Peter Gärdenfors receives the Jean Nicod Prize 2025 (The Institut Jean Nicod)
The Institut Jean Nicod is honored to present the Prix Jean Nicod 2025 Peter Gärdenfors and to welcome him for a series of lectures.
Jean Nicod Lectures and Prize 2025
After a PhD in theoretical Philosophy at Lund University, Peter Gärdenfors became Associate Professor in theoretical philosophy and then Professor in Cognitive Science at Lund University. He was also adjunct Professor at University of Technology Sydney and since 2019, he is Senior Research Associate with the Palaeo-Research Institute at the University of Johannesburg. He has worked extensively in philosophy of science, in decision theory, as well as on belief revision and nonmonotonic reasoning.
His main current research interests include concept formation using based on geometrical and topological models of conceptual spaces, cognitive semantics, human-robot interaction, and the evolution of human cognition. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He was also a member of the committee for the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.