Øystein Linnebo (born 1971) is a Norwegian

philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

. As of 2020 he is currently employed in the Department of Philosophy at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

, having earlier held a position as Professor of Philosophy at

Birkbeck College Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a public research university located in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. Established in 1823 as the London Mechanics' ...

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. He is a fellow of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick University in Christiania was establis ...

Career

Linnebo earned his MA in Mathematics from the

in 1995 and his

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in Philosophy at

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in June 2002. Linnebo's primary areas of concentration are

philosophy of logic Philosophy of logic is the area of philosophy that studies the scope and nature of logic. It investigates the philosophical problems raised by logic, such as the presuppositions often implicitly at work in theories of logic and in their applicatio ...

philosophy of mathematics Philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of mathematics and its relationship to other areas of philosophy, particularly epistemology and metaphysics. Central questions posed include whether or not mathem ...

metaphysics Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality. It is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features of the world, but some theorists view it as an inquiry into the conceptual framework of ...

, as well as

philosophy of language Philosophy of language refers to the philosophical study of the nature of language. It investigates the relationship between language, language users, and the world. Investigations may include inquiry into the nature of Meaning (philosophy), me ...

and

philosophy of science Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science, the reliability of scientific theories, ...

. He is known for his numerous publications in many top international journals in his field including: ''The Review of Symbolic Logic'', ''

Dialectica ''Dialectica'' is a quarterly philosophy journal founded in 1947 by Gaston Bachelard, Paul Bernays and Ferdinand Gonseth. It was published by Blackwell between 2004 and 2019. As of 2020, it is published in full open access and edited in Sw ...

'', ''

The Journal of Philosophy ''The Journal of Philosophy'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal on philosophy, founded in 1904 at Columbia University. Its stated purpose is "To publish philosophical articles of current interest and encourage the interchange of ideas, es ...

'', ''

Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic The ''Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the foundations of mathematics and related fields of mathematical logic, as well as philosophy of mathematics. It was established in 1960 and is pub ...

'' as well as editing a special edition of ''

Synthese ''Synthese'' () is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the epistemology, methodology, and philosophy of science, and related issues. The name ''Synthese'' (from the Dutch for '' synthesis'') finds its origin in the intentions of its f ...

''. Additionally, he is the author of the articles "Plural Quantification" and "Platonism in the Philosophy of Mathematics" in the ''

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' (''SEP'') is a freely available online philosophy resource published and maintained by Stanford University, encompassing both an online encyclopedia of philosophy and peer-reviewed original publication ...

''. He is also an "Area Editor" for philosophy of mathematics on ''

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''. In addition to being a Professorial fellow at the Northern Institute of Philosophy,

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

he has also been awarded many grants. Most recently he led a research project as part of a European Research Council Starting Grant entitled "Plurals, Predicates, and Paradox: Towards a Type-Free Account" which ran from January 2010 until December 2013. In 2018, he published ''Thin Objects: An Abstractionist Account'', an abstractionist approach to thin objects. Since 2022, he is visiting professor at the University of Italian Switzerland.

References

External links

Øystein Linnebo at U of London

Øystein Linnebo at Bristol

Staff homepage at the University of Oslo

Professors of the Università della Svizzera Italiana
1971 births 20th-century Norwegian philosophers 20th-century Norwegian essayists 21st-century Norwegian philosophers 21st-century Norwegian essayists Abstract object theory Academics of Birkbeck, University of London Analytic philosophers Epistemologists Harvard University alumni Living people Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Ontologists Philosophers of language Philosophers of logic Philosophers of mathematics Philosophers of science Structuralists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo {{norway-philosopher-stub