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.
Yesterday evening I introduced Alice Crary when she gave the Steffens lecture 2024 at University of Stavanger, "All justice is animal justice". The event was well attended, with some 2-300 people attending in person. The lecture was also recorded and will later be made available online.
Photo credit: University of Stavanger
After the lecture I joined Alice and some others, including University of Stavanger rector Klaus Mohn, for dinner at Bellies, a top-notch local vegan restaurant.
Today - after three consecutive days of sick leave - I have attended half of the "fagdag" for Cognitive Lab at UIS, where I was part of opening the day, and three more scheduled appointments. I will furthermore attend the faculty leadership group´s dinner on town this evening, where my stepping down as Head of department will be marked.
Yesterday I attended two scheduled meetings, including a ph.d. supervision session. I also attended a meeting at University of Stavanger by "Klimarealistene" (literally: the climate realists), a group of scholars and others who believe there is no (or hardly any) anthropogenic climate change, focused on the launch of an allegedly scientific journal. In the evening, I attended a dinner with colleagues. - A long day.
