
Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
Events – The Society for the Study of Measurement
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November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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
It’s an overview of arguments for values playing significant roles in measurement practices.
Comments welcome!
philpapers.org/rec/LARVAM-2
Cristian Larroulet Philippi, Values and Measurement - PhilPapers
At first sight, measurement might appear to be a natural candidate for a scientific practice that is value-free. This chapter reviews prominent arguments supporting the opposite view, i.e., that value...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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
It’s an overview of arguments for values playing significant roles in measurement practices.
Comments welcome!
philpapers.org/rec/LARVAM-2
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Deadline 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: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/to-be-or-not-to-be-included-in-a-causal-model/
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: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/to-be-or-not-to-be-included-in-a-causal-model/
September 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Deadline 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: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/to-be-or-not-to-be-included-in-a-causal-model/
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: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/to-be-or-not-to-be-included-in-a-causal-model/
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I 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.
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.
S5 E8 - Philip Kitcher on Philosophy for Science and the Common Good
Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 11/09/2025 · 48m
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September 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I 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.
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.
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Check out our podcast!
Catch up on past episodes as host Dr. Edouard Machery discusses topics with members of the Philosophy of Science community.
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Catch up on past episodes as host Dr. Edouard Machery discusses topics with members of the Philosophy of Science community.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Check 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
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
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We 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...
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September 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We 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...
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An 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...
Philosophical Perspectives on Values and Mental Health (2025-11-06)
Conference on Philosophical Perspectives on Values and Mental Health.
Keynotes speakers: Jonathan Tsou (University of Texas at Dallas) & Sofia Jeppsson (Umeå universitet)
With the participatio...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
An 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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A 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
Measurement requires compromises: the case of economic inequality
We examine considerations that enter into design and evaluation of measures in social science, categorizing them into four drivers: epistemic, ethical…
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September 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A 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
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🎙️ 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 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
S5 E7 - Lydia Patton on HOPOS
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August 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🎙️ 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 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
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
🎧 Don't miss this one!
🔗 linktr.ee/thehpspodcast
@cristianlarph.bsky.social
#philsci #hps #measurement
This week, Cristian Larroulet Philipi joins us to talk about measurement in the human sciences: why it can be more philosophically complex than in the physical sciences, and how it raises pressing questions about the role of numbers in psychology, social science, and policy
#philsci #measurement
#philsci #measurement
August 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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
bsky.app/profile/hpsp...
Thanks to Thomas for all the work put into the podcast.
#philsci #measurement
#philsky
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What 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! 🎧
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! 🎧
S5 E4 - Heather Douglas on Rethinking Science’s Social Contract
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · Episode
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August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What 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! 🎧
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! 🎧
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It 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
It's this week's episode of
The HPS Podcast – out now! 🎧
@hpspodcast.bsky.social
#hps #histsci #experiments
S5 E3 - Hans-Jörg Rheinberger on Epistemic Things
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · Episode
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July 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It 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
It's this week's episode of
The HPS Podcast – out now! 🎧
@hpspodcast.bsky.social
#hps #histsci #experiments
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We 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 🧪
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-...
👉 More info + links: www.bshs.org.uk/bshs-ayrton-...
June 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We 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 🧪
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 🧪
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My 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
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
May 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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I 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
Justice as an ideal for climate assessment
Confronting a series of planetary crises, the international community has established a complex regime of global environmental assessments. The most prominent of these remains the Intergovernmental Pa...
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March 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I 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
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Hybrid 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
www.hpsunimelb.org/seminars
#hpos #philsci
SEMINARS | HPS @UniMelb
Where to find information about the HPS seminar series, past and present
www.hpsunimelb.org
March 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Hybrid 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
www.hpsunimelb.org/seminars
#hpos #philsci
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The 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
Logical empiricist anti-exceptionalism in its Austro-German context
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March 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The 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
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Submit abstracts for a conference on Ian Hacking's Philosophical Legacy
values.utdallas.edu/2024/12/27/2...
values.utdallas.edu/2024/12/27/2...
2025 VMST Conference on Ian Hacking: CFA
Call for Proposal/ Abstracts Ian Hacking’s Philosophical Legacy The 13th Annual Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology Conference (VMST-13) at The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Tech...
values.utdallas.edu
March 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Submit abstracts for a conference on Ian Hacking's Philosophical Legacy
values.utdallas.edu/2024/12/27/2...
values.utdallas.edu/2024/12/27/2...
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🔥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...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Humanities or Digital/Computational Philosophy of Science – Leibniz University Hannover
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February 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🔥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...
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CfP: 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
European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA25 - Submissions
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January 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
CfP: 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
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We'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.
The application deadline is December 15.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Sabanci University
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Assistant or Associate Professor, Sabanci University
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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December 3, 2024 at 6:59 AM
We'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.
The application deadline is December 15.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me.
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The 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
#philsci
Quantifying the Human Values in Measurement or Measuring Value Source
Cristian Larroulet Philippi Gonville and Caius College, University of CambridgeQuantitative measurement in the human sciences remains controversial. Are depr...
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November 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM
The 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
#philsci