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• Maravela, Anastasia (2027). An Allusion to Archilochus Fr. 114 W in Lucian Dial. mort. 19 (9) and a Possible Intermediary. Hermes: Zeitschrift für Klassische Philologie. ISSN 0018-0777. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Trivigno, Franco V. (2026). A Note on Aristotle’s Definition of Anger in the Rhetoric. Symbolae Osloenses - Norwegian Journal of Greek and Latin Studies. ISSN 0039-7679. s. 1–10. doi: 10.1080/00397679.2026.2721091. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Airikka, Timo Christian Antero (2026). Flat-footed functionalism in the face of T-duality. European Journal for Philosophy of Science. ISSN 1879-4912. 16. doi: 10.1007/s13194-026-00787-0. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The goal of this paper is to examine the viability of Lewis-style spacetime functionalism in the presence of string theory duals. This task is carried out in three steps. First, I discuss Lewisian functionalism, and the related Geneva plan, bringing to light a number of features that are far too often passed over without comment in the literature on philosophy of physics. Then I show that Lewis-style functionalism fails as an account of spacetime emergence in the presence of certain theory duals, by investigating a simple toy case involving string theories related by T-duality. I find that the functionalist ought to, if she takes her functionalist commitments seriously, identify terms related via the duality map as they refer to the same functional roles. This blocks the argument that spacetime is emergent. However, this might just as well be interpreted as a success—spacetime functionalism implies a deflationary interpretation of T-duality. Finally, I offer a brief look forward by examining whether there is a positive case to be made for the deflationary interpretation, which I refer to as flat-footed functionalism. I find that it is a surprisingly promising account, with several good points in its favour. However, the position is not without its issues, and remains underdeveloped.

• Dellsén, Finnur & Norton, James (2026). THE EPISTEMIC MISMATCH PROBLEM: SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF APPROXIMATE TRUTHS. Ergo - An Open Access Journal of Philosophy. 13, s. 1653–1675. doi: 10.3998/ergo.11018.
• Holst, Cathrine & Wig, Tore (2026). The affinities between democracy and science. Inquiry (Oslo). ISSN 0020-174X. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Väliaho, Pasi (2026). Data, Movement and Capital on the Bay of Bengal: ‘View in the Island of Narkondam’ by Robert Hyde Colebrooke (1787). Theory, Culture and Society. Explorations in Critical Social Science. ISSN 0263-2764. doi: 10.1177/02632764261486391. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This article discusses how seascapes became an issue of datafication in the British East India Company’s campaign toward global economic hegemony in the later 18th century. It focuses on a series of expeditions launched by the Company to explore the Bay of Bengal in the 1780s and discusses the work of surveyors, hydrographers, draughtsmen and other kinds of (both human and machine) ‘sensors’ employed to investigate logistically important locations and passages. The reports from these expeditions demonstrate how all sorts of observational data – measurements, charts, pictures, verbal descriptions – came into an epistemically vital accord, which, as this article argues, also had a particular aesthetic dimension in plotting vectors of movement across a constantly shifting and, in those days, still largely unknown environment. Data-gathering practices meant here a process of sensorial ‘envelopment’, which would ideally harmonize the Company’s pursuit of economic gain with the affordances of the oceanic environment.

• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Introspection and Attention. I Giustina, Anna (Red.), The Routledge Handbook of Introspection. Routledge. ISSN 9781003393269. s. 390–408. doi: 10.4324/9781003393269-32. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  What is the role of attention in introspection? The chapter begins with a tension: ‘inward-directed’ or ‘introspective’ attention seems to be at the heart of introspection; yet it can also seem to be impossible. Starting from this tension, the chapter addresses a number of issues. First, how much theory of attention should be involved in the discussion of attention and introspection? The chapter argues for a ‘theory-light’ approach that recommends constructing and reconstructing our theories of attention and introspection simultaneously. Second, what may be meant by ‘inward-directed’ or ‘introspective’ attention? The issue, it is argued, is surprisingly complex and depends on the nature of attention and experience. Third, what kind of roles may attention play in introspection? The chapter proposes a way of unifying the roles of attention in introspection and elsewhere by thinking of introspection as a particular type of inquiry. Fourth, the chapter raises the question of how we introspect our own attention and how the answer to it may be relevant for theories of introspection generally. Fifth and finally, given that there are many issues and people that deserve our attention, how much attention should we each dedicate to our own mind? Answering normative questions about introspection will require addressing normative questions about attention.

• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary & Phillips, Kim Pedersen (2026). Science miscommunication. Inquiry (Oslo). ISSN 0020-174X. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mostue, Victoria Marie (2026). «Græske Muser finde ikke sit Olymp paa Dovres barske Tinder»: 1800-tallets antikkoversettelse i Norge. Klassisk Forum. ISSN 0801-3179. 41(1), s. 5–34. doi: https:/ojs.novus.no/index.php/kf/article/view/2551/2556. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Friedman, Yael & Smajdor, Anna (2026). Synthetic Medical Data vs. The Four Principles: Ethical Trade-Offs and Zombie Data | Health Care Analysis | Springer Nature Link. Health Care Analysis. ISSN 1065-3058. doi: 10.1007/s10728-026-00596-9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Rapid advances in AI for medical applications are accompanied by an increasing demand for vast datasets. Privacy constraints – legal restrictions such as GDPR, as well as more general ethical concerns – pose significant barriers to the acquisition and use of data. Synthetic medical data (SMD) is AI-generated data that mimics real patient information. SMD is being promoted as an ethical solution that preserves privacy while enabling scalable model training. However, as we will show, the use of SMD raises its own set of issues. SMD’s emphasis on privacy and scalability subtly embeds ethical and epistemic trade-offs that undermine the principles commonly regarded as being paramount in medical ethics. These trade-offs lack the kind of ethical justification one would expect in decisions that disrupt commonly accepted values and priorities, such as those captured by Beauchamp and Childress’ four principles. In the discourse on the ethical advantages of SMD, privacy tends to be treated as a value in its own right. We show that this is a problematic assumption. Transparency, privacy, scalability, and fidelity are all linked in complex ways with the principles of medical ethics. We map these relationships and show that when privacy is privileged over other values, it conflicts with autonomy and beneficence. Our aim here is not to establish that this privileging is wrong per se, but to show that it needs careful analysis before we can accept the idea that SMD is indeed ethically advantageous.

• Turnbull, Jonathon; Cusworth, George; Searle, Adam; Vogel, Else; Thoreau, François & Oliver, Catherine (2026). Metabolo-politics: Bovine Metabolism and Environmental Biopower. Theory, Culture and Society. Explorations in Critical Social Science. ISSN 0263-2764. 43(5), s. 21–42. doi: 10.1177/02632764261438395. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sander-Oest, Sebastian (2026). Patterns of life: how to differentiate between self-assembly and self-organization. Synthese. ISSN 0039-7857. 208. doi: 10.1007/s11229-026-05793-6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Self-assembly and self-organization are central concepts in theories of how patterns form in natural systems. However, literature on the topic has for long been riddled with inconsistent uses of these concepts, which often conflate their meaning or define them idiosyncratically. This is problematic as it struggles to make sense of the ubiquitous interaction between self-assembly and self-organization in chemistry and biology. The thermodynamic account is an attempt to draw up clear definitions of the concepts using thermodynamics as the appropriate framework for distinguishing the two concepts from each other. In this paper, I challenge this account and argue that self-assembly shouldn’t primarily be understood in terms of thermodynamics. I offer a philosophical analysis of core conceptual challenges for self-assembly and self-organization and argue that the thermodynamic approach follows a misguided conceptualization strategy. Drawing on recent philosophical work on scientific definitions, I propose an alternative account that treats the concept as a conceptual tool that directs our attention towards the kinds of features that are explanatorily relevant for the pattern-formation process and towards the features the resulting pattern itself will possess.

