MAPS Project
@mapsproject.bsky.social
Managing Performative Science (MAPS) seeks to assess & manage the ethical risks of performativity. Team: Philippe van Baßhuysen, Nadia Ruiz @jakobortmann.bsky.social, George Kwasi Barimah, Matthias Ackermann, & @becklukas.bsky.social
2/2 Lukas argues that the concept of preference, closely aligned with desire, lies at the core of economics. Yet the nature of economic preferences remains unclear; for instance, are they a form of desire? The chapter presents and critically evaluates the dominant positions on this issue
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
2/2 Lukas argues that the concept of preference, closely aligned with desire, lies at the core of economics. Yet the nature of economic preferences remains unclear; for instance, are they a form of desire? The chapter presents and critically evaluates the dominant positions on this issue
2/2 ...and his commitment to equilibrium theory. I argue that his account fails to capture macroeconomic modeling and that the methodological limits of microfounded models undermine equilibrium theory as economics’ core framework.
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
2/2 ...and his commitment to equilibrium theory. I argue that his account fails to capture macroeconomic modeling and that the methodological limits of microfounded models undermine equilibrium theory as economics’ core framework.
2/2 .. I argue that his account fails to capture macroeconomic modeling and that the methodological limits of microfounded models undermine equilibrium theory as economics’ core framework
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
2/2 .. I argue that his account fails to capture macroeconomic modeling and that the methodological limits of microfounded models undermine equilibrium theory as economics’ core framework
2/2 ... & models reshaping the world they claim to describe. We discuss interactions between these challenges and how they might be met.
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
2/2 ... & models reshaping the world they claim to describe. We discuss interactions between these challenges and how they might be met.
Nadia speaking... what a great picture in a great place... rock chalk KU!!!
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nadia speaking... what a great picture in a great place... rock chalk KU!!!
van Basshuysen asks: When science performs, not just describes—how should we think about it? This paper maps two strategies: one tying performativity to science’s epistemic goals, the other weighing its ethical and social desirability.
October 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
van Basshuysen asks: When science performs, not just describes—how should we think about it? This paper maps two strategies: one tying performativity to science’s epistemic goals, the other weighing its ethical and social desirability.