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Jani
Sinokki
Philosophy
Philosophy
PhD

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Areas of expertise

Philosophy of Hate & Racism
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of René Descartes
Early Modern Philosophy
Argumentation and Critical Thinking

Biography

I work as a grantee researcher in the philosophy unit in a personal project on philosophy of hate and racism. My work is funded by Olga and Vilho Linnamo Foundation (2024) and Finnish Cultural Fund (2025-2026).

Teaching

I have taught several courses in philosophy of mind and early modern philosophy, especially on René Descartes, as well as courses in argumentation and critical thinking and philosophy of racism.


Research

My reserach focuses on philosophy of hate and enmity, more specifically on the logical structures of racist and other kinds of generalizing attitudes. My aim is to clarify conceptually the relation between our normative attitudes and hatred, and how the previsous operate in production of the latter. I focus especially on "minor grievances" and wish to explicate how they connect and give rise to more serious forms of hatred, especially those extreme kinds that lead to violence, oppression, and genocides.

Publications

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Sananvapaus on ehjä (2018)

Turun Sanomat
Jani Sinokki
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