• Sander-Oest, Sebastian (2026). A processual account of scientific definitions. European Journal for Philosophy of Science. ISSN 1879-4912. 16. doi: 10.1007/s13194-026-00769-2. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  How to understand definitions of polysemous concepts in the sciences has generated significant philosophical debate. In this paper, I extend pragmatist and inferentialist theories of scientific concepts to definitions and propose a processual approach to definitions, which views definitions as consisting of the activity of defining. I develop this into a specific framework called ‘the multiplex theory’ according to which defining is an organized process by which concept users integrate semantic resources into certain tasks in a way that regulates and develops the meaning of the concept. The theory is then exemplified by applying it to a case study in the origins-of-life debate.

• Berneri, Jacopo (2026). Revenge Russell‐Myhill and the Ramified Hierarchy. Theoria. ISSN 0040-5825. doi: 10.1111/theo.70119. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Russell‐Myhill paradox targeting the structuralist view of proposition in classical higher‐order logic is blocked by implementing restrictions associated with an ordinary account of predicativity. However, it has been shown that these restrictions are not safe: “revenge” versions of the paradox show the inconsistency of the structuralist view in what is ordinarily regarded as a predicative setting. This result has been interpreted as suggesting an expressive limitation of the structuralist view. In this paper, I argue otherwise. There is a metaphysical sense in which structured propositions presuppose properties appearing as their constituents. I use this idea to elaborate a more thoroughgoing understanding of predicativity. In this way, the structuralist has the resources to interpret revenge paradoxes as a byproduct of impredicativity and coherently block them by means of a more subtle regimentation on how properties are defined.

• Eilertsen, Maja; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Omsland, Tone Kristin; Røysamb, Espen & Nes, Ragnhild Bang (2026). Wellbeing, mastery and work participation: Effects of the Five Ways to Wellbeing course—a randomized controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. doi: 10.1177/14034948261479465. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background: Rising ill health, declining wellbeing, and absenteeism threaten societal sustainability amid an ageing population. Promoting health, wellbeing and work participation is essential. The Five Ways to Wellbeing course is a six-week programme designed to enhance wellbeing through five core activities: connecting, being active, taking notice, learning, and giving. A digital, shorter version has shown effectiveness in the general population, but the physical course has not been evaluated by randomized controlled trial in high-risk groups. Methods: This parallel two-group randomized controlled trial examined the effects of the Five Ways to Wellbeing course versus no course. Adults (⩾18 years old) receiving benefits through the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. The trial was non-blinded; participants were aware of group allocation because blinding was not feasible. Main outcomes were wellbeing, mastery and work participation, measured at baseline, post-intervention and six months. Multilevel analyses compared repeated measures across groups. Results: A total of 171 adults were randomized to the intervention (n = 87) or the control group (n = 84). Owing to attrition, data from 71 intervention and 46 control participants were included in the final analyses. No statistically significant differences in wellbeing, mastery or work participation were observed between groups. Conclusions: This underpowered trial found no statistically significant effects, limiting conclusions about the course’s effectiveness. However, it provides insight into the challenges of conducting pragmatic randomized trials within routine welfare services.

• Beccaria, Federica; Leenen, Liesl; Kolenberg, Marie; Vertongen, Klaartje; Demurie, Ellen & Weyland, Marielle [Vis alle 41 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Defining Language Profiles in Young Autistic Children Across Verbal, Speaking, and Generative Dimensions. Autism Research. ISSN 1939-3792. doi: 10.1002/aur.70324. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Dellsén, Finnur (2026). Collectivizing Public Scientific Testimony. Episteme: A journal of individual and social epistemology. ISSN 1742-3600. doi: 10.1017/epi.2026.10124. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  On many topics of commoninterest, there are multiple scientific experts who are more-orless equally reliable as far as most laypeople can tell. In such situations, it would generally be a bad idea for those laypeople to form or update their opinions by deferring to the opinions of individual experts; rather, when possible, they should consider the more general distribution of opinions among all the experts. Building on this thought, this paper argues that scientific experts themselves should ideally not simply report their own opinions on topics within their expertise; rather, if possible, they should provide information about expert opinion distributions more generally, for example, by communicating that a majority of their fellow experts take such-and-such position on a topic while the minority has a contrary view– even when they are themselves in the minority. I go on to trace some important implications of this argument, for example, that scientific communities have an epistemic obligation to periodically gather data on expert opinion distributions regarding topics that are of interest to the general public.

• Vicente, Agustín & Falkum, Ingrid Lossius (2026). Polysemy. I Nesi, Hilary (Red.), International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Elsevier. ISSN 9780443222863. s. 186–191. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95504-1.00376-8. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 14 Volume Set is the most authoritative, comprehensive and international reference work of its kind. Ground-breaking in its sheer scope – the 2nd edition had almost 3,000 chapters – no other linguistics reference work matches it for sheer broadness of coverage. Over the years it has been a much-loved and invaluable resource for researchers, academics, students and professionals in linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, language acquisition and pathology, cognitive science, sociology and media/cultural studies. Led by a brand new and outstanding international editorial team, the 3rd edition will be thoroughly modernized to address the considerable growth and development in this field since the previous edition published in 2005. Existing chapters will be revised and updated, obsolete material removed and approximately 300 brand-new chapters will be commissioned to cover newer areas of research such as machine learning and natural language processing. Significant multimedia such as high-quality figures, audio files (highlighting differences in accent and dialects within languages) will be available to complement the text content, and chapters will follow a consistent chapter template in order to provide a logical reading experience for the user. The end-result will be an outstanding and market-leading reference work: modern, fully up to date, easy to navigate via its electronic platform, and logistically and consistently structured. Once again it will be the perfect resource for the modern-day language scholar.

• Baron, Sam & Eskens, Floris (2026). Structuralism and the Individuation of Causal Set Elements in Causal Set Theory. Erkenntnis: An International Journal of Scientific Philosophy. ISSN 0165-0106. doi: 10.1007/s10670-026-01141-9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  It has been suggested that causal set theory is particularly accommodating to a structuralist interpretation. In this paper, we will evaluate this claim, focusing on a recent version of structuralism proposed by Wüthrich (2012, 2024). We show that structuralism of this variety conflicts with the standard dynamics of causal set theory, and that removing this conflict may require reworking the dynamics. We also show that a structuralist interpretation along these lines requires metaphysically privileging the dynamical aspect of the theory. We consider three potential ways forward for a structuralist, but suggest that matters are difficult: two of these likely require reworking CST and one invokes controversial metaphysical assumptions.

• Schemper, Lukas & Trüper, Henning (2026). Introduction: The rescuing sovereign at sea. International Journal of Maritime History. ISSN 0843-8714. 38(1), s. 4–18. doi: 10.1177/08438714251404370. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Kapelner, Zsolt (2026). Ignoring the Unreasonable. Moral Philosophy and Politics. ISSN 2194-5616. doi: 10.1515/mopp-2025-0053. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Illiberal and antidemocratic political forces, for example, in the form of far-right populism, are on the rise. Such politics, commonly referred to as ‘unreasonable’ in political philosophy, is widely seen as a threat to democracy. Many argue that an adequate response must involve listening to, that is, understanding and seriously considering the perspective of the unreasonable. I disagree. I argue that as democratic citizens, we should not listen to the unreasonable; we should, in a sense, ignore them, that is, refuse to understand and seriously consider their perspective, although continue to monitor their activities. Listening to the unreasonable is not instrumentally required for countering unreasonable politics. In addition, the unreasonable likely have no moral claim to be listened to. Finally, listening to them is disrespectful to reasonable citizens whose voice is ignored for the sake of paying attention to the unreasonable. For these reasons, we should ignore the unreasonable.

