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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I really enjoyed speaking to Ricardo Lopes on The Dissenter podcast about our new book Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain - with James Tilley ⬇️

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's not "hybrid explosives", "hybrid arson of factories", "hybrid drone attack" at Leipzig airport or "hybrid assasination attempt" of Rheinmetall CEO and others. So this is not "hybrid war" but state-backed terrorism that russia is organizing. #ukraine #russia #EU

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"The persistence of the polarization paradigm is not a neutral choice. To describe radicalization as polarization carries conceptual, scholarly, political, and ethical risks. Each distorts how we understand democratic crisis and narrows the range of possible responses." #polisky @pettertornberg.com

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It’s Not Polarization; It’s the Radicalization of the Political Right | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

It’s Not Polarization; It’s the Radicalization of the Political Right

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Kirjutasin vahelduseks mõnuga eesti keeles. Miks ei ole vahva mõte delegeerida poliitilised otsused kujuteldavatele asjatundjatele, majandusteadlastele, ettevõtjatele vmt (ja need sõnad pole samatähenduslikud)? Poliitilised probeleemid+lahendused liiga mitmetahulised, väärtushinnangutega põimitud.

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Miks ei peaks valitsema ainult asjatundjad? - Sirp

Demokraatia kriitikud on Platonist alates leidnud, et kogu rahva võimust oleks etem teadjate võim. Asjatundjad suutvat probleeme paremini lahendada ning nende õiged otsused tooksid kasu tervele ühisko...

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

👀 Job opportunity! Key Researcher, Benjamin Schnieder's research group Phlox (buff.ly/0mEPyhR) is looking to employ a 'University Assistant postdoctoral, AOS: Metaphysics' for an initial contract of 6 months. You'll also actively collaborate with us at KiC! Job details 👇️ #philsky #jobopp #vienna

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University Assistant postdoctoral, AOS: Metaphysics

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Contrary to the wishes of the theorist, ceteris were not paribus.

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Adapting to global changes in the public reason infrastructure means teaching media literacy and critical thinking wayyyy before university. “Our overall objective is to promote the kind of skills that will enable people to think and act critically and be active members of a democratic society”

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Finland teaches 6-year-olds how to spot disinformation—and they might be better at it than you | Fortune

"Media literacy is essential to building societal resilience, and Finland realized this quite early on."

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

More than just rational, an epistemic duty to recognize expertise. Expertise "encompasses not only epistemic competence but also the virtues and institutional norms necessary for its responsible exercise." "What Do We Owe Experts? Epistemic Authority and Social Responsibility" by Dominik Jarczewski

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What Do We Owe Experts? Epistemic Authority and Social Responsibility - Acta Analytica

This paper develops a normative account of our epistemic duties towards experts and expertise, advancing two complementary models of such duties. In an optimisation model, disregarding expertise const...

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Trying to handle the heatwave. And yes, his ice cubes are fish-shaped.

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Nina Markl 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

yo hey, this appears to be a mistranscription and anyway it’s great we’re doing automatic transcription on this kind of thing now

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Interesting second day waiting ahead @unirijeka.bsky.social conference "The Challenges of Hostile Epistemology- Democracy, media and Liberal Society" Keynote addressed what epistemic benevolence do liberal democrats owe to a) conspiracy theorists and b) general conspiracy worldview propagators?

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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 13/06/2026

There are now over 2,300 people on my Philosophers list, plus over 250 philosophy groups and organisations in the orgs list! The #PhilosophySky (formerly PhilSky＋) feed is still the best place to catch up with all the latest #philosophy posts on Bluesky. Pin and ❤️ the feed if you find it useful! 🙏

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This episode brings together construction of figures in ancient history of philosophy, biased characterization of less privileged groups and translation, among others. Discusses gender and Confucius. #chinesephilosophy #孔子 #Confucius open.spotify.com/episode/5iQf...

