On the measurement crisis in the social sciences

Lausanne 4.11.2022

Philosophical challenges of computational social science

Measurements in the social sciences presents numerous problems which are usually not addressed. In this presentation, I discuss where the problems are coming from and all the issues we can face if we neglect the real nature of these measurements (e.g. claim reversal, uncertainty up to 100%, etc.). Finally, I address how we can solve most of these problems by suggesting a new paradigm for research in the social sciences.