Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Escribimos sobre la crisis de Ceuta: www.infolibre.es/opinion/plaz...infolibre.esCeuta: una crisis, dos historiasUnir los puntos para alimentar el miedo a la inmigración 022
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroValencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026📢 Great news from the VLC Philosophy Lab! The Book Symposium on Manuel Almagro's "The Rise of Polarization" is now available online in EuJAP, featuring contributions by Manuel Almagro, Aarón Álvarez, and Aida Roge. Congratulations to all! 👏 eujap.uniri.hr/volume-22-no... Please share! 🔁eujap.uniri.hrVolume 22, No. 1, 2026 Book symposium on Manuel Almagro’s The Rise of Polarization Affects, Politics, and Philosophy (Forthcoming) | European Journal of Analytic Philosophy 021
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Excited to see the book symposium on my book published in EuJAP! 📚 I’m deeply grateful to Michael Lynch, Patrizia Pedrini & Jacopo Marchetti, Jason Tosta, Aarón Álvarez & Aida Roige, and Neftalí Villanueva for their thoughtful and beautiful contributions. Check it out! 👇 121
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCarme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026New publication!✨ The Harms of Self-Help Discourse We argue that self-help (given its core principles) blames victims and causes epistemic and affective injustice w/ @sallylatham.bsky.social & @almagro.bsky.social 🔓 doi.org/10.1017/hyp.... 0123
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroFiloLab @filolab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Nuevo artículo en The Conversation de Neftalí Villanueva, Andrea Rodríguez y José Luis Liñán: a veces, el silencio estratégico puede mejorar el debate público. Difusión del paper académico publicado en Topoi: doi.org/10.1007/s112... theconversation.com/un-silencio-...theconversation.com¿Un silencio vale más que mil palabras? A menudo mejoramos el debate público si callamosSaber cuándo callarse no supone abandonar la deliberación pública. A menudo es la mejor forma de cuidarla y cuidarse. 022
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Cuando lees un texto y puedes sentir que quien lo escribe te está mirando de arriba abajo… 🤢 000
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Hasta el 27 de marzo está abierta la convocatoria para solicitar un contrato de técnico superior de investigación en Valencia, asociado al proyecto NANESI que co-dirijo con Neri Marsili. Más info: 👇 www.uv.es/uvweb/servei...uv.esCPI-26-107 001
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCarme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Why does everyday psychotherapy language feel both empowering and troubling? TLDR: Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts. A summary of our paper (w/ @almagro.bsky.social) in the great Imperfect Cognitions blog. 🙌 093
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 25/01/2026I’m sharing an interview I recently did for the APA blog. @vlc-lab.bsky.social @filolab.bsky.social Check it out! blog.apaonline.org/2026/01/23/r...blog.apaonline.orgRecently Published Book Spotlight: The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy | Blog of the APAManuel Almagro is Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Valencia. He is the author of The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics and Philosophy, published with Routled... 011
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Latest papers: Manuel Almagro & Carme Isern-Mas examine the tension of the increasing presence of mental health-related language in everyday conversations from a practice-focused approach to meaning doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy 083
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The Blog of the APA has just published this piece I wrote a month ago about philosophy and polarization! blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/29/p...blog.apaonline.orgPhilosophy as Resistance: Polarization, Narratives and the Evaluative | Blog of the APAAs a philosopher working on interdisciplinary issues such as the polarization of public opinion, I’m often asked two things: what role philosophy plays in relation to this topic and what can be done t... 042
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Our paper “De-idealizing hate speech: Hate narratives” is now out in Topoi! 📣 @vlc-lab.bsky.social @filolab.bsky.social Carmela and I argue that we must resist an idealized understanding of hate speech in order to reveal more nuanced forms of it Check it out!! link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comDe-idealizing Hate Speech: Hate Narratives - TopoiRecent work has focused on the ordinary concept of hate speech. Yet, there remains little consensus on how to define it. Given this lack of agreement in the literature, a seemingly reasonable strategy... 061
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 27/11/2025New paper accepted in Topoi! Carmela Vieites and I argue that there's a risk in the literature of idealizing what hate speech is, and that such idealization must be resisted, especially for detection purposes. Check out the preprint here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...researchgate.net(PDF) De-idealizing hate speech: Hate narrativesPDF | There is little consensus among scholars on how to define the ordinary concept of hate speech, but there is broad agreement that slurs constitute... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne... 062
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroAntonio Gaitán @agaitan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Acabamos de sacar un libro blanco sobre desacuerdos en contextos digitales, uno de los resultados del proyecto #digi_morals financiado por #fundacionBBVA Resultado de la colaboración entre tres ámbitos: la filosofía, la comunicación y la ciencia política 👇👇🎉🎉📣 e-archivo.uc3m.es/entities/pub...e-archivo.uc3m.esDesacuerdos en contextos digitales : variedades, causas y posibles intervenciones 1128
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroSGIA Durham @sgiadurham.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Congratulations to Adam Lovett, an assistant professor in political theory at SGIA, for being shortlisted for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's book prize in interdisciplinary philosophy! @triphilosophy.bsky.social 142
