Fourth Ex.phil. seminars

Today I have given the fourth seminar in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, in two rounds, with altogether some 85 students attending. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s topics included what it means to be human, academic writing and argumentation, and lies in politics.

Eigth Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the eight lecture in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s main topic was how the human self can be understood, including in connection with material reality.

#40,5

Today I have had an article writing day, with some 850 words added to a book review I am writing for Fontene Forskning of the book Critical Realism for Health and Social Reseach (eds. May-Britt Solem and Dag Jenssen). I finished and submitted the book review, titled "Kritisk realisme for viderekomne samfunnsvitere". Altogether in October I logged 2.077 words written. This was writing day #40,5 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 11 of the writing days devoted to article writing to date.

#39,5

Today I have had half a book writing day, with work done related to my book manuscript Being and Sign, and some 200 words added to the manuscript. This was writing day #39,5 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 29,5 of the writing days devoted to book writing to date.

Seventh Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the seventh lecture in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s topic was how humans can be understood from the perspectives of biology, social sciences and human dignity.

#39

Today I have had an article writing day, with coordination and planning work done in relation to the article "Når gode råd er plagsomme" (When good advice is bothersome), which I co-write with Svein Tuastad, and preparatory work done in relation to a book review I have committed to write for Fontene Forskning. This was writing day #39 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 10 of the writing days devoted to article writing to date.

#38; first SNL encyclopedia article submitted, on wolf hunting

Today I have had half an article writing day, with some 900 words added to my encyclopedia article "Ulvejakt" (Wolf hunting), which I have now submitted to the editors of Store Norske Leksikon (SNL). This was writing day #38 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 9 of the writing days devoted to article writing to date.

Forthcoming book on CCS renamed

The title for my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic previously titled Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement has now been renamed Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism. The book manuscript is currently in review.

Margrethe Voll Storaas´ ph.d. defence successfully completed; opposition given

The last couple of days I have been in Oslo, in relation to the ph.d. defence of Margrethe Voll Storaas at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, at the occasion of her ph.d. thesis "As Agent and Environment: A Biosemiotic Understanding of the Moving Body within Ecology and Technology through Case Studies in Sport". I acted as first opponent, along with second opponent Kathinka Evers (Uppsala University, Sweden), while Ørnulf Seippel was internal committee member. Margrethe started the day by giving the trial lecture "The ecology of the non-human body in the Anthropocene: Comparing the human and non-human body", on our indication. She completed the ph.d. defence successfully. The day ended on her doctoral dinner at the restaurant Park 29 in downtown Oslo.

Third Ex.phil. seminars

Yesterday and today I have given the third seminar in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, in two rounds, with altogether some 95 students attending. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s topics included ethics, academic writing and argumentation with emphasis on logics, and orientation about a compulsory submission.

New Live Better article

I am credited as a co-author of another article from the Live Better research consortium, which is about to be submitted to Psychological Science. My co-authorship is based on data gathering in Norway in the Live Better project.

Preliminary reference: 

— in submission, with Brian W. Haas, Xiaobin Lou, Gayeong Yun et al. Adaptive positivity: Parasite-stress explains regional variation in optimism. Psychological Science.

Programme for Churchill seminar; scheduled to give talk "More-than-human phenomenology and phenomenological triangulation"

The program for the research seminar «Phenomenology and Research», featuring Scott Churchill (mainly) along with Olga Lehmann, Liv Sand and myself, has now been finalized. The research seminar will take place on University of Stavanger November 19th. I am scheduled to give the talk "More-than-human phenomenology and phenomenological triangulation" at 12:45-13:30.

Programme

09:00- 09:10  - Welcome by Head of Department Liv Sand and Introduction  

09:10 – 10:00  Basics of phenomenology and its relation to qualitative research methods - prof. Churchill

10:00- 10:10  Break  

10:10 – 11:00  Intro: Existential Phenomenology and psychology - prof. Churchill  

11:00- 11:20  Q&A  

11:20-12:00  - Existential phenomenology in practice – Examples from prof. Churchill’s work.  

12:00-12:45 LUNCH (Attendants cover their own lunches)  

12:45-13:30 More-than-human phenomenology and phenomenological triangulation - prof. Tønnessen 

13:30-13:45 Break  

13:45-14:30  - Phenomenology and reflexivity statements in research - A.Proff. Lehmann  

14:30-14:45 Break  

14:45-15:30  Dialogue and questions – Prof. Churchill, prof. Tønnessen, A.proff. Lehmann 

See also:

Scheduled to contribute at "Phenomenology in Research" research seminar with Scott Churchill Nov. 19th

Sixth Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the sixth lecture in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s topics were Nietzsche´s and Freud´s approach to people´s inner lives and moral motivation, and ethics of proximity, among other topics.

#37,5

Over the last couple of days I have had half an article writing day, with work done on an article on refugees in Europe, and a little thinking concerning my planned climate ethics article and an article on friluftsliv in child protection services.

Not included in special issue on climate ethics

As mentioned in a previous post, in the end of August I prepared an abstract in relation to an upcoming special issue of The Journal of Ethics on the theme "Climate ethics: Prospects and Retrospectives", titled "The ethical case against Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)". I have now been notified that my paper has not been selected for inclusion in the special issue.

Peer-review

I have recently done a peer-review for Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science.

#37

Today I have had an article writing day, with some 100 words added to my book chapter "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered. Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene» in the process of proof-reading it. 

Preliminary reference:

— in production. Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene. Pp. 95–114 in Andreas Benedikt Jager & Marius Mjaaland (ed.), Philosophizing with Rocks: Henrik Steffens and the Anthropocene. Karl Alber Verlag.

I also did a little bit of work on an article on refugees; and over the last few days I have kept track with the status of Live Better manuscripts (as per usual).

This was writing day #37 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 8 of the writing days devoted to article writing to date.

See also:

Second Steffens chapter invited and planned for (March 2024)

Involvement in ph.d. assessment and defense of Margrethe Voll Storaas

Earlier this year I have taken part in the assessment of the ph.d. thesis of Margrethe Voll Storaas for the  Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (specifically their Department of Sport and Social Sciences), along with Ørnulf Seippel and Kathinka Evers. In a couple of weeks I will act as first opponent at her public ph.d. defense, which has been scheduled for October 17th (see announcement).

Programme:

10.15–11.00 Trial lecture on the topic “The ecology of the non-human body in the Anthropocene: Comparing the human and non-human body" 

13.00–16.00 Public defense of the thesis "As Agent and Environment: A Biosemiotic Understanding of the Moving Body within Ecology and Technology through Case Studies in Sport" followed by a discussion 

In addition to in person attendance, it will also be possible to watch the defense live on the YouTube channel of the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

Fifth Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the fifth lecture in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s topics were Hume´s ethics and normative ethics, specifically utilitarianism and Kant´s duty ethics.

Scheduled to contribute at "Phenomenology in Research" research seminar with Scott Churchill Nov. 19th

On Wednesday November 19th I will take part in a research seminar on "Phenomenology in research", which is to be held at University of Stavanger featuring Scott Churchill along with Olga Lehmann and myself. You can register for the seminar (in-person) here.

Google Scholar: 1.454 citations, "Wasted GDP in the USA" reaches 10+ citations

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has to date attracted 1.454 citations (+13 since September 2nd). This includes 109 citations so far in 2025 (+13 since September 2nd). My h-index remains 21 and my i10-index is now 44 (+1), meaning that 44 of my texts have been cited at least 10 times each. My latest text to reach 10+ citations is "Wasted GDP in the USA" which now has 11 citations, 6 of which from this year.