{"id":7,"date":"2026-09-04T22:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariskulis.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-09-06T00:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:20:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mariskulis.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M\u0101ris K\u016blis<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Philosopher \u00b7 Researcher \u00b7 Policy Analyst \u00b7 Author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a philosopher and researcher working across political philosophy, social research and public policy. I am interested in how ideas shape institutions and societies \u2013 from questions of truth and knowledge to social cohesion, political violence and artificial intelligence. My work combines philosophical inquiry with empirical research and policy analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/parpatiesibu.lv\/\">Finis veritatis? On Truth and Lies<\/a><\/strong><br><em>Finis veritatis? Par paties\u012bbu un meliem \u00b7 Book in Latvian \u00b7 University of Latvia Press \u00b7 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-032-10073-3_17\">Lost in Translation: Artificial Intelligence and the Burden of Bad Metaphors<\/a><\/strong><br><em>Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence \u00b7 Springer \u00b7 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideopol.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3.1.-Kulis.pdf\">Weakness as a Value in Contemporary Western Culture<\/a><\/strong><br><em>Ideology and Politics Journal \u00b7 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vppsaliedetiba.lu.lv\/rezultati\/rekomendacijas-lemumu-pienemejiem\/\">Vectors of Social Cohesion: Policy Recommendations<\/a><\/strong><br><em>Sabiedr\u012bbas salied\u0113t\u012bbas vektori: r\u012bc\u012bbpolitikas rekomend\u0101cijas \u00b7 Policy report in Latvian \u00b7 Editor \u00b7 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/en\/four-recommendations-for-latvias-financial-sector-development-policy\/\">Four Recommendations for the Development of Latvia&#8217;s Financial Sector<\/a><\/strong><br><em>\u010cetras rekomend\u0101cijas Latvijas finan\u0161u sektora att\u012bst\u012bbas politikai \u00b7 Policy report in Latvian \u00b7 with Krist\u012bne Dambe \u00b7 Riga Business School \u00b7 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.lu.lv\/en\/publications\/values-as-a-hobby-the-transformation-and-survival-of-cultural-rit\/\">Values as a Hobby: The Transformation and Survival of Cultural Ritual Values in the Process of Desacralization<\/a><\/strong><br><em>Religiski-filozofiski raksti \u00b7 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:mariskulis@mariskulis.com\">mariskulis@mariskulis.com<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6253-9023\">ORCID<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/m%C4%81ris-k%C5%ABlis-a46a32a5\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u0101ris K\u016blis Philosopher \u00b7 Researcher \u00b7 Policy Analyst \u00b7 Author I am a philosopher and researcher working across political philosophy, social research and public policy. I am interested in how ideas shape institutions and societies \u2013 from questions of truth and knowledge to social cohesion, political violence and artificial intelligence. 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