🎓 Meet Your Future Instructors

Get to know the researchers behind your Erasmus+ courses at our Faculty.

Dr hab. Piotr Kozak

Dr hab. Piotr Kozak

Vice-Dean for Research

Philosopher of mind specializing in mental representation and imagistic cognition. Author of Thinking in Images: Imagistic Cognition and Non-propositional Content. His research explores how images, maps, and diagrams function as cognitive tools distinct from language-based reasoning. In his course, you'll examine fundamental questions about the nature of mind and consciousness.

📧 [email protected] | Office hours: Monday 18:30-20:00 (room 104)
Dr hab. Zbigniew Kaźmierczak, prof. UwB

Dr hab. Zbigniew Kaźmierczak, prof. UwB

Head, Laboratory of Philosophy of Religion

Expert in philosophy of religion, mysticism, and intercultural dialogue. Author of books on Nietzsche and Meister Eckhart, exploring paradoxes in religious thought and the quest for meaning across traditions. His research spans medieval mysticism to contemporary phenomenology. His course examines religion's role in modern society and cross-cultural understanding.

📧 [email protected] | Office hours: Monday 13:00-14:30 (room 43)
Dr hab. Bartosz Kuźniarz, prof. UwB

Dr hab. Bartosz Kuźniarz, prof. UwB

Dean of the Faculty

Philosopher of capitalism and social theorist. Author of Król liczb. Szkice z metafizyki kapitalizmu and Farewell to Postmodernism (Peter Lang 2015). Award-winning translator of David Graeber's Debt. His courses analyze contemporary economic systems and social structures through philosophical lenses.

📧 [email protected] | Office hours: Monday 11:30-12:30 (room 44)
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Dr Joanna Smakulska

Erasmus+ Coordinator

Specialist in bioethics, ethics of life, and philosophical anthropology. Author of Bogusława Wolniewicza etyka życia and research on the philosophical roots of evil. Secretary of Archeus, a journal for bioethics and philosophical anthropology. Her courses explore ethical dilemmas in medicine, technology, and what it means to be human.

📧 [email protected] | Office hours: Friday 13:15-14:15 (Liniarskiego 3, room 1A)
Dr Maja Kittel

Dr Maja Kittel

Vice-Dean for Teaching

Philosopher working at the intersection of philosophy of mind, animal cognition, and epistemology. Her research explores questions about non-human consciousness, the nature of belief, and the boundaries between rational inquiry and irrational thinking. Her courses invite students to rethink assumptions about minds, mental health, and knowledge.

📧 [email protected] | Office hours: Monday 10:30-11:30, Tuesday 11:00-11:30 (room 43)
Mgr Olgierd Borowiecki

Mgr Olgierd Borowiecki

Erasmus+ Coordinator

Cognitive scientist bridging philosophy, neuroscience, and lived experience. Investigates how we think, perceive, and extend our minds through technology. Your first point of contact for all Erasmus+ matters.

📧 [email protected] | Office hours: Wednesday 11:30-13:00 (room 43)

Faculty Leadership

Name Email Office Hours
Dr hab. Bartosz Kuźniarz, prof. UwB
Dean of the Faculty
[email protected] Monday 11:30-12:30 (room 44)
Dr hab. Piotr Kozak
Vice-Dean for Research
[email protected] Monday 18:30-20:00 (room 104)
Dr Maja Kittel
Vice-Dean for Teaching
m.bialek@uwb.edu.pl Thursday 11:30-13:00 (room 106)
Dr hab. Robert Poczobut, prof. UwB
Vice-Dean for Cognitive Science
r.poczobut@uwb.edu.pl By appointment via email

Faculty Departments

The Faculty consists of two Departments (Katedry), each containing specialized research units. Below you will find the organizational structure with unit heads and contact details.

Department of Philosophy and Ethics

Katedra Filozofii i Etyki

Head of Department: Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Kowalska
m.kowalska@uwb.edu.pl

Unit of Contemporary and Social Philosophy

Zakład Filozofii Współczesnej i Społecznej
Head: Dr hab. Sławomir Raube, prof. UwB

Members: Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Kowalska, Prof. dr hab. Piotr Nowak, Dr hab. Bartosz Kuźniarz, prof. UwB, Dr Marcin Pańków, Dr Monika Rogowska-Stangret

Unit of Hermeneutics and Philosophical Translation

Zakład Hermeneutyki i Translatoryki Filozoficznej
Head: Dr hab. Joanna Usakiewicz

Members: Dr Katarzyna Krasucka, Dr Joanna Smakulska

Department of Logic, Cognitive Science and Philosophy of Science

Katedra Logiki, Kognitywistyki i Filozofii Nauki

Head of Department: Dr hab. Zbigniew Kaźmierczak, prof. UwB
z.kazmierczak@uwb.edu.pl

Unit of Epistemology and Cognitive Science

Zakład Epistemologii i Kognitywistyki
Head: Dr hab. Robert Poczobut, prof. UwB
r.poczobut@uwb.edu.pl

Members: Dr Maja Kittel, Dr Witold Hensel, Dr hab. Piotr Kozak, Mgr Aneta Niczyporuk, Dr Krystyna Bielecka

Laboratory of Logical Semiotics

Pracownia Semiotyki Logicznej

Members: Prof. dr hab. Halina Święczkowska, Dr Dariusz Surowik, Mgr Arkadiusz Wójcik

Laboratory of Philosophy of Religion and Intercultural Communication

Pracownia Filozofii Religii i Komunikacji Międzykulturowej
Head: Dr hab. Zbigniew Kaźmierczak, prof. UwB
z.kazmierczak@uwb.edu.pl

Members: Dr hab. Jacek Sieradzan, Dr Ryszard Gaj

Contact

Dean's Office

Mgr Maria Sidoruk
maria.sidoruk@uwb.edu.pl
Phone: +48 85 745 74 39, Room 106

Hours: Mon 9-12, Wed 9-12, Thu 10:30-14:30, Fri 10-13

Erasmus+ Coordinator

Mgr Olgierd Borowiecki
o.borowiecki@uwb.edu.pl
Office hours: Wed 11:30-13:00 (room 43)

Address: Faculty of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Plac NZS 1, 15-420 Białystok, Poland
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