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Dr. Janis Schaab is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Ethics Institute within the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies in the Faculty of Humanities. Her academic career spans multiple prestigious institutions across Europe, with expertise in Kantian ethics, moral philosophy, and political philosophy.
- PhD from St Andrews/Stirling Philosophy Graduate Programme (2019)
- Postdoc at University of Groningen (2020-2022)
- Teaching Fellow at UCL (2019-2020)
- Fellow at Berlin-based Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Dr. Schaab's research focuses on four interrelated themes: (1) Morality's source in practical reason, exploring constructivism/constitutivism, autonomy, and the Categorical Imperative; (2) Morality's second-personal dimension, examining moral obligation, rights, respect, and dignity; (3) Duties to oneself, investigating their possibility and connection to commitments, self-promises, and practical identities; (4) Conspiracy theories, analyzing their definition, rational criticisability, and relation to morality and politics. Her work bridges historical Kantian scholarship with contemporary ethical and political issues.
Her extensive publication record demonstrates expertise across Kantian ethics, moral obligation theory, and philosophical analysis of conspiracy theories. Recent articles reveal a consistent methodological approach that applies Kantian procedural reasoning to diverse ethical and political questions, with particular emphasis on second-personal relationships and the normative structure of moral obligations. Her scholarship demonstrates both technical mastery of Kantian texts and innovative application to contemporary philosophical problems.
Dr. Schaab actively engages with the philosophical community through teaching at Utrecht University and participation in international academic networks. Her research contributes significantly to ongoing debates about moral normativity, the foundations of ethical theory, and the philosophical implications of conspiracy thinking in democratic societies.
