We have an open PhD position at Umeå. Current deadline is March 6th which is pretty soon. S Please send this to any promising students who might be interested - especially if they are into the sort of stuff we do at Umeå. Here is the link: www.umu.se/en/work-with...

⚠️ Public Lecture Series Only 4 days until our lecture with world renowned philosopher of mind, Ned Block! "Can only meat machines be conscious?" 📌 Join Us! 12th January 2026 17:30-19:00 @CEU 👉 Register here >> buff.ly/XT28whs

Horrendous. Let's all see this for what it is: the unprovoked execution of an innocent woman by federal agents in the streets of Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Read how my colleague Elek Lane gave up what was to be his next career stage at Texas A&M … . www.chronicle.com/article/why-...

Philosophers of mind! The University of Vienna is offering a professorship and has extended the deadline to 19 October. philjobs.org/job/show/29293

New paper with @tom-mcclelland.bsky.social! What is it to see someone as an object – to perceptually objectify them? We argue that seeing is not just a metaphor. We see others afford doing things with and to. doi.org/10.1111/ejop...

Applications for our Chair in Philosophy of Mind are still open (the deadline was extended until 19 October). philjobs.org/job/show/29293

There you go www.furche.at/feuilleton/p...

Philosophy job seekers: there is a 6-year postdoc in philosophy of language coming up at the University of Vienna. See advertisement here: philjobs.org/job/show/29670

Applications for our chair in philosophy of mind are also still open: berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...

There is a 6-year postdoctoral position in philosophy of language available at Vienna: philjobs.org/job/show/29670

A philosophy professor was assaulted and abducted by ICE while protesting the agency's raid on a farm near his university.

Incredible crowds on the street for Budapest Pride, banned by Orbán's government but permitted by the Mayor.

During this week’s session, we will be discussing a paper by one of our keynotes, Keith Harris. The paper is entitled “Video on demand: what deepfakes do and how they harm” (2021). 💥 📅 When? Friday, 27.06.2025, 18:30 📍 Where? Hörsaal 2i, Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG) or via Zoom Looking forward! 😊

WTF: Warum gibt es dazu keinen Brennpunkt und keine Sondersendung. Das Deutschland, dass wir kriegstüchtig verteidigen sollen, bricht uns unter unserem Hintern weg, und (fast) keinen juckts. Die offene Gesellschaft muss auch im Inneren verteidigt werden taz.de/Feuer-in-Wil...

There is a chair in philosophy of mind vacant at the department of philosophy at Vienna: berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...

Zwei @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grants, die mit bis zu 2,5 Millionen Euro dotiert sind, gehen an die Universität Wien: Soziologin @evrop-anka.bsky.social und Mikrobiologin Dagmar Woebken erhalten die prestigeträchtige Förderung für ihre Forschung. Wir gratulieren herzlichst! 🥳🎉 Mehr dazu: ⤵️

Including some cool philosophical projects, among others by Adam Carter (Glasgow) and Luca Incurvati (University of Amsterdam) 🥳

SHARE this as a reminder to EVERY member of our military: “We don't take an oath to a King." "We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator” “We take an oath to the Constitution." #FreedomToDissent #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

I'm floored. This is ONE stretch of ONE side of the street in deep red, small town Knoxville, TN today. This is a city that Trump won in 2024 by 20+ points. The scope of these protests are massive—American from both sides of the aisle are pissed. There will be no kings.

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco #nokings

#nokingsday #nokings #savedemocracy

At open days, parents often ask us what sorts of careers are supported by a degree in philosophy. Nice to be able to add pope to the list.

Somebody should do something! events.ceu.edu/2025-04-30/s... Brought to you by @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social

Philosophy Bites podcast unique episode downloads to date: 49,008,455…

Today, @nigelwarburton.bsky.social joins us for another workshop! This time, he's covering the essentials of audio-based public philosophy. Participants will have the chance to practice being interviewed about their research, as well as to make audio using their phones.

I've been getting an unreasonable number of spam calls from people claiming to be from Amazon, who say that I have ordered a gift card for 499 EUR. My new approach is to say 'yes I did order that, thanks' and hang up

Years ago I argued that the Research Excellence Framework (RAE then) does more harm than good and should be replaced (at least in the humanities) with equal research funding for everyone who meets a threshold for being research active. Have not changed my mind. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

#CallForApplications! Three new positions for Postdoctoral Scholars in Department III "Artifacts, Actions, Knowledge." 🗓 Deadline: April 13, 2025 🔗 bit.ly/4eDRUq4 #HistSci #AcademicSky #Skystorians #CfA #EnvHum #EnvHist #Sinology #DigitalHumanities #DH #MaterialCulture

I'm speaking at the Austrian Philosophy Society this week in Graz. The conference theme is 'Thinking the Future'. My talk is called 'Philosophical Futurology'. @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social

three great jobs, not TT, at University of Vienna: philjobs.org/job/show/28733

three great TT jobs at the instituto in Mexico City: www.filosoficas.unam.mx/sitio/contra...

New publication by Felix Pinkert, a key researcher at KiC: 'Harm, Insignificant Effects, and the Morality of Procreation' https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10892-024-09507-3 #PhilSky

❗ Live: Watch Juliette Vazard present on Curiosity Beyond Inquiry (click on the pink 'livestream button 👇) events.ceu.edu/2025-01-28/i... #philsky

Reminder: The deadline for applications is this Sunday! philjobs.org/job/show/28054

Come be a postdoc in moral/political philosophy at the University of Vienna. 3 year position (renewable for another 3 years, up to 6 years in total). We'd really like to have someone in post for the summer term, hence strong preference for PhD in hand or about to submit. philjobs.org/job/show/28102