Zef Faassen is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. He is currently working on his dissertation that presents a dual-process theory of criminalization, a corollary of Daniel Kahneman’s (2011) en Joshua Greene’s (2013) dual-process theories.

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Zef Faassen is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. He is currently working on his dissertation that presents a dual-process theory of criminalization, a corollary of Daniel Kahneman’s (2011) en Joshua Greene’s (2013) dual-process theories. Zef's research is based on his Master’s thesis, written in Dutch (English summary included).

Title PhD research:

Criminalization, Fast & Slow. The impact of cognitive (neuro)science on morality and the criminal law

Topic:

My research is about how people make decisions, related to criminal law and morality. I am using knowledge from moral psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and evolutionary theory to understand how our minds process good and evil, and how we can improve our understanding of it.

Additionally, I aim to evaluate whether the knowledge gained from cognitive neuroscience can assist in addressing pressing, long-termist, modern moral problems such as climate change, the potential risks associated with Artificial Intelligence, and other (bio)technological advancements.

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