• Bär, Silvio Friedrich (2026). The Silence of the Stones On the Lapidation of Lycides and His Family at Hdt. 9.5. Mnemosyne: A Journal of Classical Studies. ISSN 0026-7074. 79(1), s. 45–69. doi: 10.1163/1568525x-bja10336. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Making Epistemic Considerations Primary Does Not Make Social Values Secondary: A Reply to Hilligardt. Social Epistemology Review and reply Collective. ISSN 2471-9560. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sander-Oest, Sebastian (2026). Spontaneous contexts: Explanatory diversity in biological self-assembly. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. ISSN 0039-3681. 118. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102174. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In this paper, I argue that explaining spontaneous phenomena in biology requires multiple types of scientific explanations. First, I contend that explaining spontaneity necessitates citing both topological and nomological features as explanans. Second, I assert that the context-sensitivity of spontaneity complicates mechanistic localization, necessitating the inclusion of functional and network features to account for mechanistic operations. To develop this argument, I present two models of activated self-assembly and their roles in explaining two cases of biological structures: virus capsids and microtubule dynamics. This approach reveals a complex explanatory landscape that spans multiple levels of generality. I term this structure of explanations an “explanatory reservoir.”

• Skoie, Mathilde & Maravela, Anastasia (2026). In and Out of Epic: Polyphemos’ Transgeneric Travels. I Bär, Silvio Friedrich (Red.), Transtextual Characters in Ancient Greek and Roman Epic: Conceptualization and Case Studies. De Gruyter Brill. s. 383–414. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Giuliano, Sidro, & Maravela, Anastasia (2026). P.Lond. II 191 revisited and its place in the archive of Iulius Agrippinus. I Roberta, Berardi,; Samuele, Cohen,; Giulio, Iovine, & E., Prodi, Enrico (Red.), Papyrological Journeys. Studies in Greek Literature and Papyri. De Gruyter Brill. ISSN 9783112236086. s. 353–372. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Prydz, Monica Beer; Røysamb, Espen; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi & Nes, Ragnhild Bang (2026). The Digital Five Ways to Wellbeing Intervention: Long-Term Change in Life Satisfaction. Applied Research in Quality of Life. ISSN 1871-2584. doi: 10.1007/s11482-026-10628-0. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The worldwide burden of mental health problems is substantial. Preventive and promotive interventions with impact on the population level are needed. The Five Ways to Wellbeing is a health-promotive evidence-informed framework that supports the importance of five specific action domains (connect, take notice, be active, keep learning and give). This framework was recently documented to be effective in enhancing wellbeing through a low-dosage digital intervention termed the Five Ways to Wellbeing for All (5waysA). However, the duration of the effects has not been examined. In the present study, we investigate the long-term (12-month) enhancement of life satisfaction following the intervention in a single-group design utilizing multilevel modeling and piecewise regression (n = 731). Subsequently, we simulate the trajectory for a synthetic control group, using Norwegian population data (Mean and SD), to serve as an untreated counterfactual for comparison. For the intervention group, our analysis revealed a significant increase in life satisfaction (SWLS) from baseline to follow-up (12 months) (d = 0.28; p < 0.01). Further analysis including the synthetic population-based control group showed a significant (p < 0.05) between-group difference in wellbeing at 12 months. Cohen’s d effect size for this between group difference was 0.17 (p < 0.05). With low administration costs and high scalability, 5waysA may offer policymakers and practitioners an effective way to promote lasting improvements in wellbeing. Considering the resource demands associated with the use of regular control groups, we also hope to inspire the field to adopt resource-efficient synthetic control methods to study the long-term effects of health interventions.

• Hegstad, Eilev; Holst, Cathrine & Molander, Anders (2026). Er og bør i samfunnsforskningen. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS). ISSN 0040-716X. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Var 22. juli-kommisjonen en sannhetskommisjon? I Lohne, Kjersti; Houge, Anette Bringedal; Liden, Kristoffer & Sandvik, Kristin Bergtora (Red.), Etter 22. juli. Overgangsrettferdighet og terror. Cappelen Damm Forskning/NOASP. ISSN 9788202926151. s. 55–75. doi: 10.23865/cdf.289.ch3. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The chapter is an analysis and discussion of the governmental inquiry commission from 2012 that investigated the terror attacks in Norway 22 July 2011. It is argued, first, that the commission was a seemingly ordinary commission. In terms of its composition, the commission process, and the various features of the submitted commission report, the commission had many of the characteristics of a standard Nordic-style public investigation. However, literature on transitional justice has argued that such investigations in the aftermath of extreme terror attacks should preferably be organized along the lines of so-called truth commissions. Based on criteria derived from this literature, the chapter goes on to assess the extent to which the 22 July inquiry had the features of a truth commission. It is concluded that the inquiry, despite its appearance of being “nothing special” qualifies as a rudimentary, but not a full-fledged, truth commission. Finally, the chapter discusses whether the 22 July investigations could and should have taken on more truth commission traits at the time, and the extent to which we need another truth commission now, many years after the 2011 attacks, to properly reconciliate after what remains a national trauma in Norway.

• Clausen, Hannah; Kutuzov, Andrey; Smajdor, Anna & Velldal, Erik (2026). Assessing Moral Judgment by Large Language Models – A Survey of Available Datasets. Northern European Journal of Language Technology (NEJLT). ISSN 2000-1533. 12(1), s. 88–116. doi: 10.3384/nejlt.2000-1533.2026.6366. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Recent advances in language modeling have contributed to a growing emphasis on machine ethics, including researching and assessing moral judgments made by large language models (LLMs). This paper provides a critical survey of the existing datasets for exactly this assessment, with a special focus on the respective data sources. We address the current lack of theoretical grounding by providing an introduction to ethics and different frameworks from moral philosophy and moral psychology. Moreover, we identify four main data sources: webcrawled corpora, scholars, laypeople, and synthetic data generation. By discussing the strengths and weaknesses of these sources, we analyze their implications for the assessment of moral judgment. Importantly, systemizing the available datasets reveals an over-reliance on previous work, reinforcing existing shortcomings. Addressing the current limitations, we recommend adopting a consistent terminology and creating independently curated datasets based on interdisciplinary work. To ensure a clear delineation of normative approaches, we propose focusing on the assessment of moral consistency and certainty of LLMs as effective and well-defined indicators of their performance on moral judgment.

