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.
Earlier this week, my essay "På sporet av en tapt fremtid" (roughly translating to "In search of a lost future"), which deals with longtermism, was published online in Salongen - nettidsskrift for filosofi og idéhistorie.
Reference:
— Tønnessen, Morten 2026. På sporet av en tapt fremtid. Essay. Salongen – nettidsskrift for filosofi og idéhistorie (Salongen.no). Published March 9th 2026. URL: https://www.salongen.no/essay/pa-sporet-av-en-tapt-fremtid/262022
Today I have had what ended up as half an article writing day, with some initial work done in relation to my planned book review of Interpreting, Communication and Animal Welfare for Biosemiotics. Moreover, I added some 100 words to my Salongen article on longtermism, "På sporet av en tapt fremtid" (roughly translating to "In search of a lost future"), and finished and submitted the article to Salongen - nettidsskrift for filosofi og idéhistorie. Finally, I pondered about whether or not I had any essential corrections for the forthcoming paperback edition of Bloomsbury semiotics, which includes my chapter "Semiotics in Ethology and Zoology". This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 20,5, including 14,5 article writing days.
Yesterday I had half an article writing day, with some 950 words added to the Salongen article I am writing on longtermism, now titled "På sporet av en tapt fremtid" (which roughly translates to "In search of a lost future"). This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 20, including 14 article writing days.
Today I have had half an article writing day, with some 1.100 words added to the Salongen article I am writing on longtermism. This was the most productive writing day so far this year in terms of words written. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 19,5, including 13,5 article writing days.
Today I have had an article writing day, with some 700 words added to the Salongen article I am writing on longtermism, and preporatory readings completed. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 19, including 13 article writing days.
Today I have had what ended up as half an article writing day, with a few words added to the Salongen article I am writing on longtermism, and some key readings done. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 16, including 11 article writing days.
Today I have had an article writing day, with some 250 words added to a popular scientific article on longtermism for Salongen. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 13,5, including 9,5 article writing days.
As part of my "academic updating" at University of Oxford, yesterday I attended a 2-hour lecture organized by Faculty of philosophy at graduate level on Longtermism, at Radcliffe Humanities, and an open lecture by Robert Costanza titled «Overcoming our societal addiction to growth to build a sustainable wellbeing future» at School of Geography and the Environment, followed by a drinks reception.
I am now on my way home to Norway.
