Jean-Yves Beziau (French:
[bezjo]; born January 15, 1965, in
Orléans,
France is a Swiss Professor in
logic at the
University of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, and Researcher of the Brazilian Research Council. He is permanent member and former president of the
Brazilian Academy of Philosophy. Before going to Brazil, he was Professor of the
Swiss National Science Foundation at the
University of Neuchâtel in
Switzerland and researcher at
Stanford University working with
Patrick Suppes.
Béziau works in the field of logic—in particular, paraconsistent logic, the square of opposition and universal logic. He holds a Maîtrise in Philosophy from Pantheon-Sorbonne University, a DEA in Philosophy from Pantheon-Sorbonne University, a PhD in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo, a MSc and a PhD in Logic and Foundations of Computer Science from Paris Diderot University.
Béziau is the editor-in-chief of the journal Logica Universalis [1] and of the South American Journal of Logic—an online, open-access journal—as well as of the Springer book series Studies in Universal Logic. [2] [3] He is also the editor of College Publication's book series Logic PhDs [4]
He has launched four major international series of events: UNILOG (World Congress and School on Universal Logic), SQUARE (World Congress on the Square of Opposition), WOCOLOR (World Congress on Logic and Religion), LIQ (Logic in Question). [5] [6]
Béziau created the World Logic Day (January 14). [7]
Jean-Yves Beziau (French:
[bezjo]; born January 15, 1965, in
Orléans,
France is a Swiss Professor in
logic at the
University of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, and Researcher of the Brazilian Research Council. He is permanent member and former president of the
Brazilian Academy of Philosophy. Before going to Brazil, he was Professor of the
Swiss National Science Foundation at the
University of Neuchâtel in
Switzerland and researcher at
Stanford University working with
Patrick Suppes.
Béziau works in the field of logic—in particular, paraconsistent logic, the square of opposition and universal logic. He holds a Maîtrise in Philosophy from Pantheon-Sorbonne University, a DEA in Philosophy from Pantheon-Sorbonne University, a PhD in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo, a MSc and a PhD in Logic and Foundations of Computer Science from Paris Diderot University.
Béziau is the editor-in-chief of the journal Logica Universalis [1] and of the South American Journal of Logic—an online, open-access journal—as well as of the Springer book series Studies in Universal Logic. [2] [3] He is also the editor of College Publication's book series Logic PhDs [4]
He has launched four major international series of events: UNILOG (World Congress and School on Universal Logic), SQUARE (World Congress on the Square of Opposition), WOCOLOR (World Congress on Logic and Religion), LIQ (Logic in Question). [5] [6]
Béziau created the World Logic Day (January 14). [7]