Second Ex.phil. seminar

Today I have given the second seminar this semester in Ex.phil. at the University of Stavanger´s Department of psychology (SVEXPHIL-IP) for bachelor and one-year students in psychology. Activities included information from the university library on use of sources, repetition and Q&A on issues in epistemology and political philosophy, and information about a compulsory assignment. Altogether some 100 students attended, over two seminar runs.

First Ex.phil. seminar

Today I have given the first seminar this semester in Ex.phil. at the University of Stavanger´s Department of psychology (SVEXPHIL-IP) for bachelor and one-year students in psychology. Activities included repetition, Q&A on issues in epistemology, and excercises in critical thinking through discussions and analysis of a recorded discussion. Altogether some 100 students attended, over two seminar runs.

Second Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the second lecture this semester in Ex.phil. at the University of Stavanger´s Department of psychology (SVEXPHIL-IP) for bachelor and one-year students in psychology. The topic was epistemology and introduction to critical thinking.

First Ex.phil. lecture this Autumn; responsibilities this Autumn semester

Today I have given the first lecture this semester in Ex.phil. at the University of Stavanger´s Department of psychology (SVEXPHIL-IP). The topic, besides course information, was epistemology. Some 60-70 students attended.

My work in Ex.phil. this Autumn is partly on my regular work plan (at Department of social studies) and partly overtime work. I am responsible for half the teaching, half the grading, and all assessment of a compulsory assignment, in addition to being course coordinator.

Second Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the second 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 epistemology, with emphasis on Kant´s philosophy, and an introduction to critical thinking.

First Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the first 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 epistemology. About 100 students attended.

Second Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the second lecture in Ex.Phil. this term, as part of the University of Stavanger´s bachelor degree in psychology. The topics were epistemology and critical thinking.

First Ex.phil. lecture

Today I gave the first lecture this Autumn in Ex.phil. for students in the University of Stavanger´s bachelor in psychology. Besides giving an overview of the course, the topic was epistemology.

6 hours of teaching in Ex.phil.

Today I have held the second lecture and given the first seminar in Ex.phil. in the bachelor degree in psychology (SVEXPHIL10). Altogether 6 hours of teaching. The topic today was epistemology.

First Ex.phil. lecture given

Today I have given the first lecture in SVEXPHIL10, Ex.phil. for the students in bachelor in psychology. There will be 12 lectures this semester, plus seminars. The topic today was epistemology.

Umwelt futurology article published online

My article "What can be known about future Umwelten?" was published online in The American journal of Semiotics today.

Reference (for now - it will appear in no. 3/4, 2019):

Tønnessen, Morten 2020. What can be known about future Umwelten? The American Journal of Semiotics. Published online January 30th 2020. DOI: 10.5840/ajs202012359

Umwelt futurology article accepted for publication

I have been informed that my article "What can be known about future Umwelten?" has been accepted for publication in The American Journal of Semiotics, after a follow-up review of the revised version.

Writing trip to Copenhagen planned

I have made plans for a writing trip to Copenhagen December 20-23rd. I will likely focus on revising "The epistemology of biosemiotics".

First Ex.Phil. lecture

Today I gave the first Ex.Phil. lecture this autumn at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The topics were: What is philosophy? And, what can we know?

6 more hours of teaching

Today I have taught for 6 hours consecutively. Fifth of six such days this term. First a lecture - today with the keywords "Explain, understand, tell" - then two seminars, all in Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies.

Seventh lecture

Today I gave the seventh lecture in this autumn´s Examen Philosophicum at Department of social studies, on the topic "what can we know?"

11th lecture given

Today I have given the 11th lecture in Examen Philosophicum at Department of Social Studies. The topic was various approaches to knowledge and science, and ethics of care.

6 hours of teaching

Today I have taught for 6 hours in Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies (first a lecture, then two seminars). The topic was epistemology/philosophy of science.

7th lecture

Today I gave the 7th lecture this semester in Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The topic was epistemology.

"The epistemology of biosemiotics" submitted; outline

In the night between Friday and Saturday this week, I finished and submitted my article "The epistemology of biosemiotics" to Biosemiotics, for a special issue on constructive biosemiotics (previous work title: "Descartes, phenomenology, and the epistemology of biosemiotics"). Ca. 6.000 words including references.

Structure:

1. Introduction
2. Biosemiotic Epistemology: To Know, What Life Knows
3. A Foray into Cartesian Territory
4. To be Healthy and Live Well
5. Umwelt Theory and Constructivism
6. Why Uexküllian Phenomenology is Phenomenology
7. Biosemiotic Empiricism or Rationalism?