Philosophy of the Social Sciences Workshop

19-20 May 2022

Venue: University of Milan, via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy

Thursday 19 May, 3.00-6.30 PM (Room Malliani)

Caterina Marchionni (Helsinki) “Should the Human Sciences Deal with Reactive Effects?”

Lorenzo Casini (Sant’Anna): “Ill-defined Variables and Instrument Validity”

Chiara Lisciandra (Bologna): “Scientific Institutions: Article and Journal Metrics a Good Thing?”

Friday 20 May, 10.00-12.30 AM (Room Martinetti)

Frank Hindriks (Groningen): “Functionalism Without Optimism: How to Explain the Dark Side of Institutions”

Dan Lopez de Sa (Barcelona): “Grounding, Anchoring, and Scaffolding”

Alessandra Basso (Helsinki): “Concepts of Inequality and Their Measurement”

 

Event organiser: Francesco Guala (francesco.guala@unimi.it)

Seat availability is limited, if you would like to participate please contact the organiser in advance. The event will not be streamed online.

The meeting will be held in English.

Participation is strongly recommended to students of the Doctoral School in Philosophy and Human Sciences and to students of the Doctoral School of Mind, Brain, and Reasoning.

Everyone interested is welcome to attend.