Leonhard Menges

Leonhard Menges is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Salzburg. His academic focus spans privacy theory, ethics of artificial intelligence, free will, and moral responsibility. He actively contributes to interdisciplinary research and public engagement.

• Email: leonhard.menges@plus.ac.at

Research Interests center on:

• Privacy and data ethics
• Moral and legal implications of AI
• Free will and determinism
• Climate change ethics
• Blame and responsibility theory
• Reflective equilibrium in philosophy

Recent Publications (2014–2025) explore:

• AI accountability and blameworthiness
• Climate change and privacy rights
• Control accounts of privacy
• Forgiveness ethics and second chances
• Surveillance impacts on personal autonomy
• Empirical research in free will debates

Scientific Awards:

• Excellence in Teaching Award (2024, 2019)
• Internationaler Hauptpreis für Wissenschaft & Forschung (2021)

Advising and Collaborations: While no direct student supervision is listed, he collaborates with researchers like Altehenger, Schulte, and Weber-Guskar. His work engages with legal theory, climate ethics, and digital rights.

Labs and Teams: Menges participates in Scientists4Future Salzburg and organizes public lecture series on digital privacy. He leads research projects such as Skepticism About Praiseworthiness and The Source View on the Right to Privacy, which involve cross-institutional collaboration.