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Episode 14: Women in the Analects

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Episode 7 OUT NOW! Pseudoscience! This episode we map out the spectrum from science to bad science to pseudoscience. Turn up the volume as we unpick the boundaries between them, and come away better equipped to spot the next pseudoscientific claim headed your way. Links in comments 👇️ #philsky

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Can diverse acquaintances save civil discourse? Ivan Cerovac joins Julija Perhat to discuss how "weak social ties" act as a shield against political polarization and echo chambers. 🗓️ May 21 | 12:00 PM CET 🔗 recas.info/cas-see-semi... Supported by OpenSocietyWB, @erstestiftung.org, & RockBrosFund.

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Viktoria Knoll @grauesuppe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🚨Open call for a professorship (W2 tenure-track W3) at Saarland University (Germany) for Ethics of AI! #philsky 📅 Deadline: 28 May 2026 urli.info/1sVzw We’re a friendly and supportive department—don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

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Test of link 'https://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/upload/verwaltung/stellen/Wissenschaftler/W2759_W2TTW3_EthikderKI_EN.pdf | Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany | ' for cyber security threats

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A backyard is something that belongs to the house you own. A neighbor(ing country) does not. "Poke the bear" rhetoric frees russia from responsibility: it naturalizes imperialism as something that others have to take for granted and accommodate. #Armenia #imperialism #framing #Ukraine @france24.com

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Jason Chen @chenphilosophy.com · 04/05/2026

What’s the best political philosophical work on inheritance tax? #philsky #politics

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Charlotte Marchandise @charlottemar.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

On May 7 at #EUPHW2026: a full day on mis- and disinformation 👉 10:00 Trust is a verb - webinar 👉 13:30 EU Health Fact Force: Data Science Against Health Misinformation #Brussels with @dataforgoodfr.bsky.social 👉 17:00 Early career voices on disinformation & democracy eupha.org/euphw/euphw2...

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Timeline cleanse: Sounds of two Eurasian cranes echoing over a forest lake. Early spring around this hiking trail in the southeast corner of #Estonia maps.app.goo.gl/zTyB2vEUeXsR... #nature #birdsounds #timelinecleanse

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🔥 KiC Debates: Gibt es eine objektive Wahrheit? Mit Max Kölbel @univie.ac.at & Marian David @uni-graz.at 📢 Jetzt Tickets sichern! buff.ly/B23V2EO Neuer Termin! 📍 Mai 5 | 17:30 | CEU @weareceu.bsky.social Erleben Sie die Debatte, diskutieren Sie mit und stimmen Sie ab! #eventwien #philevents

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Welcome back to the sphere of reasonable disagreements, Hungary! 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Was the article "rejected by the journal" or was it an invitation to submit to another journal at another time after major revisions? 🫠 #lifehacks #feelingblessed #linkedin ✨ #AcWri @thephdplace.bsky.social #PeerReview #SciPub

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Teaching something is one of the best ways to learn it. So, I should probably start giving time management courses.

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

And I thought I couldn't hate the word "content" any more than I already do. Reducing everything to the blob word of "content" with no nuance is so artificial and lacks soul.

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Athens in February: not hot, not crowded, great for sightseeing. Saw the ruins of the Lyceum of Aristotles and the quite underwhelming 😂 park where Plato's academy used to be, and the "Prison of Socrates", among other. Lots of history, cats, vegan restaurants. #Athens #Greece #Socrates

Socrates and Confucius (孔子) in discussion.
The sculpture of course enjoys artistic freedom in placing the two together.

"Prison of Socrates".
Not probably the exact spot where Socrates spent the very end of his life, but close enough.

Socrates was convicted to death by a democratic jury with the accusations of corrupting the youth, being an atheist and believing the wrong gods.

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Rusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Ilia State University Deputy Rector Prof. Giorgi Gvalia says Georgian Dream’s new education policy will strip the university of up to 90% of its programs and students. Popular fields like law, psychology, international relations, and business would effectively be eliminated.

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Rusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Day 443 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia.

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Recently a citizens assembly met in Kadrina, Estonia to discuss "What makes a good life?". The sign on the community building directly translates to "House of the people", so fits well. +Pics from wintery #Estonia. rahvakogu.info/en/goodlife/ #DeliberativeDemocracy #minipublic #citizensassembly

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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Meanwhile in Kyiv

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Federal gas lighting at an Orwellian level "A gang of thugs pepper spraying, beating and then executing an innocent person is self-defense". "The agitators should have known better" or "Suspect approached them with a gun" which was concealed and within the 2nd amendment they usually take pride in.

