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Jan Slaby is a Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Emotions at the Institute of Philosophy (WE1) of Freie Universität Berlin. Since October 2023, he holds an indefinite W2 (Associate Professor-level) professorship. He serves as Deputy Executive Director (2023-2025) and Study Advisor for Philosophy at FUB. Slaby is a key figure in the Collaborative Research Center 'Affective Societies' (2015-present), leading projects on affective dynamics and societal responses to ecological crises.
- Member, DFG Theoretical Philosophy Panel (2024)
- Co-editor of Affective Societies: Key Concepts (2019), Critical Neuroscience (2012), and Affect, Power and Institutions (2023)
- Co-founder of the 'Political Philosophy of Mind' framework integrating 4E cognition with social critique
His recent work examines structural apathy and affective injustice in affluent societies, particularly in relation to climate crisis responses. He develops concepts like habits of affluence, affective arrangements, and surrogacy emotions to analyze how affective dynamics shape individual and collective political realities.
Slaby's publications span interdisciplinary collaborations with cognitive scientists, sociologists, and cultural theorists. His teaching includes courses on the self as a political problem, late fascism, and affective dimensions of 21st-century life. He emphasizes team-based philosophy and critical methodology, though has limited capacity for external supervision due to institutional demands.
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