Leitgeb Hannes

Hannes Leitgeb is the Chair of Logic and Philosophy of Language and an Alexander von Humboldt Professor at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, where he also founded and directs the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. His research spans logic, epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mathematics, with a focus on formal models of belief, Bayesianism, and Carnapian foundations.

• Education: Dual PhDs in Philosophy and Mathematics from the University of Salzburg.
• Research Trends: Integrates mathematical rigor into philosophical analysis, particularly in belief stability, counterfactuals, and identity criteria. His work bridges classical epistemology with computational approaches.
• Editorial Leadership: Served as Editor-in-Chief of Erkenntnis, Coordinating Editor of Review of Symbolic Logic, and Subject Editor for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
• Scientific Awards:
  • Elected member of L'Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences (2011)
  • Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (2010)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award (2007)
  • Philip Leverhulme Prize (2007)

Leitgeb has delivered over 168 invited talks since 2005 and published 74 articles, including in top journals like Mind, The Philosophical Review, and Nous. His declined offers from prestigious institutions (Stanford, UC Irvine) underscore his academic prominence.