Erika Lalíková

Erika Lalíková is an Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy and History of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava. Her academic career spans over three decades, including roles as assistant (1988–1998), Assistant Professor (1998–2011), and Associate Professor since 2012.

• Education: Graduated from Banská Štiavnica grammar school (1983) and Comenius University's Department of Philosophy (1988), earning her PhD in 1999.

Her research focuses on history of modern philosophy, Slovak and Czech philosophical traditions, and intersections between literature and philosophy. She has published extensively on naturalism, existentialism, and national identity in Central European contexts.

Key publication trends include: 1) Czechoslovak Enlightenment thought (Kant, Voltaire, Štúr), 2) 20th-century Slovak philosophy (Vámoš, Tatarka, Masaryk), 3) memory and identity in interdisciplinary frameworks, and 4) naturalism vs. constructivism debates. She contributes to editorial boards of Philosophical Journal (Prague) and Studia Philosophica (Brno).

Current research involves international collaboration through grants like VEGA 2/0166/24 (Concepts of culture/nation in Slovak thought) and APVV-22-0397 (Naturalism vs. Constructivism). Previous projects include studies on rationality-emotionality (VEGA 1/0429/15) and Polish-Slovak philosophical dialogue (APVV 2010–2011).