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Arife Kose @arifekose.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

So OK: Trump isn't going to use force to invade Greenland. So, he needs to convince Europeans. I don't think 'you're nothing and I'm everything' is a convincing argument!

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This is a no-brainer. Of course, we will not let russian occupation soldiers in ever again, whether they are at the moment carrying a weapon or not. The only reason they are in the west shamefully let in some global sport competitions is russian blood-money. #Ukraine #Estonia #EU #ArmUkrainetoWin

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Ukraine war briefing: Estonia leads with entry ban on Russians who fought in Ukraine

‘We call on other countries to do the same’ says foreign minister; major fires after Ukraine targets Russian drone plant at Taganrog. What we know on day 1,421

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

#Iran Authoritarian playbook: after a violent crackdown on protests, to project legitimacy gather pro-regime people on the street, no matter whether sincere supporters or busloads of workers from state-owned institutions to unenthusiastically stand or toddle around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccbJ...

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Supporters of Lukashenko rally in Minsk

YouTube video by AP Archive

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Making no predictions, but I do hope that the Iranian people will finally rise up, and finish the job that has been halted many times, and will build a prosperous future for themselves. In the name of Mahsa Amini and for all who died in the previous uprisings. #Iran www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Huge anti-government protests in Tehran and other Iranian cities, videos show

Rallies on major roads in the capital and in Iran's second city were peaceful and not dispersed by security forces.

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

An argument that cognitive diversity, often proposed as an epistemic resource for democracy, is problematic within the deeper epistemic dissent e.g. what is knowledge, who to deter to, how to assess information. Solution offered seems pragmatist. by Esther K. H. Ng #philsky #epistemology #democracy

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Cognitive Diversity or Cognitive Polarization? On Epistemic Democracy in a Post-Truth World

Pessimism over a democracy’s ability to produce good outcomes is as longstanding as democracy itself. On one hand, democratic theorists consider democracy to be the only legitimate form of governme...

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

It's my favorite day of the year- the day after the winter solstice! The days are growing longer again. If yesterday Tallinn saw only 6h02min49sec of daylight, then today we enjoy a whoppin' 6:02:53, a whole 4 seconds more! On Saaremaa island it is a few minutes lighter. Enjoy some pics!

Kuressaare christmas market. The city square is usually not that crowded as in the picture ;)

Kuressaare castle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tehumardi?wprov=sfla1

The memorial of battle Tehumardi. Used for soviet propaganda, recently aristically renovated to remove the occupation symbols and give broader historical context.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tehumardi?wprov=sfla1

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York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy @ycpt.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

FEW DAY LEFT to apply to the York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as York Centre for Political Theory) 2026 BOOK MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP (DEADLINE Friday, 19 December 2025) Information can be found here: www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt... @martinoneill.bsky.social

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Apply for the book manuscript workshop

The York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as the York Centre for Political Theory) organises a Book Manuscript Workshop to provide a supportive environment to authors that have ...

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David @davidgg.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The project focuses on how knowledge and evidence inform public policy (Policy Advisory Systems). 🧠 I’ve been at IBEI for two years now, and I can honestly say it’s a great place to be a predoc. It’s a very active research hub with a really supportive atmosphere.

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Robin McKenna @rbnmckenna.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Chris Ranalli and I have a new paper in the International Journal for the Study of Skepticism. We argue that philosophical scepticism need not lead to political conservatism. We also suggest that scepticism may support an anti-political stance that is worth cultivating. brill.com/view/journal...

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Pauline Couper @paulinecouper.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Came across this on peer reviewers using AI just after reading Loru et al's (2025) 'The simulation of judgment in LLMs'. Epistemia: "the illusion of knowledge emerging when plausibility replaces verification"; an epistemic shift in judgment. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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The simulation of judgment in LLMs | PNAS

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in evaluative processes, from information filtering to assessing and addressing knowledge ga...

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Surviving december in Estonia with the 6h of daylight.

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