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Between Darwin and the Devil: Modern Satanism as Discourse, Milieu, and Self
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2011:245, Doctoral thesis, 2011) -
Between science and society: the role of scientific expertise in conflict management
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Beyond the West: Towards a New Comparativism in the Study of Esotericism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article has two main objectives: 1) to account for the relation between definitions, boundaries and comparison in the study of “esotericism” in a systematic manner; 2) to argue for an expansion of comparative research ... -
Biomaktens gisseltak på kroppene
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)I denne oppgaven skal jeg argumentere for hvorfor biomaktbegrepet til Foucault undergraver autonomi. Dette skal jeg sette opp mot et liberalistisk maktsyn for å vise forskjellene mellom de og sette de opp mot hverandre og ... -
Body, Nature and the Phenomenological Perspective
(Master thesis, 2019)I denne avhandlingen utforsker jeg materialiseringen av fenomener, forståelse av natur og menneskets rolle i samspillet mellom verden og mening i lys av Jane Bennetts og Karen Barads nymaterialisme og Maurice-Merleau-Pontys ... -
Bærekraft, etikk og profitt – Statens pensjonsfond utland i møte med den globale økologiske krisen
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Mens klimaendringene eskalerer, blir bærekraft en stadig viktigere faktor i den brede finansielle forvaltningen til Statens pensjonsfond utland (SPU). Samtidig er anvendelsen av de etiske retningslinjene mindre synlige enn ... -
Can a machine have moral agency?
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)I dette essayet viser jeg at det er behov for å muliggjøre tilegning av moralsk ansvar på maskiner. Jeg bruker det klassiske KI Etikk dilemmaet om den selvkjørende bilen for å vise at, siden menneskelige ovenfra-og-ned ... -
Can Fictional Superhuman Agents have Mental States?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)According to Deborah Tollefsen, from the analytic perspective called “interpretivism”, there is a reasonable way in which groups can be said to have mental states. She bases her argument on the every-day use of language, ... -
Centre and Periphery of Nano: A Norwegian Context
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011) -
Close Companions? Esotericism and Conspiracy Theories
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Cognitive Linguistics and Religion: Surveying the Field
(Chapter, 2017) -
A Cognitive Perspective on Knowledge How: Why Intellectualism Is Neuro-Psychologically Implausible
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We defend two theses: (1) Knowledge how and knowledge that are two distinct forms of knowledge, and; (2) Stanley-style intellectualism is neuro-psychologically implausible. Our naturalistic argument for the distinction ... -
Communication, Cooperation and Conflict
(Journal article, 2012)According to Steven Pinker and his associates the cooperative model of human communication fails, because evolutionary biology teaches us that most social relationships, including talk-exchange, involve combinations of ... -
Conceptual and terminological confusion around personalised medicine: a coping strategy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: The idea of personalised medicine (PM) has gathered momentum recently, attracting funding and generating hopes as well as scepticism. As PM gives rise to differing interpretations, there have been several ... -
Conceptual Engineering for Externalists
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Conscientious objection to intentional killing: an argument for toleration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background In the debate on conscientious objection in healthcare, proponents of conscience rights often point to the imperative to protect the health professional’s moral integrity. Their opponents hold that the moral ... -
Consolidating RRI and Open Science: Understanding the potential for transformative change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In European research and innovation policy, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and Open Science (OS) encompass two co-existing sets of ambitions concerning systemic change in the practice of research and innovation. ... -
Conspiracy Mentality and Political Orientation across 26 countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)People differ in their general tendency to endorse conspiracy theories (that is, conspiracy mentality). Previous research yielded inconsistent findings on the relationship between conspiracy mentality and political ... -
Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries
(Book, 2021)