UTOPISM. *** In the long run, nothing else is realistic. *** Welcome to the English language blog of Morten Tønnessen, Professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger's Department of Social Studies.
Today I have attended, co-chaired, and presented at the seminar "Ethics in a time of animal crisis", held at university of Stavanger at the occasion of Alice Crary´s Steffens lecture 2024 at University of Stavanger (November 21st), and co-organised by Cato Wittusen and me. Some 25 people attended the seminar, which featured presentations by Hannah Winther, Dolly Jørgensen and me, with Alice Crary and the audience responding. My talk was titled «The range of dignity and suffering».
I am scheduled to take part in a panel discussion at the philosophy and science festival "Wonderful world" which is to take place in Stavanger June 1st-4th, titled "Fremtidsmennesket?" (cf. description in the festival program), along with Anders Sandberg (who also offers a brief lecture/introduction), Leonora Onarheim Bergsjø and Einar Duenger Bøhn. Hannah Winter will chair the event, which takes place June 1st at 8-9 p.m. at Scene 2, Tou (in Stavanger, Norway).
