Jan Sleutels
Senior University Lecturer Philosophy of Mind and Media Philosophy
- Name
- Dr. J.J.M. Sleutels
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2007
- j.j.m.sleutels@hum.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-4873-4575
Jan Sleutels is a Senior University Lecturer at the Institute for Philosophy.
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Jan Sleutels teaches Metaphysics as a discipline that traces the roots of key concepts in our understanding of the world and of ourselves, such as ‘space’ and ‘time’, ‘thing’ and ‘property’, ‘matter’, ‘mind’ and ‘cause’. His advanced teaching includes courses in Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind and Media Philosophy.
In his research Sleutels concentrates on problems of mental content in contemporary philosophy of mind and in epistemology. Which factors are responsible for determining the contents of our thoughts, perceptions, desires, and other mental states? The working hypothesis, inspired by the Toronto School hypothesis in communication theory (Innis, McLuhan), is that identity conditions for mental contents are responsive to pressures from historically changing technological conditions. This also affects the way these contents can be ‘managed’ in thinking processes, especially in rational thinking, which is generally conceived as a specific form of systematic content management. More generally, if both the contents and the processes in which they are involved are subject to substantial changes, it may be argued that the human mind itself is subject to substantial change—or more cautiously, that the proper model of mind that applies to earlier stages of technological development may be substantially different from current models of mind.
Senior University Lecturer Philosophy of Mind and Media Philosophy
- Faculty of Humanities
- Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte
- Heijnen S., Sleutels J.J.M. & Kleijn R.E. de (2024), Model virtues in computational cognitive neuroscience, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 36(8): 1683-1694.
- Topel S., Ma I., Sleutels J.J.M., Steenbergen H. van, Bruijn E.R. A. de & Duijvenvoorde A.C.K. van (2023), Expecting the unexpected: a review of learning under uncertainty across development, Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 23: 718–738.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2022), Julian Jaynes and contemporary philosophy of mind. In: Kuijsten M. (Ed.), Conversations on consciousness and the bicameral mind: interviews with leading thinkers on Julian Jaynes’s theory. Henderson, VM: Julian Jaynes Society. 90-101.
- Sleutels J.J.M. & Lamers M.H. (Screenwriter) (2019), Thinking about AI short film. Leiden: Leiden University (Universiteit Leiden). [film].
- Sleutels J.J.M. & Lamers M.H. (Screenwriter) (2019), Thinking about Artificial Intelligence short film. Leiden: Leiden University (Universiteit Leiden). [film].
- Sleutels J.J.M. & Simonsz A. (2014), Rethinking Epistemic Virtue. A Practical Example from the Leiden Pre-University Excellence Program. Re:Thinking Giftedness. Giftedness in the Digital Age. 14th International ECHA Conference 17 September 2014 - 20 September 2014.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2013), Fringe Mind Strategies, AVANT : journal of the philosophical-interdisciplinary vanguard 4(2): 59-80.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2013), The Contingency of Mind. Situating Jaynes in the Changing Landscape of Contemporary Philosophy of Mind. Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies 5 June 2013 - 8 June 2013.
- Sleutels J.J.M. & Simonsz A. (2013), Teaching Academic Skills and Attitude in Pre-University Education. Honors Conference 2013: Learning to Innovate and Evoking Professional Excellence in Higher Education 3 October 2013 - 4 October 2013.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2013), Referee for FWO, Belgium. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2013), Referee AVANT / Journal of the Philosophical-Interdisciplinary Vanguard. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2013), The Flintstones Fallacy, Dialogue and Universalism 2013(1): 65-76.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2012), Help, My Parents Are Gutenborgs!. Culture, Communication and Cognition 7 May 2012 - 9 May 2012.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2011), Mental CMS. McLuhan's Philosophy of Media Centennial Conference 26 October 2011 - 28 October 2011.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2011), Mental CMS and Media Landscapes. Paper for Workshop Philosophical Aspects of Embodied Embedded Cognition and Neurophenomenology (Antwerp, May 19-20, 2011). Workshop Philosophical Aspects of Embodied Embedded Cognition and Neurophenomenology 19 May 2011 - 20 May 2011.
- Duyl E. van & Sleutels J.J.M. (2011), Denkeiland.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2010), Lid promotiecommissie Léon de Bruin, 29 sept. 2010. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2009) Beyond Reduction. Philosophy of Mind and Post-Reductionist Philosophy of Science. Review of: Horst S. (2007), Beyond Reduction no. 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 23: 233-236.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2009), Help, My Parents Are Gutenborgs!. Toward a Science of Consciousness. Investigating Inner Experience: Brain, Mind, Technology. Hong Kong, China.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2008), Recent Changes in the Structure of Consciousness?. Conferentie Toward a Science of Consciousness (Tucson VIII). Tucson, AZ, USA.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2008), Recent changes in the structure of consciousness?. Hameroff Stuart (Ed.), Consciousness Research Abstracts. Toward a Science of Consciousness 2008, Tucson, AZ. Journal of Consciousness Studies 172-173.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2007), Recent changes in the structure of consciousness?, Journal of Consciousness Studies : 172-173.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2007), Voorzitter symposium Echte Filosofie. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2006), Greek zombies, Philosophical Psychology 19(2): 177-197.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2006), On the alleged absurdity of substantially unconscious Greek minds. In: Kuijsten M. (Ed.), Reflections on the dawn of consciousness. Henderson, NV: Julian Jaynes Society. 303-336.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2006), Gutenborgs. First Julian Jaynes Conference on Consciousness, Aug. 3-5, 2006, University of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown, PEI, Canada.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2006), Referee Philosophical Psychology. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2006), Greek Zombies. First Julian Jaynes Conference on Consciousness, Aug. 3-5, 2006, University of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown, PEI, Canada.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2006), Participation in Workshop Consciousness with Paul Churchland. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2005), Lid promotiecommissie V. Blok. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2005), Lid promotiecommissie H. van Kampen. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2004), Patentontologie. Over de schoonheid van de taal bij Lucebert. In: Brandt Ria van den & Philipsen Bart (Eds.), De waarheid waarover ik niets weet te zeggen Over poëzie en waarheid.. Budel: Damon. 51-59.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2003), Liegen dichters de waarheid?. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2003), Supersofen en makelaars, Leids Universitair Weekblad Mare : .