• Linnebo, Øystein (2026). POTENTIALISM DEMODALIZED. The Review of Symbolic Logic. ISSN 1755-0203. 19(2), s. 291–316. doi: 10.1017/S1755020326101130. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Barnes, Michael; Dylan, Campbell,; Yunzhong, Hou,; Rahul, Shome, & Changlin, Song, (2026). Extreme Amodal Face Detection. IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). ISSN 2472-6737. s. 2934-2943–2934-2943. doi: 10.1109/WACV61042.2026.00287. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Extreme amodal detection is the task of inferring the 2D location of objects that are not fully visible in the input image but are visible within an expanded field-of-view. This differs from amodal detection, where the object is partially visible within the input image, but is occluded. In this paper, we consider the sub-problem of face detection, since this class provides motivating applications involving safety and privacy, but do not tailor our method specifically to this class. Existing approaches rely on image sequences so that missing detections may be interpolated from surrounding frames or make use of generative models to sample possible completions. In contrast, we consider the single-image task and propose a more efficient, sample-free approach that makes use of the contextual cues from the image to infer the presence of unseen faces. We design a heatmap-based extreme amodal object detector that addresses the problem of efficiently predicting a lot (the out-of-frame region) from a little (the image) with a selective coarse-to-fine decoder. Our method establishes strong results for this new task, even outperforming less efficient generative approaches. Code, data, and models are available at https://charliesong1999.github.io/exaft_web/.

• Cappuccilli, Eleonora (2026). Comunità o corte? L’amicizia oltre il convento in Teresa d’Avila. Rivista MO.DO Rivista di storia scienze umane e cultural heritage. 2025-2026(Special issue), s. 537–563. doi: https:/www.rivistamodo.it/2026/05/03/tra-restrizioni-e-spazi-di-autonomia-principesse-vedove-nella-prima-etamoderna/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Starting from the reception of Aristotle’s theory of friendship, the article explores the way in which, in the Life (1582), in The Way of Perfection (1566), in the Constitutions (1567) and in the letters to the nuns and prioresses, Teresa of Avila forges a practice of friendship based on collectivity and communal life rather than on the singularity of relationships. A friendship that reflects an egalitarian conception of conventual life against the ancient society marked by hierarchies and attachment to “earthly things”, the honors and affections of the world. This article contributes to both the understanding of the social practices related to friendship in early modern times and to the research on Teresa’s doctrine of friendship within and against the boundaries of the Tridentine reforms.

• Dimas, Panagiotis (2026). Aristotle on Luck; Physics ii.4–5. I Nehamas, Alexander; Tsouna, Voula; Chiaradonna, Riccardo & McKirahan, Richard (Red.), New Essays on the Platonic Tradition. In Honour of Paul Kalligas. De Gruyter Brill. ISSN 9789004751132. s. 186–204. doi: 10.1163/9789004751149_010. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Aristotle devotes three chapters of Physics II, namely four to six, to argue that ‘τύχη’, translated here—and often—as “luck”, is a cause (as is also the “αὐτόματον”, which though is not discussed in the present study). Modern commentators doubt that Aristotle is sincere when he claims that luck is aitia, but nothing in Physics II 4–6 suggests that he dedicates the three central chapters of Book II to argue for a claim he does not believe is true. On the contrary, before explaining in chapters five and six how luck and the αὐτόματον are causes, he devotes chapter four to discussing evidence that luck must be considered a cause. He draws attention to the fact that ordinary people consider it to be such, and, more importantly, he points out that even thinkers whose conceptual scheme has no room for it do nonetheless appeal to it in their accounts. By claiming that luck is a cause and explaining why this is so, Aristotle lends further support to his overall account of causation and the centrality of the final cause in it, or so I claim. In addition to showing that Aristotle is committed to the claim that luck is properly to be regarded a cause, the aim of the present study is to examine his argument for this claim and to explain how luck is an indelible part of Aristotle’s overall account of causation.

• Litland, Jon Erling (2026). Beyond Substitution—An Antipositionalist's Guide to Subtraction—. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. ISSN 0031-8205. doi: 10.1111/phpr.70113. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Existing accounts of relations do not properly account for variably polyadic relations: they fail to capture the relationship between completions of the same relation by different numbers of relata. This paper develops a fully general account of such relations by adding an operation of subtraction to the antipositionalist theory of relations pioneered by Fine in “Neutral Relations”. Along the way we rebut a common argument against antipositionalism; defend some strong principles about the behavior of occurrences of objects; and speculatively propose some principles about the structure of variably polyadic relations.

• Baghramian, Maria & Holst, Cathrine (2026). Expert advice and institutional trust. I Samarzija, Hana & McKenna, Robin (Red.), The European Face of Political Epistemology. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783032270481. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Falkum, Ingrid Lossius & Köder, Franziska (2026). The development of irony and epistemic vigilance. Pragmatics & Cognition. ISSN 0929-0907. 33(1), s. 98–98. doi: 10.1075/pc.24045.fal. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Understanding irony requires epistemic vigilance towards both the content and source of communication. We conducted two experiments to investigate whether children’s early epistemic vigilance abilities aid in detecting verbal irony. The first experiment focused on children’s vigilance towards utterance content, hypothesizing that utterances whose explicit (or literal) content is more inappropriate in the context would be easier to recognize as ironic. The second experiment examined children’s vigilance towards the source of the utterances, hypothesizing that children would find ironic (but accurate) informants more trustworthy than inaccurate ones. Both tasks proved challenging for 3- to 7-year-olds, providing no direct evidence of irony understanding. While adults performed as predicted in the first experiment, they did not trust ironic (but accurate) informants, suggesting that the trustworthiness paradigm may not suit the complexity of verbal irony, where the speaker is both dismissive and correct. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the role of epistemic vigilance in irony development.

• Iversen, Rebecca Kvisler & Falkum, Ingrid Lossius (2026). Parodic irony comprehension. Pragmatics & Cognition. ISSN 0929-0907. 33(1), s. 188–188. doi: 10.1075/pc.24041.ive. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Studies find that irony comprehension emerges around the ages of 6–7, aligning with second-order theory of mind (ToM) abilities. This study follows up on previous research suggesting that children younger than this age might be to some extent sensitive to irony uttered with a parodic tone of voice. Using picture selection and eye gaze measures, 4–7-year-old children were tested on a parodic irony comprehension task. We also investigated the proposed connection between second-order ToM abilities and parodic irony comprehension. Given that parodic irony has an affinity with pretense we also explored how pretend play skills influenced comprehension. Results corroborate existing evidence that children only reliably pass the irony task by age 6, and that second-order ToM abilities contribute to irony comprehension but only in 6–7-year-olds. Pretend play also positively correlates with comprehension scores, suggesting that this aspect of cognitive and social development might contribute positively to children’s irony understanding.

• Maslov, Boris (2026). An Incorporate Fellowship? Antiphon, Thucydides, Beccaria, and Elizabeth Petrovna on the Death Penalty. Critical Inquiry. ISSN 0093-1896. 52(3), s. 539–560. doi: 10.1086/739751. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Palleschi, Daniela; Ronderos, Camilo Rodriguez & Knoeferle, Pia (2026). Contrasting different context sources in processing lifetime-tense (in)congruence: evidence from cumulative self-paced reading time experiments. Language and Cognition. ISSN 1866-9808. 18. doi: 10.1017/langcog.2026.10068. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The present study investigated the effects of (in)congruence between a referent’s lifetime (alive vs. dead) and verb tense during language processing, assessing to what extent these effects are modulated by the source of referent-lifetime knowledge. A referent’s lifetime status (dead vs. alive) was conveyed either via a known famous (Experiment 1) or unknown (Experiment 2) name, or was primed non-linguistically via a photograph of a known famous referent (Experiment 3). The findings suggest that referent-lifetime information influenced the processing of verb tense across the different context sources, but not at the earliest point possible (the verb). Instead, lifetime-tense congruence effects emerged two words later (Experiments 1 and 2), or in the sentence-final region (Experiment 3). The presence and size of nested effects were graded by lifetime context: larger congruence effects were elicited by Experiment 1 than by Experiment 2 in both tenses, with significant effects in the present perfect condition only in Experiment 3. In all, referent-lifetime status modulated tense processing in the expected direction, but with variations in whether effects emerge in post-verb regions or at sentence-end depending on how referent-lifetime knowledge was accessed. This temporal variability needs to be considered in accommodating context effects in processing accounts.

