Some 26.000 words written on "Utslippsfrie nye verden?" manuscript

In 2018, I wrote some 26.430 words on my book manuscript Utslippsfrie nye verden? Karbonfangst i lys av norsk økofilosofi (Emission-free new world? Carbon capture and storage in light of Norwegian ecophilosophy). In comparison, I wrote 19.459 words on this manuscript in 2016 (autumn), and 5.142 words in 2017 (when I took a break with this manuscript to work on the collective popular science monograph Ulvetider, with Lars Lenth and Petter Bøckman, which was published autumn 2017). Total word count is now 58.089. Judging by length alone, I should be able to finish the manuscript in 2019.

Book project description for Vekstkrisen submitted to text book prize competition

Last night I finished composing, and submitted, a contribution to Universitetsforlaget´s text book prize competition. The material submitted included CV, a sample chapter, and a 6 page project description for a book tentatively titled Vekstkrisen - Hva norsk økofilosofi sier om vekstøkonomien.

No Norwegian ecophilosophy volume in Avatud Eesti Raamat series

About a year go our application to publish a collection of Norwegian ecophilosophy in the  Estonian Avatud Eesti Raamat series was rejected. So that book will not materialize.

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Another chapter by Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng selected for Estonian Norwegian ecophilosophy volume

Chapters selected for Avatud Eesti Raamat volume on Norwegian ecophilosophy

Another chapter by Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng selected for Estonian Norwegian ecophilosophy volume

The last few days I have selected an additional text by Norwegian eco-philosopher Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng for inclusion in a forthcoming book in the series Avatud Eesti Raamat with Norwegian ecophilosophy in Estonian translation (to be published by Tartu University Press). The essay is entitled "Kraft-rom mot elve-tid: To kulturer på norsk jord" [Power-space vs. river-time: Two cultures on Norwegian soil]" and was first published in 1984.

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Chapters selected for Avatud Eesti Raamat volume on Norwegian ecophilosophy

Chapters selected for Avatud Eesti Raamat volume on Norwegian ecophilosophy

Yesterday I finished selecting prospective chapters for a book volume that is to appear in the series Avatud Eesti Raamat, an Estonian book series for philosophy, with Norwegian ecophilosophy in Estonian translation. The book, which is to be published by Tartu University Press, will include texts by Peter Wessel Zapffe, Arne Næss and Sigmund Kvaløy (assuming that we get the required permissions to reprint). The work is coordinated by Riin Magnus and Mart Kuldkepp, both University of Tartu.

Academic news in brief VIII

1. The April 2011 conference Zoosemiotics and Animal Representations, for which I am part of the organizing team, has announced publicly its four keynote speakers: Colin Allen, Jesper Hoffmeyer, Graham Huggan and David Rothenberg.

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2. The 10th Gathering in Biosemiotics, to be arranged in Braga, Portugal June 22-27th, has some time ago announced its program, where my talk is scheduled for presentation Friday June 25th at 9-9.30. The abstract of "We The Living: The Reception of Uexküll in Norwegian Ecophilosophy" is to be found at page 42 in the abstract book.

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3. Since the last "Academic news in brief" was posted May 7th, I have conducted further Michael Polanyi work papers, and thereby, as it turned out, concluded the course work in The philosophy of Michael Polanyi. I have started reading Marjorie Grene, and expect to write a paper at some not too distant point in time on Polanyi and Grene and their relevance for matters of biosemiotics (and vice-versa).

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4. Quite some time ago, I was told my first blurb ever was not included after all in Paul Cobley (ed.): Realism for the 21st Century. A John Deely Reader, published October 2009.

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5. Monday - two days ago - I wrote my Attestation Review report for my third year as a Ph.D. student (progress review report), which includes a Revised plan for research and study for the academic year 2010/2011. 13 pp. The attestation review meeting takes place Thursday 17th of June, but I do not have the chance to be there in person.

"We the living" accepted for presentation

I have just been notified by the Scientific Advidory Committee that my submission “We the living: The reception of Uexkull in Norwegian ecophilosophy” has been accepted for presentation at the 10th Annual International Gathering in Biosemiotics, to be held at the Portuguese Catholic University in Braga, Portugal June 22-27, 2010.