Ásgeir Berg (Matthíasson)
Philosopher.
My CV is also accessible as a PDF here.
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Areas of Specialisation
Philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of logic,
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Areas of Competence
Metaphysics, logic, philosophy of AI,
history of analytic philosophy.
Academic Positions
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2022–
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute of Philosophy, University of Iceland
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2021–2022
Adjunct Lecturer
University of Iceland
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2020-2021
Sessional Instructor
University of Iceland
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2016-2019
Early Stage Researcher
University of Stirling
Education
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2020
PhD in Philosophy
University of St Andrews and University of Stirling
Dissertation: A Defense of Wittgenstein's Radical Conventionalism'
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2015
MLitt in Philosophy
University of St Andrews and University of Stirling
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2013
MSc in Logic
University of Amsterdam
Publications
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forthcoming
What Is It to Follow a Rule?
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forthcoming
An Objective Communitarian Account of Semantic Content
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forthcoming
The Philosophical Prospects of Large Language Models in the Future of Mathematics
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2025
How the Laws of Logic Lie about Mathematical Objects
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2025
Problems for 'Standard' Dispositionalist Accounts of Semantic Content
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2024
Wittgenstein on Mathematical Facts
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2024
Was Wittgenstein a Radical Conventionalist?
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2022
Rules as Constitutive Practices Defined by Correlated Equilibria
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2021
Contradictions and Falling Bridges: What Was Wittgenstein's Reply to Turing?
Teaching
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2022
HSP201G Logic (Spring)
Primary Instructor. University of Iceland
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2022
HSP201G Metaphysics (Spring)
Co-Instructor. University of Iceland
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2021
HSP201G Introduction to Logic (Spring)
Primary Instructor. University of Iceland
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2021
HSP425M Seminar: Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations (Spring)
Primary Instructor. University of Iceland
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2021
HSP105G/HSP724M Critical Thinking (Fall)
Primary Instructor. University of Iceland
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2021
HSP073F Research Ethics (Fall)
Co-Instructor. University of Iceland
Talks
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2024
Family-resemblance concepts and Wittgenstein's metaphilosophy
Young Network for Wittgensteinian Philosophy Colloquium, Brussels
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2024
Was Wittgenstein a Radical Conventionalist?
Wittgenstein and the formal sciences 3
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2023
What is it to Follow a Rule?
Institute of Philosophy, University of Iceland
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2023
Philosophical Implications of Using Large Language Models in Mathematics
Philosophy of Mathematics Seminar, University of Oxford (with Fenner Tanswell)
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2023
Was Wittgenstein a Radical Conventionalist?
Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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2022
Wittgenstein on contradiction: Wittgenstein's debate with Turing
11th British Wittgenstein Society Conference: Wittgenstein and AI, New College of the Humanities
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2019
What was Wittgenstein's reply to Turing?: Contradictions and falling bridges
Wittgenstein: Naturalism and Necessity, University of Bergen
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2019
A Game-Theoretic Solution to the Rule-Following Paradox
Arché 20th Anniversary Conference, University of St Andrews
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2019
Rules as Constitutive Practices Defined by Correlated Equilibra
Rules, Norms, and Reasons 1: Kripkenstein's Paradox, University of Milan
Grants & Awards
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2022-2025
Postdoctoral Research Grant from the Icelandic Research Fund
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2016-2019
Early Stage Research Fellowship with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Training Network DIAPHORA
Refereeing
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Anthem, Argumenta, Erkenntnis, Philosophical Investigations, Philosophical Quarterly, Synthese, Measure, Philosophia, Philosophical Inquiries