Knowledge in Crisis
banner
knowledgecrisis.bsky.social
Knowledge in Crisis
@knowledgecrisis.bsky.social
Philosophers investigating today's crises of knowledge.
📍Austria
https://www.knowledgeincrisis.com
💥 KiC Debates Next Tuesday!!

Will we ever achieve artificial general intelligence?

Join us for a philosophical debate on AGI, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts, too!

📌 Jan 20 from 5:30pm to 7pm
@CEU #Vienna

❗ Free Event, registration below.

#phildebate #philsky
KiC Debates: Will we ever achieve artificial general intelligence?
Join us for a philosophical debate on artificial general intelligence, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts, too!
buff.ly
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Knowledge in Crisis is proud to support the Minorities & Philosophy special screening of the award-winning documentary film:

American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality (2018)

Post-film discussion and 🍕 to follow!

📍 Friday 16th January!

More info below!
#philevent #filmscreening #viennaevent
🎬 FILM SCREENING!
Minorities & Philosophy invite you to join us for a special screening of the award-winning documentary American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality (2018)

🚨 16th of January 16:30 @CEU, post-film discussion + 🍕 to follow!

Supported by @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social

More info below!
Film Screening & Discussion: American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality (2018)
Minorities & Philosophy invite you to join us for a special screening of the award-winning documentary American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality
events.ceu.edu
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 AM
⚡ New Conference!
Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence.
March 9 – 10, 2026

This workshop will bring together philosophers and historians to investigate the foundations of contemporary AI.

Spaces are limited!
buff.ly/FlhrDn1

#philevent #knowledgecrisis #philsky
Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
The nature and limits of artificial intelligence (AI) are among the key questions of our time. AI has implications for industry, politics, culture, education, and warfare, among many other things.…
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Today! ⚠️ Public Lecture Series

"Can only meat machines be conscious?" a lecture with world renowned philosopher of mind, Ned Block (NYU)!

TODAY, 12th January 2026
17:30-19:00
@CEU

👉 Register here >> buff.ly/XT28whs
Can Only Meat Machines Be Conscious?
Join us for a public lecture on consciousness and artificial intelligence by world renowned philosopher of mind, Ned Block (NYU).
buff.ly
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
⚠️ 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
buff.ly
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
⚠️ 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
January 8, 2026 at 11:28 AM
⚠️ Conference!
Knowledge, Agency & Responsibility
9-10th Jan
Vienna

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
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
By now, you’ve probably heard about Diella, Albania’s AI Minister for Procurement — and that she’s “pregnant” with 83 digital children.

But beyond the shock factor… it raises a real question: What role should AI play in running our countries and governments?


What do you think? 💬

#AIGovernance
buff.ly
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
💥 KiC Debates is here!

Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social and Simon Rippon, both @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social, go head-to-head in a philosophical debate on artificial general intelligence, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts!

Jan 20 @ 5:30pm
Register here >> buff.ly/9xflw0T
KiC Debates: Will we ever achieve artificial general intelligence?
Join us for a philosophical debate on artificial general intelligence, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts, too!
buff.ly
December 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
💥 Der philosophische Kurz-Essay in der Zeitung | Journalistisches Handwerk für Print und Online ✍🏻

📌 25.-27. März 2026

Ein Workshop von PhilPublica @philpublica.bsky.social und KiC an der Uni Wien und CEU

‼️ Bewerbungsfrist: 4. Januar 2026

Mehr Infos auf unserer Website >> buff.ly/WZ6wzJY
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"Can only meat machines be conscious?"

Join us and renowned philosopher of mind, Ned Block @neddo.bsky.social as he discusses what is crucial for assessing the prospects of consciousness in AI and less complex animals.

📌 12th January 2026
17:30-19:00
@CEU

👉 Register here >> buff.ly/XT28whs
December 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🎄 Taking a little festive break to relax, recharge, and get ready for 2026! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year—we’ll see you next year! ✨

📅 2026 is shaping up to be huge—check our events page and start filling your diaries!

buff.ly/B3089hi

#philevents #events2026 #philsky
December 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🔥 New Publication!
One Crisis to Solve Another? The Place of Care in a World of Automated Work by Anca Gheaus, published in Journal of Social Philosophy.

Interested? Read the publication here >>
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
⚠️ Conference!
Knowledge, Agency & Responsibility
9-10th Jan
Vienna

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/gXKBzmp

#philsky
www.knowledgecrisis.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🔥 New Podcast Episode!
What do we give our attention to—and why does it matter?

