Philosophy and subjectivity - input to report and renewal application

Today I have compiled input to the report so far of the UiS program area for research "Filosofi og subjektivitet", in relation to our application for renewal of the program area.

Program area "Philosophy and subjectivity" approved; launches May 1st

Yesterday we were notified that University of Stavanger, or more specifically the Dean of Faculty of Social Sciencesm has approved the establishment of the program area for research "Filosofi og subjektivitet" [Philosophy and subjectivity], with me among the core members. The program area is officially established May 1st and for now runs until December 31st.

Program for seminar on Alice Crary´s Inside Ethics

On April 25th, Cato Wittusen and I organise a seminar at University of Stavanger, in the name of the research area (programområde) "Conditions of normativity", at the occasion of the publication of Alice Crary´s book Inside Ethics: On the Demands of Moral Thought (Harvard University Press, 2016).

Program: 

12.00-12.15 Welcome - Cato Wittusen, Universitetet i Stavanger

12.15-12.30  ”On Human-Animal Studies/Anthrozoology” - Kristin Armstrong Oma, Universitetet i Stavanger/AMS

12.30-13.30 ”Inside Ethics - On the Demands of Moral Thought” - Alice Crary,  The New School for Social Research, New York

13.30-14.00 Break

14.00-14.45 ”Comments on chapter 3, ’More on Animal Minds: Dogs and Concepts’" - Kevin M. Cahill, Universitetet i Bergen

14.45-15.30 "Comments on the book with an eye to animal ethics and Human-Animal Studies" - Morten Tønnessen, Universitetet i Stavanger

15.30-16.00 Discussion

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.