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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Sep 5

This handbook to the philosophy of human rights, edited by Jesse Tomalty and Kerri Woods is out (at an infuriatingly exorbitant price!) Lovely experience to work with them and contribute a piece on children's human rights.
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg....

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature, justification, authority and relevance o...

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Jun 26

Some problems go away if ignored long enough. Not the one of how to teach given ChatGPT. Come talk about this at Justice Everywhere (and help me improve my current solution)!

𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚑 @abizadeh.bsky.social · Jun 26

Some reflections by @ancagheaus.bsky.social on essay writing in age of AI

What we train need not be the same as what we assess: AI damage limitation in higher education

The introduction of ChatGPT poses significant challenges for higher education by potentially encouraging cheating and hindering the development of essential writing and thinking skills. Studies ind…

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Jun 18

If you have conservative sensitivities, can you also be an egalitarian? I think so. A forthcoming paper on a theme that Jerry Cohen discussed in one of my favourite philosophy pieces.
philpapers.org/rec/GHECAJ

Anca Gheaus, Conservatism, attachment, justice - PhilPapers

It is not easy to be an egalitarian with a conservative sensitivity, especially in unjust societies. You can be one by turning to value pluralism – as G. A. Cohen and ...

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · May 26

You can still apply for next AY if you don't need a visa for Austria. Please spread the word.

Department of Political Science @ceu-polsci.bsky.social · May 23

🎓 Why CEU Political Science?
“Academic rigor, amazing people, professional support, and educational prestige.” – Ildar Daminov, MA’22

📍 Study in Vienna
📅 Apply by July 1 (no visa needed)
🔗 politicalscience.ceu.edu/how-apply-ma

#CEU #Politics #GradSchool #Vienna

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · May 14

Really proud of my student Sanat, who is giving a less than 3 minutes overview of his work here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGce...

Sanat Sogani - Work, Social Status and Self-Respect | 3MT CEU 2025

YouTube video by Central European University

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · May 13

So sad.

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Mar 30

Postdocs in Louvain-la-Neuve, one of the best places to be!
www.uclouvain.be/fr/hoover/fe...

Fellowships in Economic and Social Ethics | Université catholique de Louvain

Fellowships in the field of economic and social ethics.Applications to be sent no later than April 21st, 2025.The Hoover Chair in Economic and Social Ethics hosts every year a number of short-term vis...

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Mar 4

Another great post by Sanat Sogani, on what to do about the new AI tools when it comes to teaching and assessing students.
justice-everywhere.org/general/writ...

Writing Assignments in the age of Gen AI

If Gen AI can consistently produce A grade articles across disciplines (for now, it seems they can’t, but they likely might), do we still need students to learn the art of writing well-researched l…

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Feb 17

Thanks for the kind note, Katarina!

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Feb 17

I didn't think I'd write about abortion, but Japa Pallikkathayil's new article (in the Journal of Applied Philosophy) was inspiring - a new take on the issue! - and so I penned down this short reply to it:

Procreative Liability and Equality before the Law

Pallikkathayil argues that restrictions on abortion are inconsistent with the usual demands that states place on their citizens. States don't require their citizens to make their bodies available for...

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Jan 21

Just out, my paper with Tim Meijers about Axel Gosseries' recent book on intergenerational justice. On the never ending fascination of the non-identity problem.

Injustice without Victims or Arguments from Generational Overlap?: A Reply to Gosseries on Non-Identity

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Jan 21

Read Alexandru Volacu on how the Athenians "managed to set up an institutional framework ... that curtailed both the concentration of massive wealth and the damaging political influence of the well-off." Non-ideal theory at its best.
justice-everywhere.org/general/envy...

Envy and Fair Burden-Sharing: There and Back Again

When should we say that two people are treated as equals from a distributive point of view? The straightforward response is that they are equal if they hold an identical bundle of resources. But si…

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Jan 15

Deadline on the 4th of February.

Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Jan 15

And please share this announcement if it's likely that there are interested people in your network(s).

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Jan 15

We have a superb student/faculty ratio, lots of time for, and attention to, our students. The CEU community is warm, supportive and unpretentious. And there are teaching opportunities for doctoral students from the second year onwards.

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Jan 15

Apply to study for a doctorate in political theory at the Central European University, or tell others about this opportunity. All our students get funding (tuition fees and living costs.) Links to admission procedure and program:
dsps.ceu.edu/admission
dsps.ceu.edu/tracks/polit...

How to apply? | Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Dec 17

Not under the radar for some of us!

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Dec 10

Come to Vienna in May, for the 6th yearly POLEMO symposium in political philosophy! Applications now open (for graduate students and early career people). Keynotes from Serena Olsaretti and Andrew Mason - not bad, huh?
sites.google.com/view/polemos...
And please spread the word.

6th POLEMO Symposium

The Political, Legal, and Moral Philosophy Research Group (POLEMO) at Central European University cordially invites abstract submissions for its annual conference, the 6th POLEMO Symposium, which will...

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Dec 1

More POLEMO@CEU news - all are welcome (onsite or online):
events.ceu.edu/2024-12-05/c...

Can Stability Help Us Determine to Whom Justifiability is Owed?

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Nov 29

There are worries about implementation, but the very fact that now parents can tell their children, in good conscience, that it's illegal to use social media is huge progress!

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Nov 29

This is such good news:

Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law

The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to $33 million for failures to prevent kids from holding accounts.

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Nov 22

Our political philosophy research group at CEU is going strong. You can also join us online!
events.ceu.edu/2024-11-25/r...

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Nov 21

A really great job in Louvain-la-Neuve, which has been, for decades, a place to be creative, supported, influential and joyful - well, a pocket of academic normality...
jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...

An academic in Economic and social ethics

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Nov 20

A postdoc, potentially in practical philosophy. Come be my colleague!
philjobs.org/job/show/28054

Post-doctoral Researcher (f/m/d), Central European University - PhilJobs:JFP Post-doctoral Researcher (f/m/d), Central European University

An international database of jobs for philosophers

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Anca Gheaus @ancagheaus.bsky.social · Nov 20

A job in practical philosophy.

Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · Nov 18

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

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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