Tõnu Viik
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
School of Humanities
tonu.viik@tlu.ee
upon prior agreement via e-mail
Introduction
Professor Tõnu Viik has studied philosophy at Moscow State University and as a doctoral student at Emory University in Atlanta, the University of Helsinki, Marburg University in Germany, and Humboldt University in Berlin. He defended his dissertation, Hegel’s Philosophy of Culture, in 2003, and his academic work has been dedicated to researching meaning-formation processes influenced by culture. In addition to his work as a philosophy lecturer, Tõnu Viik has led the Estonian Institute of Humanities and the School of Humanities at Tallinn University. From 2021 to 2026, he served as Rector of Tallinn University.
Areas of research
phenomenology
cultural theory and philosophy of culture
history of philosophy