Errol Boon is a doctoral candidate in Philosophy at Freie Universität Berlin and Leiden University (Centre for Continental Philosophy). He is a board member of the Dutch Society for Aesthetics and founder of the international research group Aesthetica Prima Philosophia. Before commencing his PhD, he worked as a tenured lecturer at the University of the Arts Utrecht, an assistant lecturer at the University of Amsterdam and as a researcher and curator for various institutes in the Dutch art sector. Having obtained his BA and MA in Philosophy from the University of Amsterdam, he was a visiting researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome, the Van Doesburg House in Paris, the Netherlands Institute in Athens and the Dutch University Institute for Art History in Florence.

Boon is a doctoral candidate at the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS) and an associated researcher at EXC 2020 (since 2025).

Winter term 2025–26
Adornos Ästhetische Theorie – Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies, Freie Universität Berlin 

Summer term 2021–2024
Various courses in aesthetics, philosophy of art, design thinking, artistic internationalisation, aesthetic cognition and research skills – BA Art & Economics, HKU University of Arts (Utrecht)

Summer term 2020
The Problem of 'Marriage' in Theoretical Philosophy – BA Philosophy, University of Amsterdam

Doctoral Research Project: 

Artistic Truth: Theories of Non-Discursive Truth in Critical Dialectics and Phenomenological Hermeneutics (2025–)

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Anne Eusterschulte (Freie Universität Berlin/EXC 2020), Prof. Dr. Susanna Lindberg (Leiden University), Dr. Johan de Jong (Leiden University)

Research Interests:

Periods/Philosophers:

• Ancient Greek Philosophy (Plato, Aristotle)
• German Idealism (Kant, Hegel)
• Early Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Nietzsche)
• Phenomenology and Hermeneutics (Heidegger, Gadamer)
• Critical Theory (Adorno)
• Symbol Theory (Langer, Goodman) 

Aesthetics:

• Cognitive value of art (artistic truth, aesthetic cognitivism, artistic research, artistic form, aesthetic epistemology, musical significance) 
• Representation (mimesis, plausibility, fiction, virtual reality, metaphor)
• Creativity and artificial intelligence
• Internationalisation of the arts (cultural globalisation, artistic censorship, fair international cultural cooperation, cosmopolitanism, translocality)
• Art and participation (participatory art, cultural participation) 

Metaphysics/Epistemology:

• Truth
• Reason, rationality, thought
• Freedom
• Transcendentalism 

Philosophy of Love: 

• Love and knowledge
• Metaphysics of love
• Marriage
• Desire, (divine) madness, passion

Forthcoming

• 'Artistic Truth: The Contemporary Relevance of an Ancient Quarrel'. In: Pharos. Journal of the Netherlands Institute of Athens. Vol 26(1). Leuven: Peeters Publishers. 

2025

• 'Plato’s Circle of Words and Tones: On the Dialectic Between Logos and Music in the Pursuit of Truth'. In: Meter and Music in Ancient Greece. The Heritage of Western Greece Series. Edited by John Bagby, Ronald Blankenborg, Jurgen Gatt. Parnassos Press. pp. 191-214.
• 'The Finite Passion for Infinite Love, or What Does It Mean to Love Forever?' In: Philosophies. Special Issue on Philosophies of Love. Edited by Joseph Rivera. Vol. 10(3): 57-79.

2023 

• The Question of Artistic Truth: Preparations for a Critique of Non-Discursive Reason. Scriptiebank. University of Amsterdam.

2022

• 'Creating an Online Community: Corona in the City'. In: Technology and Culture. John Hopkins University Press. Vol. 63(2): 461-470.  

Selected Professional Publications (Non-Refereed)  

• 'Translocality: Artistic Internationalisation After the Corona Crisis'. In: Reshape. 2020.
• 'Beyond Expats and Nomads: on Cosmopolitanism in the Arts'. In: DutchCulture. 2020.
• 'Fuocoammare, or the Critical Call of a Silent Artwork: Can Works of Art Provide an Alternative Critical Way of Thinking about Migration?' In: Routed Magazine. Vol. 13(1). 2020. 
• 'Art and Migration: on Cultural Internationalisation in the Age of Displacement'. In: DutchCulture. 2020.
• 'To Refuse the World Without Leaving It: Art & Censorship in an International Context'. In: DutchCulture. 2019.
• 'To Stretch the Limits Without Transgressing Them: Four International Cases of Artistic Censorship'. In: DutchCulture. 2019.
• 'What Does Cultural Internationalisation Mean? On the Artistic Challenges of the Globalised World'. In: DutchCulture. 2019.

Media

• 'Infinite love in a finite life: Why, according to philosopher Errol Boon, we promise each other eternal love'. In: Leiden University.
• ‘Kunst kan tonen wat filosofie en wetenschap verbergen’. In: Bij Nader Inzien.
• 'De eeuwige liefde van jonge denker Errol Boon.’ In: NOS Met het Oog op Morgen. Broadcasted from Hilversum, Netherlands.
• 'Plato, Music, and the Limits of Reason. A Conversation with Errol Boon' With Dr. Jack Bagby. Socratic Swansongs. Broadcasted online from Berlin / New York.
• 'Kunst moet gaan over worden, niet over zijn'. In: Van Doesburghuis. 
• 'Artistic Censorship, Cultural Values and Eurocentrism'. In: Gonzo Magazine.
• 'Literatuur op het podium'. In: Babel Magazine.