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroValencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 30/10/2025🏛️The Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy 2025 award ceremony took place yesterday. 👏We are proud that Manuel Almagro, a member of the VLC Philosophy Lab, was a finalist with his book 'The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy'. 085
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCarme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 15/10/2025New publication! ✨ Why does the growing everyday use of psychotherapy terms feel both empowering and troubling? Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts. w/ @almagro.bsky.social in @journalphp.bsky.social 🔓 tinyurl.com/24bhx4e9 1246
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCarme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Back to abusive partners demanding respect for their “boundaries” & abusive bosses recommending mindfulness. I talked with @seiaraimanova.bsky.social about my work w/ @almagro.bsky.social on therapy-speak on her amazing podcast Behind the Stigma🎙️ Check it out! www.buzzsprout.com/1402324/epis...buzzsprout.comThe Dark Side of Therapy Speak - Behind the StigmaIn this episode of Behind the Stigma, Seiara speaks with Dr. Carme Isern-Mas about the rise of “therapy-speak”, the popular use of psychological language in everyday life. Together, they explore how t... 063
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroValencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Great news ‼️ 📘The book 'The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy' (Almagro, 2025) has been shortlisted for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. 👏Congrats, @almagro.bsky.social royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/shortli...royalinstitutephilosophy.orgShortlist announced for the Nayef-Al Rodhan Book Prize 2025 - Royal Institute of PhilosophyThe Royal Institute of Philosophy has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Learn more. 041
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroThe Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025"The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy" by @almagro.bsky.social (published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social) has been shortlisted for the Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary #Philosophy 2025. Learn more: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/shortli... 072
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCarme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 01/10/2025New publication! ✨ Remember Jonah Hill asking Sarah Brady to stop modeling to respect his “boundaries”? Or an abusive boss recommending mindfulness after your complaints? @almagro.bsky.social and I are now ready to tell you when and why therapy-speak might be wrong. 🔓Link in reply 53615
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Very happy to share that our paper “A Wittgensteinian take on moral vs. deep disagreements” has been accepted for publication in Synthese! @anefcor.bsky.social It will appear in the special issue “Wittgenstein and moral deep disagreements” Preprint: www.researchgate.net/publication/...researchgate.net(PDF) A Wittgensteinian take on moral vs. deep disagreementsPDF | The notion of deep disagreement was originally introduced by Fogelin to describe situations where disagreement about the truth-value of a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re... 132
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCatarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 14/08/2025✨ PhD position available ✨ @loehrgui.bsky.social and I will be running a research project on disruptive technologies from a niche construction perspective, and we're hiring a PhD candidate! Details 👇 Please circulate the add and tell your students about it 😊 workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/ph...workingat.vu.nlVacancy — PhD Position in PhilosophyAre you keen to contribute to a better understanding of the social, political and epistemic impact of disruptive technologies such as the Internet and AI? Join our interdisciplinary research project f... 0168
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroMichael Patrick Lynch @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social · 14/08/2025So excited to see Manuel Almagro Holgado's new book long-listed for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Congrats to Manuel and all the other long-listers! royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis...royalinstitutephilosophy.orgLonglist announced for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025 - Royal Institute of PhilosophyThe Royal Institute of Philosophy unveils the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Learn more. 131
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroThe Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Today, we unveil the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Congratulations to all our longlisted authors. 📚🎉 royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis... #philosophy #bookprize #longlist 164
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Good news! My book has been selected for the longlist of the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy! royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis...royalinstitutephilosophy.orgLonglist announced for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025 - Royal Institute of PhilosophyThe Royal Institute of Philosophy unveils the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Learn more. 153
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Just published a short piece on Imperfect Cognition (@philosophyblogs.bsky.social) based on my new book The Rise of Polarization. Take a look 👇 imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...imperfectcognitions.blogspot.comThe Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and PhilosophyA blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases. 062
