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Tõnu Viik (born 12 July 1968 inJõhvi) is an Estonian philosopher.
- Viik has worked from 1993-2007 at theTallinn University of Technology as a lecturer (1993-1994).
- Lecturer at the Estonian Institute of Humanities (1994-1998).
- Study assistant and lecturer atEmory University (1999-2003), also where he finished his doctoral studies.
- Professor of philosophy and a rector at the Estonian Institute of Humanities (2004-2007).
- Professor of philosophy and a director at the Tallinn University Estonian Institute of Humanities (2007-2015).
- Director at the Tallinn University Estonian Institute of Humanities and Tallinn University School of Humanities (2014-2020).
- Distinguished Professor of Philosophy (2020-present) and rector (2021-present) atTallinn University.
His philosophical research has dealt with the following topics:philosophy of culture andcultural theory,phenomenology, culture-dependent meaning formation, collective emotions, happiness, love and self-deception.[1]
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