Showing posts with label Morgenbladet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Morgenbladet. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

A fifth letter in Morgenbladet's debate on human distinctiveness

In the August 9-15 issue of the Norwegian weekly Morgenbladet, a fifth letter to the editor following the publication of a book chapter excerpt by professor in biology Dag Hessen is published, entitled "Sannhetens bevissthet" [The consciousness of truth] and written by Norwegian School of Economics student Andreas Masvie, who's also affiliated with "Tankesmien Skaperkraft" [literally "the think tank Creative Power", though "skaperkraft" is also a Christian word meaning something akin to "the power of the Creator"].

See also:
Two more letters in Morgenbladet's debate on human distinctiveness

Friday, 19 July 2013

Debate on human distinctiveness continues in Morgenbladet

The book chapter excerpt by professor in biology Dag Hessen, based on his contribution to Hvem er villest i landet her? Råskap mot dyr og natur i antropocen, menneskets tidsalder [Who is wildest in this country here? Brutality towards animals and nature in the Anthropocene, the age of Man], sparked debate in the Norwegian weekly Morgenbladet last week, when professor in theology Knut Alfsvåg responded to Hessen with a letter to the editor. This week, in Morgenbladet June 19-25, Hessen replies with a letter to the editor entitled "Mennesker og dyr: like eller likere?" [Humans and animals: Alike, or more alike?].

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Article on Norwegian HAS anthology in Morgenbladet: Animal revolution; "Cutlets with feelings"

In the June 14-20 issue of the Norwegian weekly Morgenbladet, there was an article in the "Books" section on the Norwegian Human-Animal Studies anthology Hvem er villest i landet her? Råskap mot dyr og natur i antropocen, menneskets tidsalder [Who is wildest in this country here? Brutality towards animals and nature in the Anthropocene, the age of Man], for which I am one of three editors. The article, written by Nordis Tennes, is entitled "Koteletter with følelser" [Cutlets with feelings], and consists of an interview with my co-editor Ragnhild Sollund. 

Ingress in translation:
Man has no right to assert themselves over other species, according to researchers in a new book. They think an animal protection revolution is needed in order to ensure animal rights.
The caption of the image (front cover) also makes use of the term 'revolution' (though this term is not used in our book):
New book encourages revolution on behalf of animals.

Friday, 28 June 2013

Book chapter excerpt on human distinctiveness in Norwegian weekly

In the current issue of the Norwegian weekly newspaper Morgenbladet, 28 June - 4 July, a 2-page book chapter excerpt written by Norwegian biologist Dag Hessen titled "Menneskets særpreg" [Man's distinctiveness] is published. The essay is a revised and abbreviated version of Hessen's chapter in our recently published book Hvem er villest i landet her? Råskap mot dyr og natur i antropocen, menneskets tidsalder [Who is wildest in this country here? Brutality towards animals and nature in the Anthropocene, the age of Man], edited by Ragnhild Sollund, Guri Larsen and myself, and there is a reference to our book at the end of the essay. 

Morgenbladet has about 100.000 readers (not to be confused with subscribers).

An orangutang ear, hardly distinguishable from a human ear.