👀 Have you ever wondered what it really means to “see someone as an object”? In September, Paulina Śliwa and Tom McClelland published “Seeing Others as Objects: Perceptual Objectification & Affordances”, in European Journal of Philosophy. Read the paper here >> buff.ly/sBaDZ6y #Philsky

⚡Conference! March 9 – 10, 2026 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence. This workshop will bring together philosophers and historians to investigate the foundations of contemporary AI. ⚠️ Spaces are limited! Reserve your tickets! buff.ly/FlhrDn1 #philevent #philsky

Does studying philosophy make you a better thinker? 🤔 A new study finds philosophy majors outperform all other majors in reasoning, curiosity, and open-mindedness—even after controlling for differences at the start of college. What are your thoughts? 💭 #philsky #philosophy #betterthinker

📕 Book Launch! Knowledge and Expertise in International Politics. A Handbook 📌 16.02.26 - Save the Date Panelists include Katalin Farkas & Jonathan Knutzen, both from Department of Philosophy, @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social & KiC! More info and registration >> buff.ly/UF0nBVH #philsky #booklaunch

Happening Today 30.01.26! Alexandre Lefebvre (Professor of Politics and Philosophy at University of Sydney) presents his talk 'The Good Life State: Politics After Liberalism' at @univie.ac.at When: 3pm in 'Hörsaal 3F' on the 3rd floor of Neuen Institutsgebäudes (NIG) #philsky

📣 Call for Applications! Conference: Reason in Perception @uni-graz.at from 7-8 May 2026. Last week to submit your anonymized abstract of up to 500 words! ‼️ Deadline 31.01.26 More info at our events page #philsky #CallForPapers #Philosophy #Perception #PhilosophyOfMind

📢 New Publication! 'Free will and intensional operators', by Fabio Lampert (University of Vienna) @flampert.bsky.social, and John Waldrop, published in Canadian Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming) Read it here>> buff.ly/C0eQcLL #Philosophy #FreeWill

Maria Kronfeldner, Key-Forscherin beim KiC, ist in der ARTE-Serie 42 – Die Antwort auf fast alles in der Folge „Sind wir die Superspezies der Evolution?“ zu sehen. Jetzt auf der ARTE-Website ansehen: buff.ly/kbfLdEC @artefr.bsky.social #philsky #ARTE #KiC #Evolution #Superspezies #Science

🚨 Podcast Episode 3 OUT NOW! Cathy Mason (CEU) & Matt Dougherty (CEU) speak to Juliette Vazard about Emotions Listen Now! ➜ Spotify buff.ly/wqbEUWj ➜ Apple buff.ly/LysWFOk ➜ YouTube buff.ly/ERFlrU7 What do our emotions actually tell us about the world? #knowledge #emotions #philsky

🔥 New Publication! In his new publication, Coerced Consent and Third Parties, Cosmin Vraciu (@univie.ac.at), presents a case against the asymmetry thesis. Read the full paper as published in Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming) >> buff.ly/RKmtnvQ #research #philpaper

💥 TODAY! Will We Ever Achieve Artificial General Intelligence? Join us for a philosophical debate on AGI, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts, too! 📌 Jan 20 from 5:30pm to 7pm @CEU #Vienna ❗ Free Event, registration below. #phildebate #philsky

KiC Seminar Series starts again today! We are delighted to have Ali Emre Benli (University of Vienna) as our speaker, with a talk on Civility, Coercion, and Resistance to Injustice. #knowledgecrisis #philsky

A video recap from last September’s 48-hour Fake News Game Jam, part of the European Capital of Democracy programme. 15 international teams designed, built, and tested ideas at speed—exploring Truth, Lies & Democracy through play, collaboration, and code. 🎮 buff.ly/MyV0QgO #GameJam #ECOD25

💥 KiC Debates Next Tuesday!! Will we ever achieve artificial general intelligence? Join us for a philosophical debate on AGI, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts, too! 📌 Jan 20 from 5:30pm to 7pm @CEU #Vienna ❗ Free Event, registration below. #phildebate #philsky

Knowledge in Crisis is proud to support the Minorities & Philosophy special screening of the award-winning documentary film: American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality (2018) Post-film discussion and 🍕 to follow! 📍 Friday 16th January! More info below! #philevent #filmscreening #viennaevent

⚡ New Conference! Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence. March 9 – 10, 2026 This workshop will bring together philosophers and historians to investigate the foundations of contemporary AI. Spaces are limited! buff.ly/FlhrDn1 #philevent #knowledgecrisis #philsky

