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Policy Brief: Improving Existing EU Policy to Preserve Cognitive Agency

Social media and generative AI are transforming the online information environment, making it harder to distinguish credible sources, trustworthy claims and human-generated content from synthetic material. This weakens citizens’ ability to form and revise their views independently—an essential condition for democratic deliberation and self-determination. As current EU regulation does not sufficiently address these changes, a group of experts affiliated with the Centre for Environmental and Technology Ethics – Prague (CETE-P) at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences presents three key recommendations in a new Policy Paper.

14. 07. 2026
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Cutting-edge research and active engagement in public debate

The latest Annual Report of the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences goes beyond the legally required information, offering a vivid overview of the Institute’s research activities and its role in public debate. Browse online...

03. 07. 2026
Aktuality

The Scot Who Opened the Door to Modern Thought: Philosopher David Hume Still Sparks Debate Today

The Scottish philosopher David Hume has fascinated scholars and the wider public for three centuries. He continues to attract attention not only because of his views, some of which are controversial today, but also because, in the 18th century, he introduced a new and more radical conception of philosophy that profoundly shaped the development of European thought. An international conference subtitled The New Life of David Hume, dedicated to David Hume, whose death will be commemorated this year on its 250th anniversary, begins today in Prague. It will run until 3 July and will feature topics from history, the history of ideas, and the reconstruction of philosophers’...

30. 06. 2026
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summer school | Czech Technical University in Prague

ESSLLI 2026 | 37th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information

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Monday 14. 9. 2026 - Friday 18. 9. 2026

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conference | Czech Academy of Sciences/Karolinum, Prague