This paper seeks an account of what types of reactions to being classified can trigger a demand to revise the original classifications and therefore instigate a feedback loop According to one view,...

If you have spent any amount of time in academia, you know the drill - at workshops and conferences, we give each other talks. At least that’s what I mostly…

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

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 ...

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 ...

An in-depth workshop for economists and philosophers of economics

In the social epistemology of scientific knowledge, it is largely accepted that relationships of trust, not just reliance, are necessary in contemporary collaborative science characterised by relat...

MAPS is a research project funded by the European Research Council through a starting grant (€1.5m) to Philippe van Basshuysen.