Assessing the Linguistic Data on Hedged Assertions
This is a post by Dario Mortini (University of Barcelona). Simple ‘outright’ assertions serve a wide range of familiar communicative purposes in our daily lives: from giving directions (‘The Sagrad…
👋 New on the Open Philosophy Blog! 💡
We’re thrilled to feature a post by our María de Maeztu Fellow Dario Mortini (UB):
📝 Assessing the Linguistic Data on Hedged Assertions
Read it here: t.ly/2ZGqD
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#OpenPhilosophyBlog
26.01.2026 11:26 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
👋Welcome our new student member, Paulina Kraft!
Her wider research interests include the philosophy of time, the epistemology of modality, and the philosophy of action. We’re excited to have her on board and look forward to the insights she’ll bring to our community!
www.ub.edu/grc_logos/au...
22.01.2026 16:15 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
👋🧠Fantastic outreach activity yesterday, made possible through our collaboration with the Ateneu Barcelonès @filoateneubcn ✨
21.01.2026 14:50 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction - Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction
Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction - January 2026
👋NEW PUBLICATION!
Huge congratulations to our senior member Manuel García-Carpintero (UB) on the publication of his new book with Cambridge University Press:
📖Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction
A fantastic achievement, well done! 👏
tinyurl.com/2aw3b9t4
@filosofiaub.bsky.social
21.01.2026 14:24 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 2
OUTREACH! BIAP Open Conversations Series
How the Mind Develops: From Infants to Language Users
📅 Tue 20 Jan | 18:30
📍 Ateneu Barcelonès – Sala Verdaguer
With Luca Bonatti (ICREA-UPF) & Susan Gelman (Michigan)
Moderator: Manuel García-Carpintero (UB)
💬 Open to all! Organized with @ateneubcn.cat
17.01.2026 11:49 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
📢 Upcoming! BIAP conference
🧠 Causal Relationships & Generalizations in Human Life and Mind Sciences
📅 21–23 January 2026
📍 Faculty of Philosophy, @ub.edu
@logos-group.bsky.social @filosofiaub.bsky.social
👉 More info: tinyurl.com/32jrt8tx
#BIAPconference
17.01.2026 11:33 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
SAVE THE DATE!
📢 BIAP collaborative research event: 'Lies, Fiction & Manipulation in Propaganda'
🗓 12–13 Feb 2026
📍 UPF, Barcelona
The workshop brings together experts on propaganda, information warfare, and conspiracy theories 🧠
LINK: t.ly/jIutA
#BIAP #Propaganda
09.01.2026 12:16 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
SAVE THE DATE!
📢 Call for Papers: PLM8 – Barcelona
🧠 Philosophy of Language & Mind Conference | 17–19 June 2026 @upf.edu
📝 Abstracts due: 1 Feb 2026
🔗 Submit & info: eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
#PLM8
09.01.2026 11:53 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Formación de Profesorado Universitario 2025
Formación de Profesorado Universitario 2025
📢 FPU 2025 (Formación de Profesorado Universitario)
The application period will open soon. Stay tuned!
LINK: www.ciencia.gob.es/Convocatoria...
09.01.2026 11:35 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
📢 Save the date!
European Congress for Metaphysics – Inaugural Conference
🗓️ 9–11 July 2026
📍 Munich
Submission Deadline: 1 March 2026
Our senior member Esa Díaz-León @edileon.bsky.social will deliver a keynote presentation!
🔗 Further info: sites.google.com/view/euro-me...
09.01.2026 11:22 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Veus sobre Frege
👋Check this out!
✨ “Veus sobre Frege” – A Tribute to Frege ✨
Celebrating the centenary of Frege’s passing, several BIAP members joined this inspiring initiative, sharing insights and reflections on his philosophy. 🖋️📚
craiub.my.canva.site/frege/veus-s...
17.12.2025 11:33 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
👋 OPEN PHILOSOPHY BLOG 💡
We’re thrilled to feature a guest post by Prof. Gregory C. Keating (USC Gould School of Law) @uscgould.bsky.social
📝 “Tort and the Demands of Interpersonal Justice: A Reply to Professor Papayannis”
👉 tinyurl.com/349dj3hs
#OpenPhilosophyBlog @diegopapayannis.bsky.social
17.12.2025 10:45 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Premio al Mejor TFM 2024-2025 | Sociedad de Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia en España
📢 Call for Submissions!
The Society for Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science in Spain (SLMFCE) invites participation in the 11th edition of the Awards for the Best Master’s Theses (TFM), recognizing the best TFMs defended in the 2024–2025 academic year.
