Jani Sinokki
PhD
jpsino@utu.fi Office: 153 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1554-2630 |
Philosophy of Hate & Racism; Philosophy of Mind; Social identity; Ideologies; Philosophy of Language; René Descartes; Argumentation and Critical Thinking; nudges; manipulation.
Apes of Wrath? How Hate Functions, Arises, and can be Exploited; Climate Nudge; Vihatohtori.
I work as a grantee researcher in the philosophy unit in a personal project on philosophy of hate and racism called Apes of Wrath? The project is funded by Olga and Vilho Linnamo Foundation (2024) and Finnish Cultural Fund (2025-2027).
I work part-time in Climate Nudge project, where I focus on behavioral interventions related to social identites and manipulation.
In the past, I have been employed by universities of Oulu and Helsinki and acted as a teacher in University of Eastern Finland.
I engage in popular science communication on social media (TikTok and Instagram) in the project Vihatohtori.
My reserach focuses on philosophy of hate and enmity, more specifically on the logical structures of racist and other kinds of generalizing attitudes.
I have studied also indoctrination, manipulation and use of humor in disseminating extermist ideologies.
I am also engaged in research in philosophy of mind, both historical and contemporary (Cartesianism, predictive processing).
I have taught some twenty courses in philosophy of mind and early modern philosophy, especially on René Descartes, as well as courses in argumentation and critical thinking, and on philosophy of racism.
- Believing Racists (2025) Juh(l)an aika. Filosofisen salaliiton kirjoituksia Juha Räikän 60-vuotispäivänä Sinokki, Jani
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Eikö incel-miehistä pidä olla huolissaan? (2025)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Häpeä, normit ja ilmastoruoka (2025)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - On Male Plight on Tinder: A Comment to Räsänen (2025)
- Theoria: a swedish journal of philosophy
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Se oli vain vitsi! – Huumoriin vetoaminen rasismin levittämisen välineenä (2025)
- Niin & näin
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Welcome to the Dark Side: Use of Humour in Indoctrinating to Extremist Ideologies (2025)
- Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - From Predicting Brains to Normative Authority (2024) TRUE COLORS, TIME AFTER TIME: Essays Honoring Valtteri Arstila Sinokki, Jani
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Suuttumuksesta vihollisuuteen, vihapuheesta viharikokseen – Vihan kieli on moninainen (2024)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Tiede, tulkinta ja ideologiat (2024)
- Skeptikko
(E1 Popularised article) - Vihan monet muodot (2024)
- Kanava
(E1 Popularised article)



