Erik Stei

Erik Stei is an Assistant Professor in Theoretical Philosophy at Utrecht University's Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies within the Faculty of Humanities. His academic appointments include positions at the University of Bonn, University of Mainz, CUNY Graduate Center, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Oxford, and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He served as coordinator of the DFG-research network 'The Semantics and Metasemantics of Context-Sensitive Language' and received DFG funding for research leave.

Dr. Stei's primary research interests focus on philosophical logic, particularly logical pluralism, the normativity and epistemology of logic, different aspects of context-sensitivity, and social epistemic structures. His work bridges traditional philosophical inquiry with contemporary issues in human-centered artificial intelligence and migration studies. He has made significant contributions to understanding how logical systems relate to disagreement and normative constraints.

His major publication Logical Pluralism and Logical Consequence (Cambridge University Press, 2023) represents a landmark contribution to the field. His research output demonstrates consistent engagement with foundational questions in logic while maintaining relevance to broader philosophical and societal concerns, particularly through his exploration of how logical frameworks interact with social epistemic structures.

• Logical Pluralism: Correct Logics and the Problem of Disagreement (2016)

Dr. Stei maintains active research collaborations evidenced by co-authored presentations and edited special issues. His upcoming academic engagements through 2025 demonstrate continued scholarly productivity and recognition within the philosophical community. His work on context-sensitivity has particular relevance to interdisciplinary studies connecting philosophy with linguistics and cognitive science.