In January, Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social & Simon Rippon (CEU) went head-to-head in a public debate "Will we ever achieve AGI?" @kurier.at wrote about it in April, and now have adapted it through WAS JETZT SCHULE as school material! Full module here (in German): buff.ly/9QS2Ggm #philsky #AGI

👏 New Publication! "Wrongs Without Rights?" by Anni Räty. It has been common to think that wrongs just are violations of the wronged party’s rights, but recent arguments suggest otherwise: there can also be wrongs without rights violations. Read 👉️ buff.ly/tCG9mxq #philsky #research #wrongs

Wrongs Without Rights? | Canadian Journal of Philosophy | Cambridge Core

Wrongs Without Rights?

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How smart are machines, anyway? @timcrane.bsky.social recently joined David Rutledge to discuss on ABC Australia's The Philosopher's Zone! Listen here: buff.ly/vGSjTLa (Or tune in to ABC Radio National! Airing August 2 at 5.30am and 3.05pm, August 6 at 12:05am, and August 7 at 8:30pm.) #PhilSky

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Ever since AI was founded in the 1950s, people have talked and written about 'intelligence' as though we all broadly agree on what that word means. But there's considerable debate on that score, and…

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Tim Bayne on the global workspace and AI consciousness theconversation.com/an-ai-lab-sa...

An AI lab says chatbots have what may be a key feature of consciousness. Are they right? And what now?

Anthropic says there is something lurking inside Claude that looks a lot like the ‘global workspace’ one influential theory of consciousness depends on.

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🗃️ From the Archives. 02/2024 Listen to Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social discuss Panpsychism with Joanna Leidenhag, Associate Professor in Theology and Philosophy (Leeds) and Philip Goff, Professor of Philosophy (Durham) on BBC Radio 4 "In Our Time" buff.ly/7taod6R #philsky #conscious

BBC Audio | In Our Time | Panpsychism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea that fundamental particles have consciousness,

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TODAY at 10:30 am Director of research, Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social presents 'Against Intelligence' today at the Barry Taylor and David Lewis Philosophy Lecture in Australia. More info 👇️ buff.ly/Gu5WcB7 #philsky #intelligence

Against Intelligence

In this Barry Taylor and David Lewis Philosophy Lecture, discover insights on how philosophy can help us tackle the real, practical problems with today's AI.

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👀 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

University Assistant postdoctoral, AOS: Metaphysics

University Assistant postdoctoral, AOS: Metaphysics

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This was our Knowledge, Power and Social Life conference in Vienna! From July 1st-3rd we invited 9 philosophers from across the globe to share their research, showcasing the best of philosophy today! Stayed tuned and follow us for our upcoming 'Meet the Philosopher" Interview Series! #philsky

💥 New Publication! "The Ethics of Communicating Voluntary and Personal Risk" by Philip Ebert. Risk communication raises ethical and theoretical challenges about when and how communicators may go beyond merely informing individuals about the risks they face. 👉️ Read it here buff.ly/CDJh69P #philsky

In case you missed it... Keith Raymond Harris @kraymondh.bsky.social responds to M. Giulia Napolitano’s (2025) “Conspiracy Theories, Resistance to Evidence, and Propaganda: How Conspiracy Theories Advance Political Causes” with his critical reply on SERRC @serrc.bsky.social Read it 👇️ #philsky

Evidence Resistance and the Political Utility of Conspiracy Theories, Keith Raymond Harris

Home › Critical Replies › Evidence Resistance and the Political Utility of Conspiracy Theories, Keith Raymond Harris

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🔥 New Release! Episode 8 - The Unconscious Mind (Part 2). 🎧️ Listen: 👉️ Spotify: buff.ly/9KxkcG1 👉️ Apple: buff.ly/qjkwEtm 👉️ YouTube: buff.ly/wloF0Zv In Part 2, we turn to #Freud and his thoughts about how memories become connected in ways that defy rational thought. #newpodcast #philsky #kant

E8: Part 2 — The Unconscious Mind (with Béatrice Longuenesse)

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Key international collaborator, Jonathan Schaffer, has been named Rutgers Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy. Congratulations 👏 His philosophy research focuses on metaphysics, but strays into epistemology, language, mind, and science. Read more below 👇️ #rutgers #philosophy #philsky

News From the Board of Governors: June 2026

News From the Board of Governors: June 2026

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Today at 4:45pm, key researcher, Asya Passinsky (CEU), chairs a talk by Uros Ducic (Belgrade) "Metaphysics as Conceptual Engineering and the Problem of Rivalry with the Sciences". The talk is part of the European Congress for Metaphysics Annual Conference in Munich 9-11.07.26 #philsky

European Congress for Metaphysics

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 2 JULY 2026 Attendance at the Congress is free, however attendees must register in advance HERE. This conference will include keynote presentations from Esa Díaz-León, Jonathan…

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Director of research, Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social joined Rumman Chowdhury in a fireside chat, exploring the question of 'What is Intelligence, Really? Read the recap from CEU below. #philsky #intelligence #knowledgecrisis @fwf-at.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social

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What is intelligence, really? At the beginning of the month, Prof. Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social & Dr. Rumman Chowdhury explored that question in a fireside chat on intelligence, human minds, AI, and what sets us apart from the machines we're building. Full recap 👇 #philsky #AI #intelligence

