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Structural proof theory for first-order weak Kleene logics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper presents a sound and complete five-sided sequent calculus for first-order weak Kleene valuations which permits not only elegant representations of four logics definable on first-order weak Kleene valuations, but ... -
“Students Can Write!”: How Can Students Explore and Improve their Writing by Using Different Academic Genres, Sources and Voices?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)One purpose of this article is to shed light upon the concept of voice in writing, related to genres and sources in humanities. Another purpose is to participate in the academic discussion on voice. We want to raise awareness ... -
Substitution in Relevant Logics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This essay discusses rules and semantic clauses relating to Substitution—Leibniz’s law in the conjunctive-implicational form s = t ^ A(s) -> A(t)—as these are put forward in Priest’s books "In Contradiction" and "An ... -
Tenkningens livsvilkår - Problemets genese i møtet mellom liv og tenkning hos Gilles Deleuze
(Master thesis, 2011-02-01)Oppgaven undersøker betydningen av møtet med livet for tenkningens genese og muligheter hos Gilles Deleuze, hovedsakelig med utgangspunkt i Difference et Repetition oglesningene av Henri Bergson. -
Texts: A case study of joint action
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Our linguistic communication often takes the form of creating texts. In this paper, we propose that creating texts or ‘texting’ is a form of joint action. We examine the nature and evolution of this joint action. We argue ... -
Thomas Hobbes naturtilstand og internasjonale relasjoner: Tolkninger av konflikten i Ukraina
(Master thesis, 2017-12-04)Is the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes still relevant in the study of international relations, and, if so, why and how? While the classical, often labeled «realist» interpretation of Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature is a state ... -
To kalon and the experience of art
(Chapter, 2020)In the Republic, Plato seems to advocate the banning of most extant poetry, because of its corrupting effect on the soul. A central claim in the next section will be that thumos as a specific module or capacity of the soul, ... -
Toleranse og anerkjenning, eller: Kva vil det seia å verdsetja mangfald?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Even though “toleration” and “recognition” designate opposing attitudes (to tolerate something, implies a negative stance towards it, whereas recognition seems to imply a positive one), the concepts do not constitute ... -
Towards a neo-configurational theory of intrinsic motivation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This research seeks to improve our understanding of how intrinsic motivation is instantiated. Three motivation theories, flow theory, self-determination theory, and empowerment theory, have informed our understanding of ... -
Transcriptions, Texts and Interpretation
(Internationales Wittgenstein Symposium 18, Chapter, 1995-08) -
Translation as critique of “cultural sameness”. Ricoeur, Luther and the practice of translation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The article discusses translation as a critical approach to how we see culture. According to the anthropologist Marianne Gullestad culture is part of mechanism of exclusion when it is linked to identity or “sameness”. ... -
Trust in the Doctor–Patient Relationship in Chinese Public Hospitals: Evidence for Hope
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: Trust is an essential component in a successful health care relationship. Doctor–patient trust involves the subjects of both sides, including the direction of patients’ trust in physicians (patients’ perception) ... -
A Typology of the Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Writing of Text Alternatives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The paper describes the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s writing of text alternatives as it manifests itself in his manuscripts. Decided, undecided and cancelled alternatives are distinguished. Moreover, Wittgensteinian ... -
Understanding the futility of countries’ obligations for health rights: realising justice for the global poor
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-03)Background: Although health is a right of all individuals without any distinction, the realisation of this right has remained very difficult for the marginalised populations of poor countries. Inequitable distribution of ... -
Unhealthy behaviors associated with mental health disorders: a systematic comparative review of diet quality, sedentary behavior, and cannabis and tobacco use
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: There are well-established literatures documenting the associations between mental disorders and unhealthy behaviors such as poor diet quality, sedentary behavior, and cannabis and tobacco use. Few studies have ... -
Utilregnelighet som problem; kollisjoner i moderne diskurser om mennesket
(Master thesis, 2008-11-14)Oppgaven er et historisk og filosofisk studium av oppkomsten av utilregnelighet som et problem i etableringen av den moderne strafferetten i Norge. -
Über die methodische Philosophie
(Working paper, 1964) -
Überlieferung. Editionsgeschichte. Zugangsmöglichkeiten
(Chapter, 2022)Außer der kurzen Besprechung eines Logikbuches (RC 1913), der Logisch-Philosophischen Abhandlung (TLP 1921, publ. 1922; deutsch-englisch als Tractatus logico-philosophicus 1922), dem Wörterbuch für Volksschulen (WB 1926), ... -
Vagueness in emergent levels
(Master thesis, 2017-06-22)I denne tesen, så skal jeg presentere filosfisk emergens, og argumentere for at det er for vagt. Jeg vil gi et overblikk i både vaghet og emergens, med fokus på teorier om emergente nivåer. Jeg vil så argumentere for at ... -
Valuing the Length of Lives in Public Health and Beyond
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-08-26)Denne avhandlinga undersøker nokon normative problem som oppstår som følge av forskjellar i livslengder. Sjølv om personar i vår samtid lever lengre enn gong før i historia, er det framleis usikkert om ein gitt person ...