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SUMMARY:Research Colloquium - Maxim Demin: Marie von Manassein (1841–1903): An Early Woman Philosopher of Mind
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists’ Research Colloquium in the Winter Semester 2026/27\, we are pleased to welcome Maxim Demin\, who will present his talk entitled “Marie von Manassein (1841–1903): An Early Woman Philosopher of Mind.” \nAbstract: Marie von Manassein is best known for her pioneering research on sleep deprivation. Working in St. Petersburg\, she published a landmark study in 1892\, later translated into French and English\, which became an important reference work in early European sleep science. She also claimed priority in the discovery of cell-free alcoholic fermentation\, publicly challenging Eduard Buchner in the 1890s. While Manassein has primarily been studied as a physiologist and experimental scientist\, the philosophical foundations of her work have received little attention. This paper argues that questions of consciousness\, free will\, and the relationship between mind and body formed the conceptual core of her intellectual project. I interpret her sleep experiments not simply as contributions to experimental physiology\, but as arguments against reductionist accounts of consciousness. The paper further examines her theory of psychological differentiation as the source of free will and situates it within fin de siècle debates on degeneration\, progress\, and human cultures. It also explores how her liberal individualism\, influenced by John Stuart Mill and Herbert Spencer\, coexisted with criticism of materialism\, support for the Russian monarchy\, and a defence of religious education. I argue that Manassein should be understood not only as a physician and experimental scientist\, but also as an early woman philosopher who combined research on the brain with a systematic investigation of consciousness. \n  \nAbout the speaker: Maxim Demin is a research fellow at the Ruhr University Bochum (Germany). His main interest is post-Hegelian philosophy and its intellectual development in German-speaking countries during the nineteenth century. Before moving to Bochum\, he taught for nearly a decade at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE) in St. Petersburg and Moscow\, offering courses in critical thinking\, philosophy of science\, metaethics\, and moral psychology. His current project explores Russian philosophical and public debates on the emergence of studies of human and animal psychology and mental phenomena\, tracing the transfer of psychological knowledge from the early nineteenth century to the early Soviet regime. \n  \nIf you want to participate or simply listen to the talks\, please contact: contact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org 
URL:https://historyofwomenphilosophers.org/event/research-colloquium-maxim-demin-marie-von-manassein-1841-1903-an-early-woman-philosopher-of-mind/
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