Thomas Szanto

University of Flensburg

I'm a philosopher with a background in phenomenology and analytic philosophy of mind. Currently, I am working at the intersection of classical and contemporary phenomenology, philosophy of emotions, social cognition and social ontology. Particularly, I am interested in understanding irrational or disruptive phenomena concerning emotions in social, collaborative, collective, and most recently in political contexts (such as emotional alienation, collaborative akrasia and self-deception, group-related distrust and hatred). I continuously engage with the relevant strands in the empirical and social sciences, and especially the sociology of emotio…

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