• Chegeni, Razieh; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Cheesman, Rosa Catherine Gillespie; Ayorech, Ziada; Ystrøm, Eivind & Røysamb, Espen (2026). Direct and indirect parental genetic effects on offspring susceptibility to internalizing problems across development. Nature Mental Health. 4, s. 754–765. doi: 10.1038/s44220-026-00619-3. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Internalizing problems, including symptoms of anxiety and depression, are common in childhood and adolescence and are linked to adverse long-term outcomes. Although both child genetic variants and parental genetic influences contribute to these problems, the specific direct (child) and indirect (parental) genetic pathways involved remain unclear. We applied multi-polygenic score models using elastic net regression to identify key genetic predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms at ages 8 and 14 in 9,314 parent–child trios from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study. We included 90 polygenic scores (PGSs) for the trio, along with their respective interaction terms. Predictive accuracy improved with age, with models explaining up to 2.7% of the variance in depression and 1.2% in anxiety. Key predictors included child attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cognitive skills and well-being spectrum PGSs; maternal PGSs for smoking and cognitive skills; and paternal well-being spectrum PGSs. These findings underscore the value of incorporating diverse parental genetic traits to understand intergenerational risk transmission and developmental changes in child mental health.

• Brennhagen, Sindre (2026). Virkelig viktig villmark. Naturbegreper i naturkrisens tid. Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (NNT). ISSN 0800-336X. 43(1), s. 16–30. doi: 10.18261/nnt.43.1.2. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Få ord er så alminnelige og anvendelige som «natur». Tilsynelatende kan det brukes til og om alt. Derfor har mange hevdet at begrepet er intetsigende, at det forutsetter en dualisme mellom det menneskelige og ikke-menneskelige, samt at forestillingen om urørt natur er en illusjon. Med overgangen til antropocen får argumentene vann på møllen. Flere betrakter epoken som en endelig stadfestelse av naturens død. Denne artikkelen påstår derimot at naturbegrepet er uunngåelig og uunnværlig, selv – eller særlig – i en tid preget av dens fysiske forvitring. Begreper som «natur» og «villmark» må forstås som dynamiske størrelser. Samtidig kan de fungere som normative referanser og erkjennelsesmessige bolverk. Med en dialektisk tolkning unngår man den villfarelse at naturen er og alltid har vært én ting, og ved å fastholde grønne begreper garderer man seg mot økologisk sneversyn og endringsblindhet.

• Trivigno, Franco (2026). Plato. I Amir, Lydia (Red.), The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Humor. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031862465. s. 45–63. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-86247-2_3. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Crowther, Karen (2026). Dumb holes: universality or analogy? What makes an analogue experiment an analogue experiment? Synthese. ISSN 0039-7857. 207(4). doi: 10.1007/s11229-026-05538-5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Analogue experiments have been promoted as means of potentially confirming theoretical predictions about systems that are inaccessible under the relevant conditions. A focus has been on the example of potential confirmation of Hawking radiation in black holes via analogue ‘dumb hole’ experiments in fluids. Dardashti (The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 68:55–89, 2017; Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 67:1–11, 2019) present arguments in support of this possibility, while Crowther (Synthese (Suppl 16):1–26, 2019) is critical that these arguments suffice. The latter analysis utilises the characterisation of analogue experiments given by the former two papers, upon which analogue experiments are supposed to differ from both conventional experiments as well as analogies. The defining feature was taken, by Crowther (Synthese (Suppl 16):1–26, 2019), to be the inaccessibility of the target system. This, however, not only rules out the possibility of such experiments being confirmatory, but also conflicts with the common belief that conventional scientific experiments can aim to provide knowledge about inaccessible target systems. So, if not inaccessibility of their target systems, what defines an analogue experiment? Here, I argue that there is nothing special about analogue experiments: Either, they are conventional experiments, or they are material analogies. Nevertheless, there remain particular challenges for the case of confirming Hawking radiation via dumb hole experiments, owing to inaccessibility issues.

• Beebe, James R.; Dellsén, Finnur & Khalifa, Kareem (2026). Deeper explorations of scientific realism in the wild. Synthese. ISSN 0039-7857. 207(2). doi: 10.1007/s11229-025-05412-w. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Hal, Toon van & Lamers, Han (2026). Ninety new Greek proverbs of Hermodorus Rhegius: edition and textual history. Byzantine and modern Greek studies. ISSN 0307-0131. 50(1), s. 39–68. doi: 10.1017/byz.2025.10057. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In the early seventeenth century, the Greek Jesuit Hermodorus Rhegius (1579–1655) compiled a collection of Greek proverbs which constitutes important evidence for early modern Greek language and culture. Little is known about Hermodorus aside from his pastoral and educational work across the Aegean islands, primarily on Chios. For over two centuries, his proverbs were known mainly through the work of Charles Du Cange, who cited twenty-seven of them. The early twentieth century, however, saw three additional proverbs uncovered in a manuscript in the National Library of France (Français 9467), and a recent discovery in the Médiathèque d’Orléans (MS 0422) has added ninety more. This article revisits Hermodorus’ legacy in light of this new evidence and presents an edition of all 120 proverbs attributed to his collection, thereby enlarging the corpus fourfold. Tracing the collection’s textual history for the first time, this study also reveals a small network of scholars in early modern France with a keen interest in Greek proverbs.

• Eriksen, Anne (2026). Knowledge, Formats, and Fish. Journal for the History of Knowledge (JHoK). 7. doi: 10.55283/jhk.21777. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Society for the Promotion of Norwegian Fisheries (Selskabet for de norske fiskeriers fremme) was established in 1879 and started publishing the Norwegian Fisheries’ Journal (Norsk Fiskeritidende). The article argues that this journal, with a total of about 22,500 pages, has been vital to establish “the Norwegian fisheries” as a field of activity and knowledge. It is not only a historical source of information on the fisheries and fish trade in Norway, but a historical agent in its own right representing specific knowledge-making practices. The article explores how the journal was a driving force in constituting the fisheries as an object of knowledge and politics, and established them as networks of connected elements, agents, and issues. The exploration draws on two key theoretical concepts that both serve to highlight the journal’s own agency and performative dimensions: format and scale or scaling.

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• Amadou, Christine (2027). Heading North | 6 | Scandinavia and Modern Byzantine Studies | Christi. Taylor & Frances Routledge. ISBN 9781032077802. doi: 10.4324/9781003211518-6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In this chapter, Christine Amadou examines the growth of Byzantine studies in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden and Denmark) during the early twentieth century. While

• Zoonen, Derk Hilbrand Cornelis van (2026). Pleasure and Illusion in Plato's Phaedo. De Gruyter Brill. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sjåstad, Øystein (2026). Jan Valentin Sæther: Drømmebilder. Cappelen Damm Forskning. ISBN 9788202882891. 142 s. doi: 10.23865/cdf.283. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mancilla, Alejandra (2026). From Sovereignty to Guardianship. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197902769. 208 s. doi: 10.1093/9780197902769.001.0001. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  As the coldest, windiest, driest, and highest continent in the world, it is no wonder that Antarctica has been painted as exceptional in geographic and climatic terms. But not only that, Antarctica is also seen as politically exceptional. Since the Antarctic Treaty came into force in 1961, the continent has been under the Joint Guardianship of a group of states that have kept peace and privileged science as the main activity, ‘freezing' sovereign claims and focusing on the protection rather than the exploitation of nature. For scientists, Antarctica is the largest open-air laboratory in the world. This book proposes that Antarctica should also be seen as a laboratory for territorial governance, providing inspiration in places where both the regime of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources of individual states and the international regime of Common Heritage of Mankind have proven insufficient and inadequate. At the same time, it shows that Antarctic governance can be made less state-centric and less anthropocentric by incorporating the political representation of nature in decision-making processes that affect the continent. To successfully protect Antarctica, the author claims moreover that action must be taken beyond it: governing Antarctica requires governing the world, and vice versa. Given the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss and the growing challenges to international law and cooperation, environmental governance around the world can—and should—benefit from the creative and often unexpectedly fruitful Antarctic political imagination.

