Available by telephone during exams

Tuesday 17th of November I was available by phone during the UiS Business school Examen Philosophicum Multiple Choice exam. The same was the case the day before, for Department of media culture and social sciences.

Multiple Choice exam questions finalized

Today I have, in dialogue with course coordinator Cato Wittusen, finalized the exam questions for the Multiple Choice exam in Examen Philosophicum at UiS Business School (SVEXPHIL4) and Department of Media, Culture and Social Sciences (SVEXPHIL6) in Bokmål, Nynorsk and English.

8 hours of teaching, only interrupted by fire alarm

Today I taught for 8 hours in Examen philosophicum at UiS Business School (SVEXPHIL4, lecture and 3 seminars) and Department of Media, Culture and Social Science (SVEXPHIL6, lecture). Today´s topic was rationality theory.

Oh, and the fire alarm went off.

6 hours of teaching

Today I have taught for 6 hours. First a lecture in Examen Philosophicum at UiS Business School (SVEXPHIL4) / Department of Media, Culture and Social Science (SVEXPHIL6), and then two seminars in Examen Philosophicum at Department of Social Studies (SVEXPHIL10). 

The topic for the lecture was hermeneutics; the topic for the seminars political philosophy.

8 hours of teaching

Today I taught for 8 hours in Examen philosophicum at UiS Business School (SVEXPHIL4, lecture and 3 seminars) and Department of Media, Culture and Social Science (SVEXPHIL6, lecture). Today´s topic was different kinds of explanations.

Lecture on descriptive theory of science

Today I lectured in Examen philosophicum at UiS Business School (SVEXPHIL4) and Department of Media, Culture and Social Science (SVEXPHIL6). Today´s topic was descriptive theory of science, with emphasis on Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend.

8 hours of teaching - political philosophy

Yesterday I taught for 8 hours in a row, in Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s UiS Business School (SVEXPHIL4, lecture plus 3 seminars) and Department of Media, Culture and Social Science (SVEXPHIL6, lecture). The topic for the lecture was political justice, or more specifically distributive justice.

Lecture on political freedom

Today I have lectured in Examen Philosophicum at UiS Business School / Department of Media, Culture and Social Sciences, for the first time after my 14 day paternal leave. Today´s topic was political freedom.

8 hours of teaching

On September 14th I taught for 8 hours in a row - first a 2 hour lecture, then 3 times 2 hour seminar, all in Examen Philosophicum at UiS Business School (seminars, lecture) / Department of Media, Culture and Social Sciences (lecture).

Third lecture - deontology

Today I have lectured in Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s UiS Business School / Department of Media, Culture Studies and Social Sciences. The topic was deontology.

Exam questions composed

Last week, along with Cato Wittusen, I helped compose the exam questions for Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s UiS Business School (course code SVEXPHIL4) and Department of Media, Culture and Social Sciences (IMKS) (course code SVEXPHIL6).

Contract with UiS Business School signed (again)

Today I have signed a work contract (again), in relation to my employment August 1st to December 31st at University of Stavanger´s UiS Business School, as Associate professor of philosophy. Not the last time, because there was a mistake in the contract, so I´ll have to sign a revised version next week. I´ll get my August salary, as well as my September salary, in September.

6 hours of teaching

Today I have lectured at UiS Business School (including for IMKS students) in Examen Philosophicum, and held two seminars in Examen Philosophicum at Department of social studies.

Course descriptions for SVEXPHIL4, SVEXPHIL6

The course description for Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s UiS Business School (course code SVEXPHIL4) is available here. I am named as "faglærer" [teacher].

I should also have been mentioned as teacher in the course description of Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s Department of media, culture and social studies (course code SVEXPHIL6).

Lecture given in SVEXPHIL4/6

Today I have given the first lecture in Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavangers UiS Business School (course code SVEXPHIL4) and Department of Media, Culture and Social Sciences (course code SVEXPHIL6), for some 400 students, in the biggest auditorium on campus (in Elise Ottesen-Jensens hus, the new social science building).