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Abort og fosterreduksjon: En etisk sammenligning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)De siste årene har fosterreduksjon i økende grad vært gjenstand for debatt i Norge, og intensiteten nådde et foreløpig maksimum da Lovavdelingen leverte tolknings-uttalelsen § 2 - Tolkning av abortloven i 2016 som svar på ... -
Acquiesced and unrefuted : The growth of scientific myths
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-06-05)This thesis explores the phenomenon of scientific myths distributed in academic discourses. Drawing on a set of myth-examples, I explicate a definition of the term ‘scientific myth’, arguing that it ought primarily to be ... -
Advantages of a Machine-Readable Version of Wittgenstein's Nachlaß
(Internationales Wittgenstein Symposium 18, Conference object, 1995-08) -
Affirmasjonens puls. En undersøkelse av den undertrykte og revolusjonære kropp hos Gilles Deleuze
(Master thesis, 2015-11-23)In this paper I will address the body as analyzed in the work of Gilles Deleuze and in his collaborations with Félix Guattari. I will attempt to explore the body as a decisive point of reference with regard to the human ... -
Affirmative citation bias in scientific myth debunking: A three-in-one case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-09)Several uncorroborated, false, or misinterpreted conceptions have for years been widely distributed in academic publications, thus becoming scientific myths. How can such misconceptions persist and proliferate within the ... -
Antiepikuristiske essays. Ein kritisk undersøking av epikurisme om død, velferd og tid
(Master thesis, 2015-11-20)I oppgåva gjer eg eit forsøk på å sette samtidsdebatten om døden som eit vonde inn i ein større verditeoretisk og velferdsteoretisk samanheng. Eg ser særleg på implikasjonane av epikurismen om døden som eit vonde for ... -
Attitudes towards transfers of human tissue samples across borders: An international survey of researchers and policy makers in five countries
(Journal article, 2010-09-16)Background: Sharing of tissue samples for research and disease surveillance purposes has become increasingly important. While it is clear that this is an area of intense, international controversy, there is an absence of ... -
Autentisk Eksistens
(Master thesis, 2019-10-22)I denne teksten presenterer jeg forskningen min på Autentisk Eksistens. Jeg argumenter for at autentisk væren ikke innebærer former for selv-aktualisering sett i moderne selv-hjelp litteratur. Istedenfor viser jeg hvordan ... -
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, 2020)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, 2020)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, 2020)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: ... -
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)
(Journal article, 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 ... -
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, Conference object; 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 ...