👉 tinyurl.com/mura4xxt
16.12.2025 15:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Portada
Un tribut a Frege en el centenari de la seva mort. Un autèntic privilegi participar-hi amb filòsofes i filòsofs dels quals he après tant. Felicitats per la iniciativa.
@iec.cat @biap.bsky.social @ub.edu
#VeussobreFrege #VocessobreFrege #VoicesaboutFrege
craiub.my.canva.site/frege/#veus-...
15.12.2025 14:21 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
👋After the publication of the ruling against the former Attorney General, our member @jferrerbeltran.bsky.social analyzes in detail the reasoning behind the decision 👉'Análisis del razonamiento probatorio de la sentencia condenatoria al fiscal general del Estado'
LINK: tinyurl.com/4ftewwk2
12.12.2025 08:34 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
📣 OUTREACH
On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, our senior member Federico J. Arena presented the seminar “Estereotipos y hechos en el proceso” at the University of Valencia.
tinyurl.com/69y4puyv
09.12.2025 09:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
NEWS👋🎉 Huge congratulations to our member Marcelino Botín for successfully defending his PhD!
Well done! we’re all incredibly proud of your hard work and dedication! 👏🎓
04.12.2025 10:01 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Workshop: Varieties of Communication and Self-Talk - Communication, Inner Speech, and Mental Health (CIM) - UPF
Tomorrow (4 Dec): Workshop
*Varieties of Communication and Self-Talk*
📅 10:00–18:00
📍 UPF, Barcelona — Roger de Llúria Building, Room 40.248 (hybrid)
👉 www.upf.edu/web/communic...
#Philosophy #Communication #Cognition #UPF
Don't miss it.
03.12.2025 16:56 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
👋🎓 TODAY! PhD Dissertation Defense
Our student Marcelino Botín (UB) @logos-group.bsky.social will defend his thesis:
“Consciousness in Its Right Place: The Case for A Posteriori Russellian Physicalism”
Supervisors: BIAP members Esa Díaz León & Genoveva Martí
🕔 17:00 h
📍Seminari de Filosofia UB
03.12.2025 11:54 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
👋REMINDER! Today!!
02.12.2025 11:58 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
👋Exciting news!
Our Director, Genoveva Martí (ICREA/UB @logos-group.bsky.social), has been awarded the ‘Distinción a una trayectoria’ by the Society for Women in (Analytic) Philosophy Spain (SWIP(A)).
Huge congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 👏💫
02.12.2025 11:56 — 👍 15 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
The Congreso de Postgrado de la SEFA (27–28 November 2025) is underway!
Today, our senior member Manuel García-Carpintero is offering his commentary on Anna Verdet’s work!
👉 Check out the full program: sefaweb.es/programacps/
28.11.2025 09:36 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
"Intergenerational Subjection" - Pablo Magaña (Trinity College Dublin) & Iñigo González-Ricoy (University of Barcelona)
Legal Theory, 2025 (published online)
👋Excited to share a new blog post in New Work in Philosophy!
'The Dead Hand of the Past Is Alive and Kicking'
Authored by Pablo Magaña (Trinity College Dublin) & our senior member Iñigo González-Ricoy (UB).
➡️ Read it here: tiny.cc/0xmv001
26.11.2025 11:48 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
👋📅 SAVE THE DATE!
Roundtable to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Gottlob Frege
With Manuel García-Carpintero (BIAP/UB), Genoveva Martí (BIAP/ICREA/UB), Elia Zardini (UCM).
Moderator: Josep Macià (BIAP/UB)
🗣️ Catalan
📍 Seminari de Filosofia, UB
🕓 02 Dec 2025 | 16:00-17:30h
26.11.2025 10:48 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
OUTREACH
This Wednesday at 18:00, our member Marta Campdelacreu will speak at the XXIII Seminar of the Secció de Filosofia Analítica: Saber, actuar, ésser.
🧠📽 Talk: “Qui és qui? Identitat personal a Poor Things”
📍 Where: IEC, Carrer del Carme 47, Barcelona
💻 Online info: www.ub.edu/gfa/
24.11.2025 10:37 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Thanks to everyone who made Barcelona Pensa such a great philosophical experience again this year! 🙏🧠✨
24.11.2025 09:25 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🚨 «Workshop on Minimal Cognition».
📅November 26-27, 2025.
🏛️Faculty of Philosophy and Education Sciences (Room F11).
🔗More info at: vlclab.blogs.uv.es/event/worksh...
21.11.2025 10:54 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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