Konrad Talmont-Kaminski
Konrad Talmont-Kaminski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1971[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne University of Western Ontario Monash University |
| Occupations | Philosopher cognitive scientist |
| Notable work | Religion as a Magical Ideology: How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality[2] |
Konrad Talmont-Kaminski (born 1 January 1971 in Chojnice, Poland[1]) is a scholar working at the intersection of cognitive science and sociology, with research focusing on religion, science, rationality, and social cognition. His earlier work was primarily in analytic philosophy, including epistemology and philosophy of science.
He obtained his BA in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Melbourne in Melbourne in 1994, his MA from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario in 1995, and his doctorate from Monash University in Melbourne[3] in 1999, under the supervision of John Bigelow, PhD[4] He then moved to Poland in 2001,[5] where he first worked for the Polish Academy of Sciences, and later in the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin,[4] the Warsaw University of Finance and Management in Warsaw (now VIZJA University), Psychology Department,[6] and University of Białystok.[7] As of 2026, he is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Białystok, where he also serves as Vice-Dean for Science since September 1st, 2024.[8][9]. He heads the university's society and cognition multi-disciplinary group.[10]
He has published in peer-reviewed journals in philosophy, cognitive science, and the social scientific study of religion.[11][12][13]
During his scholarship at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research in Vienna, Austria he began working on the cognitive basis of supernatural beliefs (superstitions, magic, and religion).[5][6] The work resulted in a book published in 2014 Religion as a Magical Ideology: How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality,[2][5][7] for which he received his habilitation in 2014.[7] He also presents his works in many conferences in Australia and Europe. He was a speaker at the 17th European Skeptics Congress in Wrocław, Poland, giving he lecture entitled Cognition and the Science/Religion Debate.[5][14]
Books
- Milkowski, Marcin; Talmont-Kaminski, Konrad, eds. (1 March 2010). Beyond Description: Naturalism and Normativity. Texts in Philosophy. College Publications. ISBN 9781904987918.
- Talmont-Kaminski, Konrad; Milkowski, Marcin (1 August 2013). Regarding the Mind, Naturally: Naturalist Approaches to the Sciences of the Mental. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443843416.
- Talmont-Kaminski, Konrad (20 August 2014). Religion as Magical Ideology: How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality. Routledge. ISBN 9781844656448.
References
- ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae – Konrad Talmont-Kaminski; University of Finance and Management in Warsaw - Academia.edu". Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ a b Konrad., Talmont-Kaminski (2013). Religion as magical ideology : how the supernatural reflects rationality. Bristol, Conn.: Acumen Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84465-644-8. OCLC 857062477.
- ^ "Fellow Detail – People, KLI". kli.ac.at. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b "dr hab. Konrad Talmont-Kaminski". Ośrodek Badań Filozoficznych (in Polish). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Klingenberg, Claire. "Konrad Talmont-Kaminski – European Skeptics Congress". euroscepticscon.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Who am I?". Just Another Deisidaimon. 21 January 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Konrad Talmont-Kaminski". Loop. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Powołano Dyrektora Szkoły Doktorskiej i prodziekanów wydziałów UwB. Kim są?". Bialystok Online (in Polish). 19 July 2024. Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Dr hab. Konrad Talmont-Kaminski prof.UwB". University of Białystok (in Polish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Team - Society & cognition". Society and Cognition unit. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Articles by Konrad Talmont-Kaminski – CSI". csicop.org. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Talmont-Kaminski, Konrad. "In a Mirror, Darkly: Does Superstition Reflect Rationality?". Skeptical Inquirer. 32 (4).
- ^ "Konrad Talmont-Kaminski". Researchgate. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ ESC 2017 - Konrad Talmont-Kaminski - "Cognition and the Science/Religion Debate" (Youtube video). ESC European Skeptics Congress. 3 November 2017.