Browsing Institutt for filosofi og religionsvitenskap by Title
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Perceiving the World: Skepticism and the Predictive Mind
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)En stadig mer populær teori i nevrovitenskapen er at hjernen er en prediksjonsmaskin. Ifølge denne teorien kan persepsjon, kognisjon og handling beskrives ved hjelp av et underliggende prinsipp, nemlig prediksjonsfeilminimering. ... -
Perception needs modular stimulus-control
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Perceptual processes differ from cognitive, this paper argues, in functioning to be causally controlled by proximal stimuli, and being modular, at least in a modest sense that excludes their being isotropic in Jerry Fodor's ... -
The perception/cognition distinction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The difference between perception and cognition seems introspectively obvious in many cases. Perceiving and thinking have also been assigned quite different roles, in epistemology, in theories of reference and of mental ... -
Performing ‘meat’: meat replacement as drag
(Chapter, 2022)I propose that meat replacement is to meat, as drag is to gender. Meat replacement has the potential to shake concepts of meat, like drag does for gender. There is a rich literature on meat and gender. This paper also ... -
Persepsjon og Normativitet i Organisme-Miljø Relasjoner
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne avhandlingen utforsker det intrikate forholdet mellom organismer, deres miljø og den normative interaksjonen som former deres adaptive atferd. Forankret i enaktivismens rammeverk, en tilnærming utviklet av teoretikere ... -
Pharmacogenomic Inequalities: Strategies for Justice in Biomedical Research and Healthcare
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The paper discusses the possibility that the benefits of pharmacogenomics will not be distributed equally and will create orphan populations. I argue that since these inequalities are not substantially different from those ... -
A philosophical interpretation of the development of neo-Schumpeterian theory and policy
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:132, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Norsk sammendrag Denne avhandlinga er ei filosofisk fortolking av eitt sett med omgrep og idear som gjer seg gjelande i nyare tids diskusjonar om innovasjon og i innovasjonspolitikk. Avhandlinga tar utgangspunkt i at ... -
Political Legitimacy: What’s Wrong with the Power-Liability View?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In this paper, I take issue with Arthur Isak Applbaum’s power-liability view of political legitimacy. In contrast to the traditional view that legitimate rule entails a moral duty to obey, here called the right-duty view, ... -
Politisk frihet, indre frihet og hvem-et En genealogi basert på Hannah Arendts verk Vita Activa
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Postponed Withholding: Balanced Decision-Making at the Margins of Viability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Advances in neonatology have led to improved survival for periviable infants. Immaturity still carries a high risk of short- and long-term harms, and uncertainty turns provision of life support into an ethical dilemma. ... -
Postscript: Recent Work on Putnam's Model-Theoretic Argument
(Chapter, 2017)During the last 15-20 years, Putnam's model-theoretic argument has no longer been a hot and fashionable topic in philosophy. It has, however, secured its place as one of three central arguments in analytic philosophy where ... -
Pragmatism, Naturalism, and Realism: Pihlström, Price and Beyond
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Precaution and Fairness: A Framework for Distributing Costs of Protection from Environmental Risks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)While there is an extensive literature on how the precautionary principle should be interpreted and when precautions should be taken, relatively little discussion exists about the fair distribution of costs of taking ... -
Precaution or Integrated Responsibility Approach to Nanovaccines in Fish Farming?: A Critical Appraisal of the UNESCO Precautionary Principle
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Predictors of belief in conspiracy theory: The role of individual differences in schizotypal traits, paranormal beliefs, social dominance orientation, right wing authoritarianism and conspiracy mentality
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Many different predictors for belief in conspiracy theories have been empirically validated in different studies. The current study considers the relative contribution of individual differences in dimensions of schizotypal ... -
Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Increasingly high-profile research is being undertaken into the socio-environmental challenges associated with the over-production and consumption of food from animals. Transforming food systems to mitigate climate change ... -
Privacy and Property in the Biobank Context
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The papers in this special thematic issue of HEC Forum critically and carefully explore key issues at the intersection of patient privacy and commodification. For example, should hospitals be required to secure a person’s ... -
Profesjon og vitskap: Ein samanliknande studie av tankemønster i nyare grunnleggande litteratur for grunnskulelærar- og sjukepleiarutdanninga
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:16, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Samandrag av doktoravhandlinga Kva for tenking er det som gjer at lang erfaring ikkje lenger synest å gje like stor autoritet i yrkessamanheng som tidlegare? Kvifor må allmennlæraren kjempe for sin realkompetanse? Er ... -
Projection or encounter? Investigating Hans Jonas’ case for natural teleology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article discusses Hans Jonas’ argument for teleology in living organisms, in light of recently raised concerns over enactivism’s “Jonasian turn.” Drawing on textual resources rarely discussed in contemporary enactivist ...