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Benedict Kenyah-Damptey is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, specializing in the Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science. He is affiliated with Professorship VI - Philosophy of Mind under Prof. Dr. Gottfried Vosgerau. His research focuses on dehumanization, social cognition, race theory, and Foucault's philosophy, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches linking philosophy to social psychology and linguistics.
Education includes an M.A. (2020) with a thesis on 'Social Identity and Dehumanization' and a B.A. (2015) focusing on Foucault's theory of power. He has taught numerous courses since 2016 on topics like racism, discrimination, and philosophical theories of social cognition. Notable research projects include the HHU Citizen’s University projects on 'Race' terminology (€59,821 funded) and 'Racism: A Contested Concept' (€25,000 funded).
Key contributions include comparative studies of race conceptions, corpus linguistic analyses of 'race' terminology, and experimental philosophy research on prejudice expression. He has organized international workshops on social cognition and racism, and his work bridges philosophical theory with critical social analysis. Languages: Native German, fluent English, advanced Japanese, and basic French.