📕 New Publication! Key researcher, Ferenc Huoranszki (CEU) @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social has published 'Dreams of a Final Normative Theory: An Essay on the Changing Role of Utopia in Contemporary Political Thought' in the book, 'Utopia and Democracy'. Read it here>>https://buff.ly/RxUQCFN #philsky

Tim Crane ( @timcrane.bsky.social ) joined Rebecca Lowe on her podcast 'Working Definition' for a wide-ranging conversation on consciousness: what it is, why "conscious experience" is a bit of a redundant phrase, and why he's sceptical that LLMs are anywhere close to having it. Listen👇️ #philsky

Working Definition episode 10: Consciousness, with Tim Crane

Listen now | the eleventh episode of my philosophy podcast!

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Third and final day of the Knowledge, Power and Social Life conference begins with J. Carr (UC San Diego) on 'Interestingness' at 9 am! Abstract 👇️ buff.ly/2bEeRQp #philsky #knowledgecrisis

Finishing off Day 2, Johanna Thoma (University of Bayreuth) presents: 'Accountability and Credibility in Tension: On the Conflicting Roles of Expert Councils in a Democracy' at 16:00. Abstract 👇️ buff.ly/2bEeRQp #philsky #knowledgecrisis

At 11:30 am we hear from Elise Woodard (King's College London) @elisewoodard.bsky.social with 'Genealogical Debunking and Desire' Abstract here 👇️ buff.ly/2bEeRQp #philsky #knowledgecrisis

Berislav Marušić (University of Edinburgh) kicks off Conference Day 2 with 'Solidarity, not Charity: On Ideals of Interpretation' at 9:30 am! Abstract here 👇️ buff.ly/2bEeRQp #philsky #knowledgecrisis

Carolina Flores (University of Lisbon) presents: Feeling Safe and Staying Ignorant at 13:30 today at the Knowledge In Crisis Conference! Read the abstract here 👇️ buff.ly/2bEeRQp #philsky #knowledgecrisis

Today is our final KiC Seminar Series for the academic year at @univie.ac.at Javad Hajialikhani presents: Understanding Normative Authority. #philsky #knowledgeincrisis

📣 Today! Tuomo Tiisala ( @univie.ac.at ) presents 'Why History Matters to the Evaluation of Concepts' at the Warwick Continental Philosophy Conference: Tracing Genealogy. Tiisala works mainly in social and political philosophy, and the history of 20th-century philosophy. #philsky #genealogy

‼️ Last days to register for our conference Knowledge in Crisis: 'Knowledge, Power and Social Life' from July 1-3, at the @univie.ac.at Sky Lounge! 🔥 Registration closes tomorrow! All info at our website below 👇️ www.knowledgeconference.at #philsky @weareceu.bsky.social @fwf-at.bsky.social

NEW PUBLICATION! Raimund Pils has published 'History of Science Literacy as a Core of Science Literacy' in Education Sciences. Pils argues that science literacy needs a history of science literacy component — and shows what that could look like in the classroom. Article: buff.ly/hthkQpm #philsky

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TODAY @ 11am! Join Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social for 'Human and artificial minds: what are the differences?' at the Digital Humanism Conference in Vienna. He is joined by Rumman Chowdhury (Humane Intelligence: buff.ly/0V7CORB ) and Stefan Szeider from BilAI: buff.ly/eKnkE7Q Details 👇️ #philsky

Programme 2026 – Digital Humanism Conference 2026

Soon available!

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📣 We're thrilled to announce that Katalin Farkas, Deputy Director of Research, has joined Noûs as one of its 12 editors! Noûs is one of the world's leading philosophy journals, and this is a wonderful achievement for Katalin. 👏 Congratulations, Katalin! #philsky #nous #editor #philosophy

In July, Director of research, @timcrane.bsky.social presents the next Barry Taylor & David Lewis Philosophy Lecture in Australia. His lecture 'Against Intelligence' shares insights on how the philosophy of AI can help us tackle the real, practical problems that today's AI presents. More 👇 #philsky

Tim Crane@timcrane.bsky.social · last mo.

It is a great honour to be giving the David Lewis/Barry Taylor lecture at the University of Melbourne next month. I had met them both a few times; Lewis's ideas were of course massively influential, but I am glad that Uni Melbourne is also celebrating Barry events.humanitix.com/against-inte...

TODAY! KiC Seminar Series at @univie.ac.at Today Tuomo Tiisala (Vienna) presents: 'Does the history of a concept matter to its evaluation?' #philsky #knowledgeincrisis

Today at 10:40 am! Deputy director of research, Katalin Farkas, presents her talk, 'A Sense of Reality' at 'Existence After Kant IV: The Sense of Existence', a workshop from King's College London. More info: buff.ly/pdMFCFS #philsky

Select tickets – Existence After Kant IV: The Sense of Existence – Strand Campus (Bush House SE 2.12)

Existence After Kant IV: The Sense of Existence – Strand Campus (Bush House SE 2.12), Mon 22 Jun 2026 - In this fourth workshop within the Existence after Kant Research Project, we are exploring the…

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