• Tanyi, Attila & Sagdahl, Mathea Slåttholm (2026). Problems of Choice: Normativity, Rationality, Axiology, and Morality -. Taylor & Frances Routledge. ISBN 9781041017530. 340 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This volume features new, cutting-edge research on problems of choice in connection with four different fields of inquiry: normativity, rationality, axiology, a

• Vetlesen, Arne Johan (2026). Da ugla forsvant. Om natur, tap og tilhørighet. Kagge Forlag AS. ISBN 9788248946946. 249 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Å høre lyden av en ugle, møte blikket til en hegre, oppleve gleden ved å komme tilbake til en skog som alltid har vært der – slike erfaringer blir stadig sjeldnere for oss. Naturen er sårbar og truet, men har det også skjedd noe med oss mennesker og vår måte å forholde oss til naturen på? Er vi i ferd med å miste naturen ikke bare i konkret forstand, men også som noe betydningsfullt i vårt eget indre? «Da ugla forsvant» er en personlig og filosofisk bok der Arne Johan Vetlesen utforsker det moderne menneskets forhold til naturen. Forfatteren skriver klokt og engasjerende om møter med dyr og mennesker, vandringer i natur og med perspektiver fra filosofi, film og litteratur. I vår tid, antropocen, betraktes naturen først og fremst som noe underlagt oss, ressurser vi kan utnytte, ifølge Vetlesen. Dermed har vi mistet fortroligheten med naturen, den er blitt fremmed og avfortryllet for oss. Dette i kontrast til barnets, urfolks og tidligere tiders naturopplevelse. Boken er en samtidsdiagnose og en innsiktsfull analyse av endringsblindhet og økosorg. Samtidig gir den et håp; forfatteren gir leseren et språk for rike naturerfaringer som kan vise vei til et nytt og forsterket bånd til naturen.

• Bär, Silvio Friedrich (2026). Transtextual Characters in Ancient Greek and Roman Epic: Conceptualization and Case Studies. De Gruyter Brill. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Johnsen, Espen; Larsen, Bente & Sjåstad, Øystein (2026). Kystlandskap i sommerlys. Kunsten finner sted. Orfeus Forlag. ISBN 9788293959366. 302 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Zoonen, Derk Hilbrand Cornelis van (2026). Savoring and Sifting: Platonic Reflections on Pleasure and the Good Life. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Zoonen, Derk Hilbrand Cornelis van (2026). False Pleasure and Psychic Disintegration in Plato's Tyrant. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The tyrannical personality plays a central role in Republic 9’s attempt to establish that only the just person—whose soul is healthy, integrated, and harmonious—lives a genuinely happy life. In the first apodeixis, Plato argues that the tyrannical soul is marked by fragmentation and disintegration, producing pervasive negative affect—grief, paranoia, regret—and depriving the person of inner freedom and autonomy. The second, and especially the third, apodeixisadvance a more radical thesis: that the tyrant’s pleasures are qualitatively inferior to the fully integrated, fully actualized agent. As Socrates puts it (587b9–10), “the tyrant will inevitably live most unpleasantly (ἀηδέστατα) and the king most pleasantly (ἥδιστα).” Yet this proposal has received strikingly little sustained analysis in the literature. In this paper, I offer a detailed and original interpretation of the claim and elucidate how it contributes to the Republic’s overarching argument. Toward the end of the third apodeixis, Socrates describes tyrannical pleasures as “untrue,” “spurious,” a “fake” or “simulacrum” of the real thing—“three times removed from true pleasure”—and comparable to a two-dimensional “plane figure” rather than a three-dimensional “solid figure.” Earlier, he had compared such pleasures to “trompe l’oeil paintings.” Tyrannical pleasures are inferior, I argue, because they are false or deceptive (pseudēs). The idea here, I suggest, is that these deceptive pleasureslack depth: they present an attractive phenomenal surface—at least from the blurry perspective of the tyrant—but fail to correspond appropriately to deeper, real features of the world. I consider several ways of fleshing out this notion of hedonic depth. Drawing on a stretch of argumentation developed earlier in the third apodeixis (583b1 – 585a7), I then suggest that the tyrant’s so-called pleasuresamount to nothing more than temporary relief from the pain his psychic disorder generates. They are not intrinsic or substantial pleasures at all, but fakes masquerading as their genuine counterparts. Tragically, the tyrant is in no position to recognize the impoverished quality of his affective life. He takes himself to be well of, hedonically speaking, but he is not. As the limiting case of psychological fragmentation, he suffers from two failures of rationality that explain why he is a stranger to himself when it comes to his pleasures. First, his conception of what counts as pleasure has progressively narrowed: due to a loss of discriminative capacity, he is no longer able to access what is genuinely rewarding or satisfying. Second, because his personality has been hijacked by the lowest part of the psyche, the power of logismos—the capacity to detect and reject false or misleading appearances—can no longer perform its proper function. This reading neatly explains why Plato calls the third apodeixis the “strongest and most decisive (μέγιστόν τε καὶ κυριώτατον, 583b6–7)” response to Thrasymachus’s challenge. If the tyrannical personality is deeply mistaken about his own hedonic experiences, then the hedonic basis for Thrasymachus’s flirtations with tyranny collapses: what he takes to be the most pleasant life is, in truth, less than fully pleasant.

• Zoonen, Derk Hilbrand Cornelis van (2026). Interview dagblad Trouw about meaning and existential issues in psychotherapy. [Journal]. Trouw . Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holmen, Frida Johanne; Idsøe, Thormod; Falkum, Ingrid Lossius & Næss, Kari-Anne Bottegård (2026). Inference-Making Among 4-5-Year-Old First- and Second-Language Learners in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Trivigno, Franco (2026). Hvit januar? Ikke hvis vi skal leve som Aristoteles. [Journal]. Morgenbladet. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Fobel, Bjarne Erik; Molis, Markus; Filby-Dexter, Karen & Dietrich, Ulrike (2026). Sink or source - Effects of aging and ocean warming on kelp detritus palatability. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Kelp forests, as blue ecosystems, export ca. 80 % of their primary production as detritus into adjacent habitats. If exported below 200 m depth of water detritus bound carbon can be stored for long periods of time and is thereby removed from the atmosphere. On the way towards sequestration grounds, detritus undergoes many processes, transformations, and can get recycled and reintroduced to the food web, and ultimately into the atmosphere, through herbivores, detritivores, and microbial remineralization. These biotic processes are essential for understanding the fate of kelp derived carbon. Yet, the abiotic and biotic processes shaping feeding rates of herbivores on detritus are not well quantified, creating considerable uncertainty in carbon budgets along these pathways. This study provides insights into the effect of temperature and detritus age on the palatability of kelp detritus of two abundant kelp species in the Arctic (Laminaria digitata and Saccharina latissima), using three kelp associated herbivores (Amphipoda spp., Patella pellucida, and Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis). Feeding assays with intact and agar-based reconstituted detritus were conducted to tease apart the influence of morphological and chemical traits on the palatability of kelp detritus. The effects of detritus age were grazer-specific, with amphipods preferring older and S. droebachiensis preferring younger detritus, while P. pellucida showed no significant preferences. The preference of amphipods was due to morphological traits of detritus, while the feeding rate of S. droebachiensis was influenced by chemical characteristics of detritus. Temperature sparked inconsistent changes in herbivore preferences suggesting ambiguous variation of carbon flux in a warming Arctic ocean. The results can help refining future carbon sequestration models for kelp-derived carbon and provide a deeper understanding of the complex interactions between herbivores and kelp detritus and the consequences for carbon sequestration.