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCarme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 09/07/2025New paper accepted! 🎉 Worried about the overuse of terms like “gaslighting”, “boundaries”, or “trauma”? @almagro.bsky.social and I are too. In this paper, we explore the epistemic and ethical cocerns of therapy-speak and how it relates to epistemic and affective injustice. Preprint ⬇️ 2559
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroFiloLab @filolab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025📣 Coloquio sobre comunicación pública 🗓️ 4 de julio | ⏰ 09:00–13:00 📍 Carmen de la Victoria (Granada) Periodistas, investigadoras y especialistas debatirán sobre los cruces entre ciencia, comunicación y política. Organizan: Elvira González Salmón y Sergio Guerra 075
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroFiloLab @filolab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025🌍 The final programme for the FiloLab 2025 International Summer School — Climate Change, Science Communication, and Public Opinion — is now available! 🗓️ June 30 – July 3 | 📍 Granada, Spain 📄 Download here: t.co/My3vZaxsFm 023
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCarme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 24/06/2025@almagro.bsky.social and I have been working on therapy-speak lately (e.g., the everyday use of psychotherapy terms like OCD, trauma, boundaries...). Check out the video if you're curious. 📽️ 1113
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroValencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 12/05/2025🐸Christophe Heintz (Central European University): Diverse Pathways to Satisfying Informative Intentions #WorkshoponAnimalCommunication 051
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroValencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 17/04/2025🐸 We're excited to announce our upcoming workshop on Animal Communication 📅Save the date... see you in Valencia! 🔗: decrep.blogs.uv.es/workshop-ani... 22410
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroMichael Patrick Lynch @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Publication day! www.amazon.com/Truth-Politi...amazon.comOn Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands ItOn Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It [Lynch, Michael Patrick] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It 084
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroTim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Brilliant piece by Dan Williams: What if the truth about AI is more boring than we'd like? open.substack.com/pub/conspicu...open.substack.comWhat if the truth about AI is more boring than we'd like?On the excessively negative, alarmist, and catastrophising discourse surrounding AI and democracy. 2149
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Just received the print copies of my book... Not bad!! 🫰🏽 182
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroJavier Rodríguez Alcázar @javierralcazar.eurosky.social · 21/03/2025No dejen de leer este excelente y revelador artículo de mis compañeros de @filolab.bsky.social, @anefcor.bsky.social y @almagro.bsky.social en @ctxt.es Va sobre #polarización y presunta irracionalidad. 02010
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroNeftalí Villanueva @anefcor.bsky.social · 21/03/2025@almagro.bsky.social y yo escribimos en @ctxt.es sobre una de las premisas del argumento de J D Vance. Cómo pasar de la libertad de expresión a la defensa del poder irrestricto de la oligarquía 1179
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCTXT.es @ctxt.es · 21/03/2025FIRMAS|DEBATE 🗣️ ‼️ La polarización de la opinión pública es un fenómeno social y no individual y está fomentada por estrategias discursivas diseñadas para dividir a la población. 📝 Firman @anefcor.bsky.social y @almagro.bsky.social ctxt.es/es/20250301/... 1186
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroCTXT.es @ctxt.es · 21/03/2025"La idea de que las personas polarizadas no han perdido la capacidad de pensar con normalidad es compatible con que la polarización está fomentada por estrategias discursivas diseñadas para dividir a la población". ✍️ Escriben Manuel Almagro y Neftalí Villanueva. ctxt.es/es/20250301/...ctxt.es“Irracional” no es una de nuestras palabrasLa idea de que las personas polarizadas no han perdido la capacidad de pensar con normalidad es compatible con que la polarización está fomentada por estrategias discursivas diseñadas para dividir a l... 0298
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroXI SEFA 2025 @sefa2025.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Here we go! The Call for Papers for the XI Congress of the Spanish Society for Analytic Philosophy is now open! Check the details at sefaweb.es/sefa2025/. Deadline: April 15!sefaweb.esXI Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Filosofía AnalíticaXI Congress of the Spanish Society for Analytic Philosophy (SEFA). This event aims to bring together scholars working within the Analytic tradition of Philosophy. The 2025 edition will take place at t... 02319
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroValencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 14/02/2025🎯Uriah Kriegel (Rice University): 'Conscious Intentionality: What Vision and Mood Teach Us' 052
Reposted by Manuel AlmagroMichael Patrick Lynch @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Now available for pre-order worldwide: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...press.princeton.eduOn Truth in PoliticsThe “philosopher of truth” (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value—and how it can be strengthened 13112
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 24/12/2024It was fantastic writing a post for the amazing blog Open for Debate. Hope you enjoy It! 031
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Our paper “Against the Neutral View of Poisoning the Well” is now published in Argumentation! Full-text access to a view-only version here: rdcu.be/d2uwGrdcu.beAgainst the Neutral View of Poisoning the Well 023
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 23/10/2023Our first in-person workshop on “Varieties of Misinformation” is coming up. Check the program out and join us if you are around! 010
Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 18/10/2023De camino a Valladolid para este fabuloso workshop sobre intencionalidad y para conocer por fin la famosa taberna Wittgenstein. Expectativas altas... 040