Rachel Sterken Editor

Herman Cappelen is Chair Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Director of the AI & Humanity Lab at HKU. He has made influential contributions to philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaphilosophy. Cappelen's work addresses topics such as relativism, assertion, conceptual engineering, and the methodology of philosophy, with several widely cited books shaping contemporary debates. He has held professorships in Norway, Scotland, and the US, and is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. His current research includes foundational issues in communication with artificial intelligence. Rachel Sterken is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). She works primarily in philosophy of language, with research spanning semantics, pragmatics, and the philosophy of mind. Her work focuses on generics, context sensitivity, and conceptual engineering. Sterken has published widely in leading journals and edited volumes, and she is increasingly engaged with questions at the intersection of philosophy of language and artificial intelligence. She previously held academic positions in Europe before joining HKU.