• Aasgaard, Reidar & Presno, Gunhild Garcia de (2026). Episode 26. Augustin - arvesynd, menneskesyn og det ondes problem - Podcast på Spotify og Apple podcast. doi: https:/open.spotify.com/episode/5nKkS9BHlyiVpPlq1gXUGI?si=ZwxIDCCSTZe3b1PSAygkEA&utm_source=copy-link. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Hvem var Augustin – og hvorfor har tankene hans fått så stor betydning for kristendommen? Denne episoden er en samtale med professor Reidar Aasgaard, som har forsket på Augustin og den tidlige kristendommen. Sammen ser vi nærmere på Augustins liv og samtid, tankeverdenen hans og et av hans mest kjente verk, Bekjennelser. Hva forteller Bekjennelser om Augustin som menneske? Hvordan ble tankene hans formet av tiden han levde i, og hvilken betydning har Augustins teologi fått for kristen tenkning helt fram til vår egen tid? Vi snakker om Augustin som teolog, filosof og menneske – og om hvordan hans ideer har satt dype spor i den kristne tradisjonen. (Episoden er 69 min. lang)

• Brennhagen, Sindre (2026). Naturens stillhet drukner i vår støy. 115. doi: https:/www.oa.no/naturens-stillhet-drukner-i-var-stoy/o/5-35-2267080. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sandvik, Frode (2026). Cold War Munch. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Since the early 1970s, critical attention has been directed at the ideological implications of the Cold War on American art and art institutions. Scholars such as Cockcroft, Shapiro and Guilbaut, have shown that the rhetorics of the avantgarde emerging in the late 1940s coincided with the pragmatic liberalism that became hegemonic in the United States in the early stages of the Cold War. The apoliticism of the art scene was in this sense political: Avoiding the extremes of both left and right, American artists and intellectuals aligned to the idea of the “vital center” and became promoters of liberal values such as individual freedom and universalist humanism. Incidentally, the years from 1945 to 1951 also coincided with the planning and the execution of the first substantial presentation of Edvard Munch’s art in the United States. Touring twelve different venues and comprising 171 works, the exhibition is considered a posthumous breakthrough for the artist in the English-speaking world. The project was not exempt from the political currents of the time. Government agencies on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean recognized the exhibition’s potential as a tool in the strengthening of international relations. Moreover, as Reinhold Heller has shown, the preparations became integral to the ideologically charged antagonism between the two ensuing American organizers, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, sparked off by the latter’s controversial manifesto “‘Modern Art’ and the American Public” in 1948. The paper explores the possible significance of this ideological context for the American canonization of Edvard Munch’s works, drawing on recent archival research in Norway and the United States. The presented research is part of an ongoing PhD project examining the American reception of Edvard Munch’s art, using the 1950–51 tour as a case study.

• Zoonen, Derk Hilbrand Cornelis van (2026). Savoring and Sifting. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Platonic reflections on pleasure and flourishing

• Browne, Katharine Naomi Whitfield (2026). Justice in Public Attention. doi: https:/safi-network.org/conferences/bonn2026/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian; Williams, James; Myrstad, Finn; Sjursen, Michelle & Velden, Maja van der (2026). Power and distraction. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Who shapes our attention? How does it affect both personal agency and democracy? Leading scholars and practitioners discuss technology, power, and how we can regain control over our attentional lives.

• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Attention: Some philosophical aspects. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Attention and Inquiry. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Lange, Victor & Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Demons in Depression. doi: https:/espp2026.sites.uu.nl/programme-draft/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Attention Norms and Frames. doi: https:/www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/04/28/monthly-phenomenology-sebastian-watzl-attention-norms-and-frames-8-may-2026/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Attentional Landscaping and Attentional Domination. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Attention Norms and Epistemic Norms. doi: https:/religion.princeton.edu/events/2026/3pr-conference-attention-and-virtues-mind-and-heart. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). What is Wrong with Distraction? doi: https:/www.coursicle.com/harvard/courses/PHIL/158C/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). What is Wrong with Distraction? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Attentional Landscaping. doi: https:/www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cspe/news-and-events/headline_1249060_en.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). ADHD. The Broader Societal Context. doi: https:/www.psykiatriveka.no/program-2022/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian; Browne, Katharine Naomi Whitfield; Clover, Louise Margaret; Eldjarn, Eileen; Kapelner, Zsolt Kristof & Lange, Victor [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Aufmerksamkeit ist Macht. Und die müssen wir brechen. doi: https:/www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2026-03/social-media-verbot-demokratie-big-tech-digitalpolitik. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Die Debatte um Social Media ist komplett falsch abgebogen. Wenn wir unsere Kinder und uns selbst schützen wollen, müssen wir zum Kern der Krise: unsere Aufmerksamkeit.

• Jære, Lisbet & Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Aldersgrenser på sosiale medier er et blindspor. [Internet]. https://www.forskning.no. doi: https:/www.forskning.no/barn-og-ungdom-digital-teknologi-filosofi/aldersgrenser-pa-sosiale-medier-er-et-blindspor/2654156. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian; Browne, Katharine Naomi Whitfield; Clover, Louise Margaret; Eileen Eldjarn; Lie Hølmebakk, Lara & Kapelner, Zsolt Kristof [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Aldersgrenser i sosiale medier er et bomskudd. doi: https:/www.morgenbladet.no/ideer/aldersgrenser-i-sosiale-medier-er-et-bomskudd/10270143. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Et samfunn som ønsker selvstendige borgere, kan ikke møte digitale utfordringer først og fremst med forbud.

• Schouwink, Theresa & Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Die heutige Umgebung bereitet Menschen mit ADHS-Profil starke Probleme. [Journal]. Philosophie Magazin. doi: https:/www.philomag.de/artikel/sebastian-watzl-die-heutige-umgebung-bereitet-menschen-mit-adhs-profil-starke-probleme. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian (2026). Zwischen Fakten und Bewertung – Überlegungen zum Wesen und zu einer Ethik der Aufmerksamkeit. Forschung und Lehre. ISSN 0945-5604. 8, s. 9–11. doi: https:/www.forschung-und-lehre.de/forschung/wesen-und-ethik-der-aufmerksamkeit-7831. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Aufmerksamkeit ist nicht nur Sache des Einzelnen, sondern beeinflusst unser Zusammenleben. Sie ist steuerbar – durch uns selbst wie auch durch andere.