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2001), Intentionaliteit. Schouten M. (Ed.), Vijftig jaar Philosophy of mind. . Wijsgerig perspectief op maatschappij en wetenschap.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2001), Frank Jackson over Mary's qualia. Interview door Jeroen van Putten, Filosofie Magazine : .
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2000), David Hume. In: Keestra M. (Ed.), Tien Westerse filosofen. Amsterdam 87-106.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2000), Global Village. Filosofie in het tijdperk van ICT. Acta van de 22e Nederlands-Vlaamse Filosofiedag. Leiden, 28 oktober 2000. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2000), Global Village. Filosofie in het tijdperk van ICT. 22e Nederlands-Vlaamse Filosofiedag. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2000) Robots en noumena. Review of: (1998), The generation of behavior. On the function of representation in organism-environment dynamics. Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 92: 110-112.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (2000), Lid manuscriptcommissie en promotiecommissie W. Houkes. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1999), De kelders van cyberspace, Proceedings of the Symposium on Virtual Reality. May 1998: ETV, TU Delft.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1998), Phenomenal consciousness. Epiphenomenalism, naturalism, and perceptual plasticity, Approaching Consciousness 31(1): 21-56.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1998), Lid promotiecommissie J. Siebers. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1998), Dagvoorzitter 20e Nederlands-Vlaamse Filosofiedag. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1998) Meaningful and rule-guided behaviour : a naturalistic approach : a teleofunctional argument against the alleged gap between the natural and the social sciences. Review of: Mackor A.R. (1998), Recensie van Anne Ruth Mackor, Meaningful and rule-guided behaviour. A naturalistic approach. A teleofunctional argument against the gap between the natural and the social sciences. Groningen: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 90: 309-311.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1997), Leiden Conference on Mind and World. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1997), The Logical Structure of Experience. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1997), Lid promotiecommissie P. Kribbe. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1996), Block on Consciousness. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1996), Comments on Pierre Jacob, What can the semantic properties of innate representations explain?. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1996), Comments on Martin Davies and Anthony Atkinson. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1996), Zonnebrandontologie, Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 8: 148-152.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1996), Socrates in Cyberspace. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1996), Aspects of Empiricism. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1994), Neuronen, vectoren, begrippen. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1993), Beyond internalism and externalism. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1993), Reductie of eliminatie van qualia? Superzwakke, zwakke, sterke en supersterke qualia bij Paul Churchland, Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte : 70-95.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1992), Philosophical foundations of psychology of language and of psycholinguistics. In: Dascal M., Gerhardus D., Lorenz K. & Meggle G. (Eds.), Sprachphilosophie, Philosophy of language, Philosophie de langage. Ein internationales Handbuch zeitgen�ssischer Forschung. 1. Halbband.. Berlin-New York: Walter de Gruyter. 797-809.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1992), Tegen de natuur van het denken?. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1992), Deelname congres. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1992), Deelname congres. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1992), Deelname congres. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1992) Pop-metafysica. Review of: , Pop-metafysica. Psychologie & Maatschappij 59: 191-193.
- Sleutels J.J.M. & Meijering T.C. (1992), Leiden Churchland Symposium. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1992), Quine over onbepaaldheid van vertaling en onderbepaaldheid van theorie. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1991), Natuurlijke teleologie. Het probleem van misrepresentatie in de fysicalistische philosophy of mind. In: Debrock G. (Ed.), Rationaliteit kan ook redelijk zijn. Bijdragen over het probleem van de teleologie. Assen/Maastricht: Van Gorcum. 129-147.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1991), Deelname congres. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1991), Kant en het connectionisme. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1990), Het abc van de werkelijkheid. Over de exacte locatie van de natuur der dingen. In: Lieshout W. van (Ed.), Badje Beek 1968 - 1990. Sculpturen en tekeningen van Geurt van Dijk, Ad Gerritsen, Klaas Gubbels en Marten Hendriks.. Nijmegen 40-49.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1990), Psychosemantiek. [other].
- Sleutels J.J.M. & Geurts B. (1989), Knopen en connecties. Filosofische aspecten van het connectionisme. In: Brown C., Hagoort P. & Meijering T.C. (Eds.), Vensters op de geest. Cognitie op het snijvlak van filosofie en psychologie.. Utrecht: Grafiet. 220-251.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1989), Zakjapanners, superchinezen en hersenschimmen in de hedendaagse filosofie van de cognitiewetenschappen. In: Brown C., Hagoort P. & Meijering T.C. (Eds.), Vensters op de geest. Cognitie op het snijvlak van filosofie en psychologie.. Utrecht: Grafiet. 252-290.
- Sleutels J.J.M. (1988), Eliminatief materialisme en de autonomie van de bottom-up benadering, Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 80: 41-62.