Peter Gärdenfors

At-a-Glance

Professor of cognitive science at Lund University
Recipient of the Gad Rausing Prize
Authored "Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought" (2000) and "The Geometry of Meaning" (2014)
Developed a game theoretical approach to rights
Served on the Prize Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (2011-2017)
Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Biography

Björn Peter Gärdenfors, born in 1949, is a distinguished professor of cognitive science at Lund University in Sweden. He earned his doctorate from Lund University in 1974 and is recognized internationally as a notable philosopher. His academic career includes fellowships at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study and a Senior Fellowship at the Zukunftskolleg at the University of Konstanz.