Calculating People is a reading group that examines contemporary social sciences with a special focus on their methodological controversies. All postgraduate researchers are welcome to join. Participants endeavour to read the articles ahead of time. The format is in-person.
The meetings take place on Tuesdays, 3–4pm in the Board Room. Organised by Anna Alexandrova.
Michaelmas Term 2025
14 October
Runhardt, R.W., 'Categorizations qua conventions: measuring the arbitrariness of scientific categorization', Philosophical Studies (2025).
4 November
Sebastian Rodriguez Duque, Eran Tal, Skye Pamela Barbic, 'The role of ethical and social values in psychosocial measurement', Measurement, Volume 225, 2024, 113993.
11 November
Huneman, Philippe, 'What kind of epistemology for network analyses?', Synthese 206 (3) (2025):1–30.
2 December
Nelson, Nicole C., 'The methodologists: A unique category of scientific actors', Engaging Science, Technology, and Society 6 (2020): 20–33.