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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🔥 New Publication! Daniel Sharp ( @univie.ac.at ) recently published 'What is wrong with denationalization: Citizenship revocation and social equality' in European Journal of Political Theory. 👉️ Read it here >> buff.ly/KtTobk7 #philsky #research #newpublication #citizenship #politcaltheory

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maxkolbel.bsky.social @maxkolbel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

There is a postdotoral position (3+3 years) in Sanskrit philosophy in my department, working with the new Professor of Eastern Philosophy, Elisa Freschi: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

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University Assistant postdoctoral in the research area of Sanskrit Philosophy

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Österreichischer Wissenschaftsfonds FWF @fwf-at.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

„Mitmachen. Staunen. Entdecken.“ - am 24.4. findet die Lange Nacht der Forschung statt. Am FWF-Standort wird ein Vortrags- u. Führungsprogramm rund um das 120-Jahre-Jubiläum der Otto-Wagner-Postsparkasse geboten. #LNF26 📅: 24.4.2026, 17-22h 📌: Postsparkasse, 1010 Wien www.fwf.ac.at/aktuelles/de...

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Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026: Entdecken Sie Wissenschaft und Architektur in der Otto-Wagner-Postsparkasse

Am 24. April lädt die Lange Nacht der Forschung in ganz Österreich zum Mitmachen und Staunen ein. Über 3.000 Programmpunkte erwarten Sie – auch in der Otto-Wagner-Postsparkasse, dem Standort des FWF. ...

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Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The philosophy department at @univie.ac.at is advertising a permanent senior lectureship position in Ethics/Applied Ethics! Here's the ad: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

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Senior Lecturer für Ethik mit Schwerpunkt angewandter Ethik

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Andy Peet @andypeet.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

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...

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Doctoral student in philosophy

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

⚠️ 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

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Stephan Torre @stephantorre.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

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...

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Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.

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maxkolbel.bsky.social @maxkolbel.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

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-...

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Opinion | Why I Withdrew From My Dream Job

At Texas A&M, politicians, not professors, decide what is taught in classrooms.

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Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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

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Full Professor of Philosophy of Mind, University of Vienna - PhilJobs:JFP Full Professor of Philosophy of Mind, University of Vienna

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Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

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...

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Seeing Others as Objects: Perceptual Objectification & Affordances

In discussions of objectification, the use of visual language is ubiquitous. It is striking that the literature often talks about treating and seeing someone as an object in the same breath. Yet acc...

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Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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Assistant Professor ("Universitätsassistent Postdoc"), University of Vienna - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor ("Universitätsassistent Postdoc"), University of Vienna

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maxkolbel.bsky.social @maxkolbel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

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

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Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy @wfap.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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! 😊

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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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...

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Rassismus in Wilhelmshaven: Kind stirbt bei mutmaßlichem Brandanschlag

Bei einem Feuer in einem Mehrfamilienhaus in Wilhelmshaven starb ein vierjähriges Kind. Die Familie hatte zuvor rassistische Anfeindungen erlebt.

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maxkolbel.bsky.social @maxkolbel.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 17/06/2025

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: ⤵️

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2 ERC Advanced Grants für die Universität Wien

Förderung für Soziologin Anna Durnová und Mikrobiologin Dagmar Woebken

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Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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

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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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 )

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Stephan Torre @stephantorre.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 14/06/2025

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.

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Ilanit (illy) @imanor.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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

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Guy Longworth @guylongworth.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

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.

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Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

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

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Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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.

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Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

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...

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Jonathan Wolff on the research assessment exercise

Although in financial terms no one has won the jackpot, there are some who are nursing huge losses, says Jonathan Wolff

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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

#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

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Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

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

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

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

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Inquiry Beyond Curiosity

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Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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

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University Assistant (Postdoc) in Moral/Political Philosophy, University of Vienna - PhilJobs:JFP University Assistant (Postdoc) in Moral/Political Philosophy, University of Vienna

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