Browsing Department of Philosophy by Title
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Bevissthet
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Denne artikkelen tar for seg noen av de viktigste problemstillingene som har vært debattert innen bevissthetsfilosofien de siste 25 årene. I første del omtales ulike former for bevissthet, og ulike måter å definere bevissthet. ... -
Bioethical Implications of Globalization: An International Consortium Project of the European Commission
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-01-24)The term “globalization” was popularized by Marshall McLuhan in War and Peace in the Global Village. In the book, McLuhan described how the global media shaped current events surrounding the Vietnam War [1] and also predicted ... -
Boolean Difference-Making: A Modern Regularity Theory of Causation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A regularity theory of causation analyses type-level causation in terms of Boolean difference-making. The essential ingredient that helps this theoretical framework overcome the problems of Hume’s and Mill’s classical ... -
Boolean negation and non-conservativity I: Relevant modal logics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Many relevant logics are conservatively extended by Boolean negation. Not all, however. This paper shows an acute form of non-conservativeness, namely that the Boolean-free fragment of the Boolean extension of a relevant ... -
Boolean negation and non-conservativity II: The variable-sharing property
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Many relevant logics are conservatively extended by Boolean negation. Not all, however. This paper shows an acute form of non-conservativeness, namely that the Boolean-free fragment of the Boolean extension of a relevant ... -
Boolean negation and non-conservativity III: the Ackermann constant
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)It is known that many relevant logics can be conservatively extended by the truth constant known as the Ackermann constant. It is also known that many relevant logics can be conservatively extended by Boolean negation. ... -
«Branchements» and «translation» as approaches to culture. An epistemological reflection on some aspects in the thinking of Jean-Loup Amselle and Paul Ricoeur
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-01-17)In this dissertation I reflect on the concept of culture from a political, philosophical and anthropological angle. The perspective from where I attempt to analyze them all together is epistemological. This means two things: ... -
Brandom on Postmodern Ethical Life: Moral and Political Problems
(Chapter, 2020)On Robert Brandom’s reading, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel holds that the conceptual content of language, thought, and action is constituted by normative attitudes, through which participants of a discursive practice assign ... -
Brief Notes on Solidarity and Political Imagination
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A brief update on editions offered by the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen and licences for their use (as of June 2018)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The paper presents the resources offered by the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen (WAB) on Wittgenstein Source. Moreover, it describes the conditions for their use. Finally, the paper also briefly introduces ... -
A brief update on editions offered by the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen and licences for their use (as of June 2018)
(Working paper, 2018)The paper presents the resources offered by the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen (WAB) on Wittgenstein Source. Moreover, it describes the conditions for their use. Finally, the paper also briefly introduces ... -
Brytninger i ELE-tradisjonen
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Artikkelen diskuterer begrepsmessig mangfold på tvers av ulike lærebøker i tradisjonen som oppsto med Arne Næss’ En del elementære logiske emner (ELE). Selv om hovedtemaene i ELE-tradisjonen langt på vei har forblitt de ... -
A Byzantine Metaphysics of Artefacts? The Case of Michael of Ephesus’ Commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-11)The ontology of artefacts in Byzantine philosophy is still a terra incognita. One way of mapping this unexplored territory is to delve into Michael of Ephesus’ commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics. Written around 1100, ... -
Bør eutanasi legaliseres i Norge? Should Euthanasia be legalized in Norway?
(Master thesis, 2018-06-30)Enkelte svært syke mennesker ønsker hjelp til å dø. I land det er naturlig for Norge å sammenligne seg med, som Nederland, Belgia og Canada, er ulike former for dødshjelp legalisert. I denne oppgaven diskuterer jeg om ... -
Can Resource-Poor Countries Bear any Obligations for Global Distributive Justice? A Reflection on the Distribution of Global health Opportunities
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-05-20)Can resource-poor countries bear any stringent obligations in the pursuit of equity in the distribution of global health opportunities between individuals globally? Distributive justice is primarily about resource transfer ... -
Case Study Research in the Social Sciences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In this paper, we offer an introduction to case study research in the social sciences. We begin with a discussion of the definition of case study research. Next, we point to various purposes that case study research may ... -
CLARINO+ Optimization of Wittgenstein Research Tools
(CLARIN Annual Conference Proceedings, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)The Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen (WAB) offer specialized tools for research access to its Wittgenstein resources which however are in need for an upgrade to better serve user requirements. The paper ... -
Climate change denial, freedom of speech and global justice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)In this paper I claim that there are moral reasons for making climate denialism illegal . First I define climate denialism, and then I discuss its impact on society and its reception in the media. I build my philosophical ... -
Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Implementation of multifaceted interventions typically involves many diverse elements working together in interrelated ways, including intervention components, implementation strategies, and features of local ... -
Comparative effectiveness research: what to do when experts disagree about risks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-19)Background: Ethical issues related to comparative effectiveness research, or research that compares existing standards of care, have recently received considerable attention. In this paper we focus on how Ethics Review ...