Knowledge in Crisis Conference (KiC Conference)
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The Knowledge in Crisis Conference (KiC Conference), organized by the “Knowledge in Crisis” Cluster of Excellence (KiC), aims to showcase cutting edge work on knowledge: its nature and norms as well as its social and political dimensions. We want to foster exchange between different approaches to knowledge and the crisis it finds itself in. At the heart of the crisis of knowledge are philosophical problems about the relationship between knowledge, truth, science, ethics and politics—and ultimately our relationship to reality itself.
The question is: How can epistemology help us to better understand and overcome the crisis of knowledge?
The “Knowledge in Crisis” Cluster of Excellence (KiC) is a collaboration between philosophy departments of the University of Graz, the University of Salzburg, and the University of Vienna, led by Central European University, and funded by the Austrian Science Fund.
Conference History:
KiC Conference 2026, 1-3 July 2026, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Conference Theme: Knowledge, Power and Social Life
(Host: Institute of Philosophy, University of Vienna; Organizer: “Knowledge in Crisis” Cluster of Excellence, Department of Philosophy, Central European University)
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Presentations:
Feeling Safe and Staying Ignorant
Know-How in Motion
Solidarity, not Charity: On Ideals of Interpretation
Genealogical Debunking and Desire
Concepts and Moral Knowledge
Accountability and Credibility in Tension: On the Conflicting Roles of Expert Councils in a Democracy
TBD
What is False, Non-Explanatory, and Normatively Misguided? A Closer Look at Partisan Selective Exposure Theory
What Is Wrong with Politicisation?