Today! ⚠️ Public Lecture Series "Can only meat machines be conscious?" a lecture with world renowned philosopher of mind, Ned Block (NYU)! TODAY, 12th January 2026 17:30-19:00 @CEU 👉 Register here >> buff.ly/XT28whs

⚠️ TODAY! Conference: Knowledge, Agency & Responsibility A conference organised by Fabio Lampert @flampert.bsky.social, on issues concerning human agency, abilities, and capacities, with a focus on problems about free will and moral responsibility. More info: buff.ly/dccJSiq #philsky #philevent

⚠️ 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

⚠️ Conference! Knowledge, Agency & Responsibility 9-10th Jan Vienna A conference organised by Fabio Lampert @flampert.bsky.social, on issues concerning human agency, abilities, and capacities, with a focus on problems about free will and moral responsibility. More info: buff.ly/dccJSiq #philsky

By now, you’ve probably heard about Diella, Albania’s AI Minister for Procurement — and that she’s “pregnant” with 83 digital children. But beyond the shock factor… it raises a real question: What role should AI play in running our countries and governments?
 What do you think? 💬 #AIGovernance

💥 KiC Debates is here! Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social and Simon Rippon, both @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social, go head-to-head in a philosophical debate on artificial general intelligence, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts! Jan 20 @ 5:30pm Register here >> buff.ly/9xflw0T

💥 Der philosophische Kurz-Essay in der Zeitung | Journalistisches Handwerk für Print und Online ✍🏻 📌 25.-27. März 2026 Ein Workshop von PhilPublica @philpublica.bsky.social und KiC an der Uni Wien und CEU ‼️ Bewerbungsfrist: 4. Januar 2026 Mehr Infos auf unserer Website >> buff.ly/WZ6wzJY

"Can only meat machines be conscious?" Join us and renowned philosopher of mind, Ned Block @neddo.bsky.social as he discusses what is crucial for assessing the prospects of consciousness in AI and less complex animals. 📌 12th January 2026 17:30-19:00 @CEU 👉 Register here >> buff.ly/XT28whs

🎄 Taking a little festive break to relax, recharge, and get ready for 2026! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year—we’ll see you next year! ✨ 📅 2026 is shaping up to be huge—check our events page and start filling your diaries! buff.ly/B3089hi #philevents #events2026 #philsky

🔥 New Publication! One Crisis to Solve Another? The Place of Care in a World of Automated Work by Anca Gheaus, published in Journal of Social Philosophy. Interested? Read the publication here >>

⚠️ Conference! Knowledge, Agency & Responsibility 9-10th Jan Vienna A conference organised by Fabio Lampert @flampert.bsky.social, on issues concerning human agency, abilities, and capacities, with a focus on problems about free will and moral responsibility. More info: buff.ly/gXKBzmp #philsky

🔥 New Podcast Episode! What do we give our attention to—and why does it matter? Our second episode explores attention from moral, political, philosophical and personal dimensions.  Listen Now! ▶ Apple Podcasts buff.ly/qKll5IT , ▶ Spotify buff.ly/bt6KknZ ▶ YouTube buff.ly/iVRpnGm #Philsky

🔔 New Post! Breaking Bread With the Enemy by Anca Gheaus. Starting with a social media scandal about a man abandoning two cats, Gheaus questions the " role that philosophy should have in public life as well as what philosophers would have to do if our work is to play that role". 👉 buff.ly/jQefS3L

🙌 New Publication! Trusting Despite Oneself: Stated, Introspected, and Revealed Epistemic Trust by Keith Harris and published in Social Epistemology. In his new publication, Harris looks at the “crisis of trust”. Read the paper buff.ly/V0PiXJg #philpaper #knowledgecrisis #uniwien

In her new article, 'Despair can help us mourn lost futures and chart new paths', former KiC Postdoc @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social, Juliette Vazard, writes about despair — and asks: after the devastation, what role can it play in helping us move forward? Read it below #Philosophy #philsky #despair

❯❯❯❯ TODAY! Film Screening & Discussion! 🎬 💬 𐂺 The Couple in the Cage (1993) (31mins) Two artists intended to create a satirical commentary on the notion of discovery. Their audience had something different in mind... ╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ Join us for the film and a discussion afterwards! Tickets below! ↘

💡 Public Lecture Series Our inaugural KiC Lectures start again in January and we are kicking it off with world renowned philosopher of mind, Ned Block @neddo.bsky.social. "Can only meat machines be conscious?" 📌 Join Us! 12th January 2026 17:30-19:00 @CEU 👉 Register here >> buff.ly/XT28whs

🥊 KiC Debates: Will we ever achieve artificial general intelligence? A philosophical debate with Tim Crane and Simon Rippon on artificial general intelligence, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts, too! 📌 Jan 20 @ 17:30 CEU Auditorium Register here >> buff.ly/9xflw0T

We are starting our @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social Knowledge in Crisis 'KiC public lecture series', with Ned Block on 12 Jan 2026! events.ceu.edu/2026-01-12/c...

