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E4 — Objectivity (with Sophie Veigl) Knowledge in Crisis: The Podcast · Episode

⚡New Episode!
Objectivity with Gregor Greslehner (Vienna), Matt Dougherty (CEU) & Guest Sophie Veigl (Vienna)

Tune in for a conversation about knowledge, perspective, and whether rethinking objectivity might actually strengthen — rather than undermine — science.

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Wird die Philosophie durch KI gefährdet? Kein Studienfach vermittelt so starke Basiskompetenzen wie die Philosophie. Wird dieser Erfolg durch KI-Sprachmodelle zunichtegemacht?

In einem Beitrag auf der Seite "Forschung & Lehre" der FAZ greife ich die Debatte um "Deskilling" durch KI in der Hochschullehre auf, am Beispiel meines Fachs, der Philosophie
www.faz.net/aktuell/karr...

Only PhD positions this time.

The University of Vienna is advertising a number of fully funded PhD positions in the Humanities (4 years), including in Philosophy. If you are interested or know any philosophy MA student who would be interested, please tell them to get in touch! careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...

🚨 Podcast Episode 3 OUT NOW!

Cathy Mason (CEU) & Matt Dougherty (CEU) speak to Juliette Vazard about Emotions

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What do our emotions actually tell us about the world?

#knowledge #emotions #philsky

Yes. Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, too.

And another job! A 6 year postdoc in Philosophy of Enlightenment and Modernity at Uni Wien with (newly arrived) Prof. Katharina Kraus.
philjobs.org/job/show/30622

Philosophy jobseekers! 6 year postdoc in theoretical philosophy in Saarbrücken.

⚠️ 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

Yay, @kraymondh.bsky.social!

Very excited that the first episode of the @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social podcast is out! Cathy Mason, @flampert.bsky.social, and @kraymondh.bsky.social talking about conspiracy theories. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Huge thanks to @nigelwarburton.bsky.social for advice and encouragement!

Film Screening: Waking Life (2001) For World Philosophy Day we'll watch & discuss the adult animated surrealist drama written and directed by Richard Linklater.

Happening TODAY!!!

Last chance to grab your FREE tickets to our World Philosophy Day Screening!
Waking Life (2001) by Richard Linklater

📍 5.30 pm at Filmcasino

#WorldPhilosophyDay #PhilosophyInFilm #FilmCasinoVienna #ViennaEvents

SIMON-PIERRE CHEVARIE-COSSETTE SIMON-PIERRE CHEVARIE-COSSETTE

TODAY! Action for Ethicists - A talk with Simon-Pierre Cheverie-Cossette

Neues Institutsgebäude @univie.ac.at, Hörsaal 2i, 1.15-2.45 pm.

Simon-Pierre is Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Neuchâtel and works on topics in moral philosophy and psychology.

#philevent #ethics

We'll consider any combination of these specialisms in social and theoretical philosophy. You may have equal levels of research specialism in both, or one may be more dominant; the two areas may reflect two aspects of your work or different non-intersecting areas of interest. Spread the word! 2/2

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer/Associate Professor in Philosophy Are you an experienced academic in Philosophy with the ambition to carry out world-leading research and deliver an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group University? Woul...

📣JOB ALERT📣
Lecturer or Associate Professor in Philosophy at University of Leeds. AOS: Social Philosophy + at least one of: Metaphysics, Epistemology, or Philosophy of Language, Logic, Mind, or Action. Details at jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Closing date 5 Nov 2025. #philosophy 1/2

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@knowledgecrisis.bsky.social

(continued) We distinguish between the actions others afford qua persons and those they afford qua bodies. We argue that perceptual objectification is for the latter to be salient to us.

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...

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...

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

Beyond (the pale). At least that bit seems right!

Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland | Journal of Democracy Restoring liberalism after illiberalism is no easy task: Leaders face hard choices between acting quickly and effectively while maintaining a commitment to democratic procedure. Worse…

"A key legacy of illiberalism turns out to be a series of institutional traps that are difficult to counteract in the short term without resorting to the same methods that established them in the first place."

www.journalofdemocra...

Tuomo's book is available here (open-access!): library.oapen.org/handle/20.50... @fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

"As a systematic investigation of the nature and role of archaeology in Foucault’s work and for the form of critique that this work enacts, Tiisala sets new standards for Foucault scholarship."

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Great review of Tuomo Tiisala's book "Power and Freedom in the Space of Reasons: Elaborating Foucault’s Pragmatism" by David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social in Political Theory, which came out as part of @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We’re excited to share that @flampert.bsky.social is giving an invited lecture today at the 2025 Summer School “Climate Change? Let’s Be The Change!”, organized by the Student Network on Climate Action.

For more about the program: buff.ly/4ckQiVS

UZH: Lecturer-Teaching für praktische Philosophie Rund 80 Mitarbeitende des Philosophischen Seminars, darunter derzeit acht Professor:innen, setzen sich für eine international sichtbare Forschung und für ein attraktives und breites Lehrangebot für di...

Ethicists: This is an excellent job at the University of Zurich: full-time, permanent lecturer position, 8 SWS teaching, 30% research. jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...

Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky

Propaganda: shaping narratives in times of war This episode is a recording of a public event held by Central European University in Vienna.

The Knowledge in Crisis (@knowledgecrisis.bsky.social) discussion panel ‘Propaganda: Shaping narratives in times of war’ is now available as an episode of the podcast Ukraine World:

ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts/...

Communications Assistant (f/m/d) Communications Assistant (f/m/d)

We're hiring! Do you have a knack for comms & public engagement? We'd love to hear from you: careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-C... @weareceu.bsky.social