Ether Lin | Xi Lin

Hi! I am an MSc Philosophy of Science student at Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to that, I studied MMathPhil Mathematics and Philosophy at Balliol College, University of Oxford. My research interests lie broadly in the general philosophy of science, with a particular focus on the sociology of science, classification, conceptual changes and relativism. I’m also interested in philosophy of Wittgenstein, social philosophy, philosophy of mathematics, logic, and 20th-century analytic philosophy.

Some neighbouring interests in sociology: identitarianism (incl. identity politics), sociology of knowledge, and Pierre Bourdieu.

Research Interests

General Philosophy of Science, Sociology of Science, Philosophy of Wittgenstein, Social Philosophy.

Education

2025 -
London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc Philosophy of Science

2021 - 2025
Balliol College, University of Oxford
MMathPhil Mathematics and Philosophy
Thesis: Assessing the Strong Programme