Conference poster: Large red circle on a cream background. In the circle is the title of the conference: Lies, Fiction & Manipulation in Propaganda. 12-13th February 2026 Pompeu Fabra University.

Happening today and tomorrow!
Postdocs @kraymondh.bsky.social & @flampert.bsky.social are presenting at the @biap.bsky.social conference in Barcelona. Keith's talk is on propaganda and propagandists. Fabio's is on propaganda and the arts of coordination.

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#PhilSky

Fabio Lampert & John Waldrop, Free will and intensional operators - PhilPapers Arguments challenging the existence of free will frequently share a common structure, relying on variants of a principle we call Closure, according to which having no choice about a truth is ...

📢 New Publication!

'Free will and intensional operators', by Fabio Lampert (University of Vienna) @flampert.bsky.social, and John Waldrop, published in Canadian Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming)

Read it here>> buff.ly/C0eQcLL

#Philosophy #FreeWill

Cosmin Vraciu, Coerced Consent and Third Parties - PhilPapers According to the Asymmetry Thesis, the conditions (whatever they are) that suffice to make coerced consent invalid vis-à-vis the coercer do not also suffice to make that consent invalid vis-à-vis…

🔥 New Publication!
In his new publication, Coerced Consent and Third Parties, Cosmin Vraciu (@univie.ac.at), presents a case against the asymmetry thesis.

Read the full paper as published in Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming) >> buff.ly/RKmtnvQ

#research #philpaper

⚠️ 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

Fabio Lampert & John Waldrop, Free will and intensional operators - PhilPapers Arguments challenging the existence of free will frequently share a common structure, relying on variants of a principle we call Closure, according to which having no choice about a truth is ...

My new paper with John Waldrop, ‘Free will and intensional operators’, is forthcoming in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy.

Link below:

philpapers.org/rec/LAMFWA

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!

💥 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

⚠️ 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

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!

President of the Universe Clicker by causacreations, Ancient Pixel Play in your browser

We promised more about our game from the Truth, Lies & Democracy - Fake News Game Jam #ECoD

And here it is! President of the Universe - Clicker Game
Play it here >>https://buff.ly/Klwhnpl

Thanks again @causacreations.bsky.social for the collab.
#clickergame #fakenews

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Happy birthday to Prez. Use code "BirthdayPrez" for 20% off today only. % to a charity drive. 👇🔗

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Thanks Zoe :)

Thrilled to share that I’ve received an ESPRIT grant from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for a 3-year project on free will, modality, and hyperintensionality, which I’ll lead as Principal Investigator. Feeling very lucky and grateful!

Congrats to our team, Causa Critica! Can you believe they created a video game from scratch in 48 hours?! We'll share more on their game, President of the Universe, soon. For now, a huge thank you to our friends at @causacreations.bsky.social & to @capitalofdemocracy.eu for the great organization!

Truth, Lies & Democracy 2025 🧠 Can a game help defend democracy? Truth, Lies & Democracy returns in 2025 — this time in Vienna, the European Capital of Democracy. 🕹️ From 26–28 September, developers, designers and creatives…

Postdocs Camilo Martinez ( @weareceu.bsky.social) & @flampert.bsky.social ( @univie.ac.at) join @causacreations.bsky.social to create an interactive video game aimed at raising awareness about disinformation! Watch the opening of this year's @capitalofdemocracy.eu TLD game jam (3pm):

I wrote something else than the usual metaphysics (discussion appreciated):

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

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

Catch the recording of our recent discussion on how propaganda fuels Russia’s war against Ukraine—shaping narratives, justifying aggression, and undermining democracy. Featuring @teresafm.bsky.social @jcaf.bsky.social and Volodymyr Yermolenko, moderated by @flampert.bsky.social

Propaganda has long been a powerful tool for shaping public opinion. In Russia’s war against Ukraine, propaganda has been a central instrument for creating narratives that legitimize aggression and undermine democracy.
🎧 ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts/...

Support us: www.patreon.com/c/ukraineworld.

The End of Modernity A crisis is unfolding before our eyes—and also in our heads.

Christopher Clark, on The End of Modernity

foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/30/m...

The debate "Propaganda: Shaping narratives in times of war" that was organized by the @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social project in Vienna is now available as an episode of the podcast Ukraine World.

I was honoured to participate.

@biap.bsky.social
@logos-group.bsky.social
@filosofiaub.bsky.social

@timcrane.bsky.social, @pasliwa.bsky.social, @maxkolbel.bsky.social

Speakers are Teresa Marques (@teresafm.bsky.social), Juliane Fürst (@jcaf.bsky.social), and Volodymyr Yermolenko.

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/...

🚨 Now out in Nature Human Behaviour 🚨

We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.

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The debate on propaganda in times of war, organized by @flampert.bsky.social with the @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social project at CEU in Vienna

Propaganda: Shaping Narratives in Times of War YouTube video by Knowledge in Crisis

A 'Knowledge in Crisis' (@knowledgecrisis.bsky.social) public philosophy event at CEU in Vienna:

Propaganda: Shaping Narratives in Times of War, with philosophers @teresafm.bsky.social, Volodymyr Yermolenko & historian @jcaf.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkzH...

The Spy Factory

When my country makes the news…

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/w...

Although many experts on Russia, Ukraine, and NATO reject this explanation, there's empirical evidence indicating that articles in the NYT have helped promote this narrative. See, for instance, G. N. Ramsay and S. Oates’s new book ('Seeing Red') on Russian propaganda:

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/russia-finland-border.html

Today, The New York Times once again published an article promoting the narrative that *NATO expansion* caused (or was one of the causes of) the war between Russia and Ukraine:

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