Imagination in Cognition: Contemporary and Ancient Perspectives

The research project “Imagination in Cognition: Contemporary and Ancient Perspectives” aims to give a comparative analysis of the cognitive roles of imagination by bringing into dialogue contemporary empirically informed philosophy of mind and Ancient Greek views on imagination.

The four members of the research group (Associate Professor of Theoretical Philosophy Uku Tooming, Associate Professor of History of Philosophy Roomet Jakapi, Research Fellow in History of Philosophy Toomas Lott, Associate Professor of Ancient Philosophy Riin Sirkel) have characterised themselves as friendly and collegial with expertise in contemporary philosophy of mind and Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy:

“We are looking for postdoctoral candidates whose research concerns imagination in contemporary philosophy and/or Ancient Greek philosophy. An ideal candidate would be a philosopher who is interested in bringing contemporary and Ancient philosophy into mutually beneficial dialogue. In the context of our project, the candidate's research could focus on analysing the structure of imagination and its content (in contrast with the structure and content of perception and thought) or on analysing some specific cognitive role of imagination in contemporary and/or Ancient philosophy.”

The candidate is expected to:

• contribute to the research project in the form of high-level publications;

• regularly participate in the activities of the research group;

• demonstrate excellent English skills;

• exhibit openness to diverse intellectual traditions.

Contact Uku Tooming - uku.tooming@ut.ee

More information about this project

Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics