Name
VARGA, Somogy
Position and Affiliated Institution
Professor, Aarhus University
Degree
Ph.D.
Education and Academic Employment
| Education: | |
| 2009 | PhD in Philosophy ,Department of Philosophy and Institute of Social Research, Goethe University Frankfurt |
| Academic Employment: | |
| 2019-Present | Professor ,Department of Philosophy and History of Ideas, Aarhus University |
| 2015-2019 | Associate Professor (with tenure),Department of Philosophy, University of Memphis |
| 2012-2015 | Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Memphis |
| 2009-2015 | Postdoc, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück |
Research Topic
My current research is mostly concerned with interrelated topics in the philosophy of medicine, science, and psychiatry.
Fields of Research Interests
Philosophy of medicine, philosophy of science, cognitive science
Academic Publications
- Saltafossi, M., Heck, D., Kluger, D. S., & Varga, S. (2025). Common threads: Altered interoceptive processes as transdiagnostic mechanisms across affective and anxiety disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders 369: 244-254.
- Baron, S., Latham, A. J., & Varga, S. (2025). Explainable AI and stakes in medicine: A user study. Artificial Intelligence, 104282.
- Varga, S., & Steglich-Petersen, A. (2025). Balancing Concerns—AI and Moral Agency in Medicine. JAMA cardiology.
- Varga, S., Latham, A. J., & Machery, E. (2025). ” They Had It Coming!” The Effect of Moral Character on Somatic and Mental Health Judgments. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements
- Varga, S., Latham, A. J., & Stegenga, J. (2025). Health, Disease, and the Medicalization of Low Sexual Desire: A Vignette-Based Experimental Study. Ergo an Open Access Journal of Philosophy, 12.
- Varga, S. (2024). Science, Medicine, and the Aims of Inquiry. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
HP
https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/varga%40cas.au.dk
