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Press release
Hitoshi Omori
Hitosho Omori
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Philosophy

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award for Hitoshi Omori

Non-classical logic tolerates contradictions.

Dr. Hitoshi Omori, who has been honoured with the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, is researching at the interface between philosophy and mathematics. His work, which he is going to conduct at the Chair for Logic and Epistemology held by Professor Heinrich Wansing at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), will be funded with 1.59 million euros over the next five years.

Inconsistencies welcome

In classical logic, the principle applies that from a contradiction you may deduce anything whatsoever. Inconsistent assumptions thus trivialise the relation of the valid inference. Hitoshi Omori is an internationally recognised expert on non-classical logic, especially on logical systems that tolerate inconsistencies in valid inferences. The aim is to analyse how arguments and non-trivial theories may be constructed on the basis of inconsistent information with which we are frequently confronted. In order to achieve that, it is necessary to possess a comprehensive understanding of inconsistency-tolerant logics, so-called paraconsistent logics.

At RUB, Hitoshi Omori will use the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award to develop a systematic understanding of paraconsistent logic and to analyse how it relates to the history of philosophy.

About the person

Hitoshi Omori was born in Japan and studied at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where he also received his PhD. Subsequently, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the City University of New York, USA, and several universities in Japan. In addition, Hitoshi Omori was a visiting scholar at the University of Melbourne, Australia, the University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom, and Ruhr-Universität Bochum. At RUB, he will continue his research as a Sofja Kovalevskaja Award winner from December 2018 onwards.

The Award

With the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation honours outstanding research performance of highly promising early career researchers from countries abroad. By enabling them to set up an independent junior research group at a research institute in Germany, the Award paves the way into an academic career in Germany.

Press contact

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Wansing
Chair for Logic and Epistemology
Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Germany
Phone: +49 234 32 24718
Email: heinrich.wansing@rub.de

Published
Tuesday
4 September 2018
3.37 PM
By
Meike Drießen (md)
Translated by
Donata Zuber
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