Philosopher of mind and cognitive science, with a focus on consciousness and introspection.
CNRS researcher at the Archives Henri Poincaré (Strasbourg).
See my publications, my CV, and House of Mirrors, my recent book.
November 2026: Richard Brown (La Guardia, CUNY) reviewed House of Mirrors in Analysis. The review calls the book “a triumph”, as well as an “instant classic and an indispensable volume for anyone interested in contemporary philosophical issues in the study of the mind”. Read the full review here.
November 12, 2026: I will give a talk on House of Mirrors in Prague (workshop with Kristina Sekrst)
October 2026: The Asian Journal of Philosophy will host a symposium on the book, edited by Takuya Niikawa (Kobe University) and Taiga Shinozaki (Keio University). Keith Frankish, Hedda Hassel Mørch, and Eric Schwitzgebel have already accepted to contribute a piece. The Call for Papers is open until September 2027.
In other news: I am co-editing (with W. Wiese and C. de Weerd) a special issue on artificial consciousness at the diamond open access journal Philosophy and the Mind Sciences. The issue should be out in 2026-2027
In other news: I recently unearthed some old texts I wrote a decade ago: a short essay about my relation to science as a philosopher suffering from science envy, a sci-fi short story about personal identity, and another one about the singularity and the end of the world
Contact me at kammerer DOT francois AT gmail DOT com, follow me on Philpeople,) check my Google Scholar profile