💥 Der philosophische Kurz-Essay in der Zeitung | Journalistisches Handwerk für Print und Online ✍🏻 📌 25.-27. März 2026 Ein Workshop von PhilPublica @philpublica.bsky.social und KiC an der Uni Wien @univie.ac.at und CEU @weareceu.bsky.social ‼️ Bewerbungsfrist: 4. Januar 2026

🚨 Save the Date: 12.12.25 Film Screening & Discussion! 🎬 💬 🎞️ The Couple in the Cage (1993) (31mins) Two artists intended to create a satirical commentary on the notion of discovery. Their audience had something different in mind... ╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ Join us and reserve your tickets below! buff.ly/HbOMxrf

👍 New Post! 'Deadnames and the Philosophy of Language' by Elek Lane. Published in Blog of the APA, Elek Lane, a postdoc with KiC @univie.ac.at, discusses his particular interest in deadnames, a name that someone has rejected in virtue of a gender transition. Read more below! #philblog #philsky

First Conference of the European Moral Responsibility Consortium (EMRC) at the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven. @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social (Vienna) and Denis Džanić (Graz), both with KiC, are giving talks here today! More info here >>

📢 TODAY! Workshop: Analogies, External Validity and the Future of Experimental Modeling Across Sciences. This 2 day hybrid workshop addresses science questions from an interdisciplinary perspective to improve understanding and to create a dialogue between scientists and philosophers. #philsky

TODAY! Online at 16:00 Can we Asses Consciousness in AI Systems? A talk with Tobias Schlicht. 🔥 Join via Zoom here: buff.ly/EdAOhAE Find out more at our events page: buff.ly/6OAsYji #philsky #PhilEvent #knowledgecrisis #AIAndConsciousness

📣 Call for Applications! Conference: Reason in Perception @uni-graz.at from 7-8 May 2026. We invite you to submit an anonymized abstract of up to 500 words by January 31, 2026 ▶ More info at our events page #philsky #CallForPapers #Philosophy #Perception #PhilosophyOfMind

🚨 Save the Date: 12.12.25 Film Screening & Discussion! 🎬 💬 🎞️ The Couple in the Cage (1993) (31mins) Two artists intended to create a satirical commentary on the notion of discovery. Their audience had something different in mind... ╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ Join us and reserve your tickets here! buff.ly/HbOMxrf

📌 Save the Date! Can we Asses Consciousness in AI Systems? A talk with Tobias Schlicht. Wed 03.12.25 | Online at 16:00 ▶ Join the talk online here: buff.ly/EdAOhAE Find out more at our events page: buff.ly/6OAsYji #philsky #PhilEvent #knowledgecrisis #AIAndConsciousness

📣 Call for participation! 4&5 Dec Hybrid Workshop: Analogies, External Validity and the Future of Experimental Modeling Across Sciences. Addressing science questions from an interdisciplinary perspective! ✅ Register Now! buff.ly/mwhmV9s @unisalzburg.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @fwf-at.bsky.social

📌 Save the Date! Can we Asses Consciousness in AI Systems? A talk with Tobias Schlicht. Wed 03.12.25 | Online at 16:00 📩 Email us at [email protected] for the zoom link! Find out more at our events page: buff.ly/6OAsYji #philsky #PhilEvent #knowledgecrisis #AIAndConsciousness

TODAY! Paulina Sliwa (Vienna) @pasliwa.bsky.social has been awarded the honor of giving the annual Hartnack Lecture 2025 in Aarhus. She presents 'Changing Perspectives and the Virtue of Perspectival Flexibility' at 13:15! Read more here >>https://buff.ly/ImrW2oj #philsky #philevent @univie.ac.at

🎬 Film Screening & Discussion! 📌 Save the Date: 12.12.25 The Couple in the Cage (1993) A short film (31 min) that documents the traveling performance of Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Coco Fusco, in which they exhibited themselves as caged Amerindians from an imaginary island. 🔥 FREE tickets here!!

Excellent first episode of a new monthly podcast series Knowledge in Crisis - on Conspiracy Theories available on Apple, Spotify etc podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...

Record everything! Our memories are precious to us and constitute our sense of self. Why not enhance them by recording all of your life? Yannic Kappes our postdoc researcher @univie.ac.at talks about memory and what it could mean to record it all! #memories #philosophy