Harvey Lederman

Harvey Lederman is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor and later a Professor at Princeton University until 2022. His research spans contemporary philosophy, the history of philosophy (especially Chinese neo-Confucianism), decision theory, and the philosophy of language. He is co-Principal Investigator of the AI and Human Objectives Initiative and affiliated with the Population and Wellbeing Initiative and the School of Civic Leadership. Notable awards include the 2023 Marc Sanders Prize in Epistemology and the Dao Best Essay Award (2022). His work explores propositional attitudes, rationality, and the metaphysics of content, with recent focus on AI ethics and LLMs' capacity for meaningful reference. Lederman has organized conferences on topics like preference completeness and Wang Yangming's philosophy, reflecting his dual expertise in contemporary and historical thought.