This is an interdisciplinary online reading group that meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 15:30 – 17:00 (BST/GMT). The group will meet on the following dates: 21 Oct, 18 Nov, 16 Dec, 20 Jan, 17 Feb, 21 Apr, 19 May.
We will look at work that engages with scientific, medical, and social measuring practices of the past and present in a way that questions the meaning and desirability of fundamental notions in philosophy of measurement (e.g., validity, standardization, quantification, precision, sensitivity/specificity). Philosophers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, human geographers, literary scholars, scientists, medical providers, humans—all are welcome: If you have ever found it difficult to tease apart where epistemology ends and ethics begins when it comes to measurement, come join in.
Measurement Heretics is hosted by Rebecca Jackson and the Measurement Lab of the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities.
This reading group is free to attend, please register for the mailing list via this form.
