Anders Strand

Academic interests
Strand's main research interests are in philosophy of science, where he has focused on explanation, causation and the interplay between research methods, ethics and law/regulations. The latter includes methodological and regulatory aspects of cluster-randomized trials and AI based clinical tools. In addition, he has published papers on group responsibility, mental causation and nanotechnology in medicine.
Background
Strand joined IFIKK/CPS as Associate Professor II in November 2020. In addition, Strand is senior advisor for the Regional Ethics Committees (REK), working on pre-approval of medical research. Strand was involved inn CPS from the very start, and has previously worked as post doc and researcher at IFIKK, University of Oslo.
Courses taught (selection)
- FIL2900 (philosophy of Life Science, with course manager Oftedal)
- HON2120 (Honours program UiO, interdisciplinarity, with course manager Lossius Falkum, 2020, 2021)
- FIL4080
- FIL4100 (Metaphysics/philosophy of mind)
- FIL4200 (Epistemology/philosophy of science)
- "Conceptual development" (PhD course, IFIKK/ConceptLab, with Linnebo, Cappelen, Ramberg & Oftedal, 2016)
Supervision
Co-supervision of PhD students (philosophy of biology, completed and law/philosophy/life science, startup/ongoing).
Master theses in philosophy of science, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and philosophical methods.
Bachelor theses in philosophy of science.
Publications
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2019). Restricted Causal Relevance. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. ISSN 0007-0882. 70(2), p. 431–457. doi: 10.1093/bjps/axx034.
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Strand, Anders (2017). Values in Nanomedical Research: A Discussion Based on the NANOCAN Project on Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis. NanoEthics. ISSN 1871-4757. 11(3), p. 259–271. doi: 10.1007/s11569-017-0295-4.
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Strand, Anders & Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2015). Causation in evidence-based medicine: In reply to Kerry et-al. Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice. ISSN 1356-1294. 21(3), p. 532–534. doi: 10.1111/jep.12304.
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Strand, Anders & Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2014). Causal knowledge in evidence-based medicine. in reply to Kerry et al.'s causation and evidence-based practice: An ontological review. Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice. ISSN 1356-1294. 20(6), p. 981–984. doi: 10.1111/jep.12093.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2013). Causation and counterfactual dependence in robust biological systems. In Andersen, Hanne; Dieks, Dennis; Gonzalez, Wenceslao J.; Uebel, Thomas & Wheeler, Gregory (Ed.), New Challenges to Philosophy of Science. Springer. ISSN 978-94-007-5844-5. p. 179–193. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5845-2_15. Show summary
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Strand, Anders (2012). Group Agency, Responsibility, and Control. Philosophy of the Social Sciences. ISSN 0048-3931. doi: 10.1177/0048393111435527.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2010). Functional Stability and Systems Level Causation. Philosophy of Science. ISSN 0031-8248. 76(5).
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Strand, Anders (2010). Causal Exclusion and the Preservation of Causal Sufficiency. Sats: northern european journal of philosophy. ISSN 1600-1974. 11(2), p. 117–135. doi: 10.1515/sats.2010.011.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2009). Functional Stability and Systems Level Causation. Philosophy of Science. ISSN 0031-8248. 76(5), p. 809–820.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2017). Restricted Causal Relevance.
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Strand, Anders (2016). The explanatory role of dispositions.
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Strand, Anders (2016). Comments on Erik Fisher (on Responsible Research and Innovation).
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Strand, Anders & Ramberg, Bjørn Torgrim (2016). Cross-level causal inquiry: constraints and possibilities.
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Strand, Anders (2016). Er vitenskapelig kunnskap objektiv?
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Strand, Anders (2016). How values guide nanomedical research.
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Strand, Anders (2016). Fact causation and the problem of distinctness.
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Oftedal, Gry & Strand, Anders (2016). ELSA/RRI in NANOCAN.
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Strand, Anders (2015). Restricted Causal Relevance.
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Strand, Anders (2015). Kausal forståelse, mekanismer og kunnskapsbasert praksis.
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Strand, Anders (2015). Causal Analysis, Truth Conditions, and Metaphysics.
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Strand, Anders (2015). Kausalteori i kunnskapsbasert praksis.
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Strand, Anders (2015). Philosophical theorizing: truth conditions, natures and metaphysical explanations.
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Oftedal, Gry & Strand, Anders (2015). ELSA perspectives and RRI in NANOCAN.
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Strand, Anders (2014). Verdier i forskningsdesign.
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Strand, Anders (2014). ELSA Perspectives and Responsible Research and Innovation.
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Strand, Anders (2014). Hva er kunnskap? Filosofiske perspektiver.
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Strand, Anders (2013). Structural control.
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Strand, Anders (2012). Filosofer og systembiologi. [Internet]. salongen.no.
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Strand, Anders (2012). Del-hele og eksistens over tid.
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Strand, Anders (2012). Om Kunnskapsbegrepet.
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Strand, Anders (2012). Helheten er mer enn delene. [Internet]. Salongen.
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Strand, Anders (2012). How to think about causation.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2011). Causation and Counterfactual Dependence in Robust Biological Systems.
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Strand, Anders (2011). Kommentarer til Einar Bøhn om Hume’s Dictum.
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Strand, Anders (2011). Facts as Causal Relata.
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Strand, Anders (2011). Causation and Systemic Robustness.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2011). Causation and Counterfactual Dependence in Biological Systems.
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Strand, Anders (2011). Corporate Responsibility and Control.
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Strand, Anders (2010). Difference Making and Causal Realism.
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Strand, Anders (2010). Argumentasjon om straff. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
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Strand, Anders (2010). Difference making and mental causation.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2010). Functional Stability and System Level Causation.
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Strand, Anders (2010). Reduksjon og ikke-lineære systemer.
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Strand, Anders (2010). The Ontological Innocence of Second-Order Property Designators.
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Strand, Anders (2010). "The mind is what the brain does".
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Strand, Anders (2009). Reduction and Non-linear Phenomena.
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Yamashita, Aiko Amparo Fallas & Strand, Anders (2009). Macro-Perspectives in Engineering Ethics.
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Strand, Anders & Hansen, Carsten (2009). The Metaphysics of Phenomenal Experience.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2009). Reduksjonismedebatten: Gener versus systemer som årsaker.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2009). Reduksjonismedebatten: Gener versus systemer som årsaker.
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Strand, Anders (2008). Ernie Lepore on the Impact and Methodology of Academic Philosophy. Filosofisk supplement. ISSN 0809-8220. p. 40–45.
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Strand, Anders & Oftedal, Gry (2008). Functional Stability and Systems Level Causation.
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Strand, Anders (2008). How to merge the causal self-sufficiency of physics with the causal efficacy of non-reducible mental events.
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Strand, Anders (2008). Kausalitet.
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Strand, Anders (2007). The "Ruthless Reductionist": A Conversation with John Bickle. Filosofisk supplement. ISSN 0809-8220. p. 29–34.
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Strand, Anders (2006). Qualia.
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Strand, Anders (2005). Microstructural Multiple Realization.
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Strand, Anders (2005). Hva er egentlig egenskaper?
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Strand, Anders (2004). Generelt om Wittgenstein. Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7005. p. 138–139.
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Strand, Anders (2002). Den nye tankerekken. [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
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Strand, Anders (2008). The Metaphysics of Mental Causation: The Exclusion Problem Revisited, Reconsidered and Resolved. Unipub forlag. ISSN 0806-3222. Show summary
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Strand, Anders (2001). The Fallacy of Epiphobia. Universitetet i Oslo.