CURRICULUM VITAE
Aleksandar Fatić
Research Professor of Philosophy
a.fatic@iph.edu.rs ORCID: 0000-0002-5672-7183 aleksandarfatic.net
RESEARCH PROFILE
Philosopher working on the logical foundations of AI ethics, applications of modal logic across jurisprudence, psychotherapy, and ethics, and the philosophy of international criminal justice. Founder of Modal Integrative Psychotherapy, a methodology that applies modal logic to therapeutic practice. Research examines the structural limits of computational approaches to human judgment in therapeutic, legal, and ethical contexts.
CURRENT POSITIONS
Research Professor of Social Science | Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade | 2013 to present
Director and Founder | Institute for Practical Humanities, Belgrade | 2015 to present
Fellow and Certified Practitioner | American Philosophical Practitioners Association | 2011 to present
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Philosophy | Australian National University, Canberra | 1996
Postgraduate Diploma in European Studies | Central European University, Prague | 1993
M.Phil. in Philosophy | University of Belgrade | 1992
SELECTED PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Professor of Social Science | Charles University, Prague | 1998-2004
Senior Lecturer in International Studies | University of South Australia | 1996-1998
Research Fellow in Jurisprudence | University of Tasmania, Faculty of Law | 1995-1996
BOOKS
AI Ethics and Modal Logic
Fatić, A. (2026, under contract). Philosophy of Life: Modal Logic, Psychotherapy and the Good Life. London: Anthem Press.
Fatić, A. (2025). Modal Integrative Psychotherapy: A Logical Integration of Psychotherapy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Jurisprudence and International Criminal Law
Fatić, A., Bachmann, K., & Lybashenko, I. (Eds.). (2018). Transitional Justice in Troubled Societies. New York: Rowman and Littlefield International.
Fatić, A. & Bachmann, K. (2015). The UN International Criminal Tribunals: Transition Without Justice? London: Routledge.
Fatić, A. (2000). Reconciliation via the War Crimes Tribunal? Aldershot: Ashgate.
Fatić, A. (1996). Crime and Social Control in Central-Eastern Europe: A Guide to Theory and Practice. Aldershot: Ashgate.
Fatić, A. (1995). Punishment and Restorative Crime-Handling: A Social Theory of Trust. Aldershot: Ashgate.
Ethics and Virtue Theory
Fatić, A. (2016). Virtue as Identity: Emotions and the Moral Personality. New York: Rowman and Littlefield.
SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS
AI Ethics and Technology
Fatić, A. (2017). The Ethics of Drone Warfare. Philosophy and Society, 27(2), 349-364.
Fatić, A. (2018). Why Drones are Operationally and Technically Special in the Context of International Relations. In Z. Novičić (Ed.), Use of Force in International Relations (pp. 121-136). Belgrade: Institute for International Politics and Economics.
Fatić, A. (2015). The Epistemology of Intelligence Ethics. In J. Galliot & W. Reed (Eds.), Ethics and the Future of Spying: Technology, National Security and Intelligence Collection (pp. 39-52). London: Routledge.
Modal Logic and Philosophical Practice
Fatić, A. (2023). Modal Logic in Integrative Philosophical Practice. Philosophy and Society, 34(3), 424-437.
Fatić, A. (2021). The Modal World of Integrative Philosophical Counseling II. Synthesis Philosophica, 36(1), 3-12.
Fatić, A. (2020). The Modal Logic World of Integrative Philosophical Counseling I. Synthesis Philosophica, 35(2), 289-293.
Fatić, A. (2016). The Methodology of Philosophical Practice: Eclecticism and/or Integrativeness? Philosophia, 44(4), 1419-1438.
Philosophy of Psychiatry and Mental Health
Fatić, A. (2025). Notes on the Philosophy of Trauma. Theoria, 68(3), 57-70.
Fatić, A. (2024). Philosophy as Therapy in a Culture of Personality Disorders. Jahr: European Journal of Bioethics, 15(2), 339-364.
Fatić, A. (2023). Narcissism as a Moral Incompetence. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, 30(2), 159-167.
Fatić, A. (2014). The Intentionality of Madness: Checking the Cognitive Issues in DSM-Based Diagnosis. Philosophy and Society, 25(2), 204-216.
Jurisprudence and International Criminal Law
Fatić, A. & Bulatović, A. (2024). The Vagaries of Restorative Justice: Borders Between Restorative Justice and Justice as Punishment. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ‘Life in Prison’ (pp. 85-91). Belgrade: Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research.
Fatić, A. & Bachmann, K. (2019). Accepting the Political Face of International Criminal Justice. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 57, 26-35.
Fatić, A. (2018). Introduction: Transitional Justice as Conflict Resolution. In A. Fatić, K. Bachmann, & I. Lyubashenko (Eds.), Transitional Justice in Troubled Societies (pp. 1-57). London: Rowman and Littlefield International.
Fatić, A. (1996). Hegelian Retribution Re-Examined. Philosophical Inquiry, 24(3-4), 30-48.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
The Ethics of Drone Warfare. Institute of Social Strategy, Germany, June 2024.
The Vagaries of Restorative Justice. Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, Belgrade, December 2024. Plenary lecture.
Philosophical Pessimism and Ethical Living in Philosophical Practice. 18th International Conference of Philosophical Practice, University of Zagreb, June 2025. Plenary lecture.
Trust and Solidarity in Troubled Communities. Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, November 2014.
Serbian Testing Grounds for the Concept of Organised Crime. St. Antony’s College, Oxford, January 2004. Plenary lecture.
Organizer: 13th International Conference on Philosophical Practice. University of Belgrade, August 2014.
MAJOR INNOVATION
Founder of Modal Integrative Psychotherapy (MIP)
Developed a pioneering therapeutic methodology that applies modal logic to clinical practice, examining how therapeutic intervention transforms the space of possibilities available to clients. The approach integrates philosophical practice with psychotherapy and has been published with Palgrave Macmillan (2025) and Anthem Press (forthcoming 2026). Training programs in MIP are offered internationally through the Institute for Practical Humanities.
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), German (fluent), Czech (fluent), Serbian (native), Bosnian/Croatian (native)
CV last updated: February 2026
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