Our second episode explores attention from moral, political, philosophical and personal dimensions. 

Listen Now!
▶ Apple Podcasts buff.ly/qKll5IT ,
▶ Spotify buff.ly/bt6KknZ
▶ YouTube buff.ly/iVRpnGm

#Philsky
E2 — Attention (with Cathy Mason and Paulina Sliwa)
Podcast Episode · Knowledge in Crisis: The Podcast · 12/18/2025 · 27m
buff.ly
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🔔 New Post!
Breaking Bread With the Enemy by Anca Gheaus.

Starting with a social media scandal about a man abandoning two cats, Gheaus questions the " role that philosophy should have in public life as well as what philosophers would have to do if our work is to play that role".

👉 buff.ly/jQefS3L
December 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🙌 New Publication!
Trusting Despite Oneself: Stated, Introspected, and Revealed Epistemic Trust by Keith Harris and published in Social Epistemology.

In his new publication, Harris looks at the “crisis of trust”.

Read the paper buff.ly/V0PiXJg

#philpaper #knowledgecrisis #uniwien
Trusting Despite Oneself: Stated, Introspected, and Revealed Epistemic Trust
It is commonly claimed, based in large part on survey data, that we now face a crisis of trust characterised in part by a lack of epistemic trust in experts and mainstream media institutions. Such ...
buff.ly
December 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In her new article, 'Despair can help us mourn lost futures and chart new paths', former KiC Postdoc @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social, Juliette Vazard, writes about despair — and asks: after the devastation, what role can it play in helping us move forward?

Read it below
#Philosophy #philsky #despair
Despair can help us mourn lost futures and chart new paths | Psyche Ideas
Hope is indispensable. But when false hope blinds us to reality, a short bout of despair might be the antidote we need
buff.ly
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
❯❯❯❯ TODAY!
Film Screening & Discussion! 🎬 💬

𐂺 The Couple in the Cage (1993) (31mins)
Two artists intended to create a satirical commentary on the notion of discovery. Their audience had something different in mind...

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ Join us for the film and a discussion afterwards!

Tickets below! ↘
Film Screening: The Couple in the Cage (1993)
Two artists intended to create a satirical commentary on the notion of discovery. Their audience had something different in mind...
www.eventbrite.at
December 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
💡 Public Lecture Series
Our inaugural KiC Lectures start again in January and we are kicking it off with world renowned philosopher of mind, Ned Block @neddo.bsky.social.

"Can only meat machines be conscious?"

📌 Join Us!
12th January 2026
17:30-19:00
@CEU

👉 Register here >> buff.ly/XT28whs
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🥊 KiC Debates: Will we ever achieve artificial general intelligence?

A philosophical debate with Tim Crane and Simon Rippon on artificial general intelligence, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts, too!

📌 Jan 20 @ 17:30
CEU Auditorium
Register here >> buff.ly/9xflw0T
KiC Debates: Will we ever achieve artificial general intelligence?
Join us for a philosophical debate on artificial general intelligence, with audience voting and the chance to share your thoughts, too!
www.eventbrite.at
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Reposted by Knowledge in Crisis
We are starting our @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social Knowledge in Crisis 'KiC public lecture series', with Ned Block on 12 Jan 2026! events.ceu.edu/2026-01-12/c...
Can Only Meat Machines Be Conscious?
events.ceu.edu
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
💥 Der philosophische Kurz-Essay in der Zeitung | Journalistisches Handwerk für Print und Online ✍🏻

📌 25.-27. März 2026

Ein Workshop von PhilPublica @philpublica.bsky.social und KiC an der Uni Wien @univie.ac.at und CEU @weareceu.bsky.social

‼️ Bewerbungsfrist: 4. Januar 2026
December 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🚨 Save the Date: 12.12.25
Film Screening & Discussion! 🎬 💬

🎞️ The Couple in the Cage (1993) (31mins)

Two artists intended to create a satirical commentary on the notion of discovery. Their audience had something different in mind...

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ Join us and reserve your tickets below!
buff.ly/HbOMxrf
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
👍 New Post!
'Deadnames and the Philosophy of Language' by Elek Lane. Published in Blog of the APA, Elek Lane, a postdoc with KiC @univie.ac.at, discusses his particular interest in deadnames, a name that someone has rejected in virtue of a gender transition.

Read more below!
#philblog #philsky
Deadnames and the Philosophy of Language | Blog of the APA
Names are a big deal in the philosophy of language. Gottlob Frege taught philosophers about sense and reference with “Hesperus” and “Phosphorus.” Bertrand Russell used names to demonstrate how the…
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM