Jacek Jarocki

Jacek Jarocki is a researcher at the Department of the History of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy within the Faculty of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Lublin. His academic work spans the history of modern philosophy, philosophy of mind, and philosophical methodology. He has contributed extensively to debates on panpsychism, neutral monism, and the metaphysics of consciousness through publications in journals like Diametros and Przegląd Filozoficzny – Nowa Seria.

• Education: PhD (2019) in philosophy under Prof. Dr. hab. Piotr Gutowski and Dr. Marcin Iwanicki, MA (2014) in philosophy under Prof. Dr. hab. Piotr Gutowski, and BA (2012) in philosophy under Dr. Maksymilian Roszyk.

Research Focus: Jarocki's research emphasizes the metaphysics of mind, thought experiments in philosophy, and the historical roots of American New Realism. His work bridges analytic philosophy with continental traditions, exploring consciousness, free will, and modal semantics.

Publications: He has authored 15+ peer-reviewed articles and co-edited volumes like Philosophical Journeys, analyzing themes such as panpsychism, Strawson's metaphysics, and the intersection of philosophy with media and culture.

Grants: Jarocki has led two NCN grants (New Realism, 2019-2022; Strawson's Metaphysics, 2016-2019) and participated in the Mistrz grant (2016-2019) on theism-atheism disputes.

Teaching & Outreach: He tutors at the MISHuS College, coordinates the Academy of Young Humanists, and runs the YouTube channel Pan od Filozofii, engaging in philosophy popularization at events like the Lublin Science Festival.