• Watzl, Sebastian; Browne, Katharine Naomi Whitfield & Kitsik, Eve (2026). Collective Attention. doi: https:/link.springer.com/collections/eaahcdagia. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Watzl, Sebastian; Browne, Katharine Naomi Whitfield; Kapelner, Zsolt Kristof; Eldjarn, Eileen; Hølmebakk, Lara Lie & Lange, Victor [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Social Media Bans and the Ethics of Attention. doi: https:/www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/research/projects/goodattention/news/goodattention_final-social-media-bans.pdf. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The current worldwide debate on age restrictions on social media is mis-framed, and if this framing persists, the net societal harm will increase regardless of which side prevails.

• Kvarberg, Paal Fredrik Skjørten (2026). Panel discussion on the Norwegian economy and quality of life. doi: https:/almsenter.no/brofoss-seminaret-2026/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Evang, Vigdis Andrea Baugstø & Kvarberg, Paal Fredrik Skjørten (2026). Måling og velferd. [Journal]. Arr Idéhistorisk Tidsskrift. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary & Sandve, Geir Kjetil Ferkingstad (2026). Diskusjon om kunstig intelligens i forskning. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary (2026). LLMs in education. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary & Strand, Anders (2026). Transdisciplinary Studies of AI in Professional Conduct. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary & Strand, Anders (2026). Transdisciplinary Studies of AI in Professional Conduct. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary (2026). Algorithmic Bias. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Salimifar, Saeedeh & Falkum, Ingrid Lossius (2026). Do We hold Large Language Models Accountable? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Reksnes, Vilde Regine Stugaard; Allott, Nicholas Elwyn & Falkum, Ingrid Lossius (2026). Investigating expectations about informatively in human-LLM interactions. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Bollingmo, Helle & Falkum, Ingrid Lossius (2026). Does the way in which information is presented influence people's trust in AI agents? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Yuan, Yuting; Allott, Nicholas Elwyn & Kissine, Mikhail (2026). Belief Revision in Human-LLM Communication. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Yuan, Yuting; Allott, Nicholas Elwyn & Kissine, Mikhail (2026). Belief Revision in Human-LLM Communication: Effects of Source Identity, Reliability, and Initial Confidence. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Tillit til vitenskap i befolkningen. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rodineliussen, Rasmus (2026). En kontroversiel norsk beslutning | Udenrigs. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Väliaho, Pasi (2026). Artifices of the Abyss: Transition and Security on the Deep Seabed. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Friedman, Yael & Smajdor, Anna (2026). Synthetic Medical Data. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Brennhagen, Sindre (2026). Eldre bilder og nye naturtap. Samtiden. ISSN 0036-3928. 136(5), s. 80–91. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Med utgangspunkt i tre bilder fra Nasjonalmuseets samling – Cappelens «Skogtjern i Nedre Telemark» (1852), Delacroix' «Løve ved sin hule» (1847) og d’Hondecoeters «Oppstilling med døde fugler og frukt» (1654–1695) – illustreres den mangefasetterte fremmedgjøringen fra natur og dyr, historisk og nåtidig.

• Friedman, Yael & Smajdor, Anna (2026). Synthetic medical data: ethical panacea or invasion of the zombies…? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Friedman, Yael & Smajdor, Anna (2026). On synthetic medical data: Values hierarchies, reification, and zombies. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Synthetic medical data (SMD) has been introduced to address data-acquisition challenges. It has been described as a “magical” solution that enables model training without compromising patients’ privacy and is therefore considered ethically desirable (Bellovin et al. 2019; Savage, 2023). However, as we will show in this article, synthetic data is not value-neutral, and it poses both epistemic and ethical trade-offs that cumulatively affect the medical realm. We focus on three primary methodologies: two key deep learning approaches, namely generative models without privacy guarantees and differential privacy (DP) models. In addition, we will use vine copula models as our primary example to demonstrate the statistical approach. We show that prioritizing privacy over transparency undermines explainability, which in turn hinders trust and fairness, pushing these values down the ladder. We also show that prioritizing scalability over fidelity moves medicine away from personalized, participatory, and patient-centered approaches and toward a naturalistic, mechanistic understanding. The collapse of context and experiential knowledge into “zombie data” yields a narrow conception of utility in medicine that ignores the patient as a person. The absence of a direct real-world reference (combined with the use of this data to train algorithms) is where SMD makes a step forward in the reification process relative to “regular” medical data. The data collected to represent reality may gradually subsume the very thing it is intended to represent. As such, SMD also introduces a new degree of reification in medicine, promoting fungibility, which offers clear advantages for data-intensive enterprises, over patients and minorities.

• Friedman, Yael & Smajdor, Anna (2026). DATA, Synthetic DATA, and the spectrum of reification. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  With rapid advances in AI technology, there is an increasing demand for data to train AI models. These models are used in medicine and health care for clinical research, diagnosis, drug development, and prevention. However, while significant amounts of health-related data are generated, large datasets may not be available due to privacy concerns and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR). To obtain patients’ data, informed consent is required, therefore creating a high threshold for data sharing. In addition, for rare diseases or cases of “no diagnosis”, large data sets are not available. Synthetic medical data (SMD) has been introduced to address data-acquisition challenges; It has been described as a solution that enables model training without compromising patients’ privacy and is therefore considered "ethically desirable" (Bellovin et al. 2019, Savage, 2023). In this talk, we will introduce three main models of SMD: Generative models, Differential Privacy (DP) models, and the C-vine copula-based synthetic data generator. As we will show, these models are not value-neutral, and they pose both epistemic and ethical trade-offs. We will illustrate how SMD use creates new value hierarchies: Privacy over transparency: SMD can obscure the specific characteristics and nuances of real patient populations, which can create explanation gaps that undermine clinicians’ ability to interpret model outputs, erode trust, hinder bias mitigation (Susser et al., 2024), and knowledge development, and risk long-term de-skilling. These risks are especially relevant in the case of rare diseases, where small original datasets and oversimplified synthetic approaches can lose critical dependencies and idiosyncratic features, leading to misleading clinical insights. Scalability over fidelity: developers of SMD aim for low individual fidelity (to protect privacy) but high distributional fidelity, yet, as we will show, noise and selective-distortion methods can break crucial dependencies or entrench biased dependencies from the original data (ibid.), perpetuating the “garbage in, garbage out” paradox (in the process of keeping what seems as important dependencies in C vein copula models), or even introduce new biases (when adding noise in DP models). The preference for scalable, quantified data over individual experience holds risks of alienating patients, erasing contextual and minority experiences (creating what we call “zombie data”), expanding diagnostic disparities, and institutionalizing these trade-offs as a new normal. We will discuss how this prioritization fosters fungibility in medical practice, which we conceptualize as an advanced stage of the medical reification process. We will distinguish between the stage of “datafication”, which is characterize by decontextualization and translation of messy human experiences into transportable data points that creates a partial, curated technical form of objectivity (Leonelli,2016; Nguyen,2024), and SMD, which goes a step further, generating “zombie data” that deepens reification by stripping lived experience, context and agency from those experiences. Finally, we will argue that this new level of reification is a step forward in the process of commodification and, hence, in capitalism. References Bellovin, S. M., Dutta, P. K., & Reitinger, N. (2019). Privacy and synthetic datasets. Stan. Tech. L. Rev., 22, 1. Leonelli, S. (2019). Data-centric biology: A philosophical study. University of Chicago Press. Nguyen, C. T. (2024). Value capture. J. Ethics & Soc. Phil., 27, 469. Savage, N. (2023). Synthetic data could be better than real data. Susser, D., Schiff, D. S., Gerke, S., Cabrera, L. Y., Cohen, I. G., Doerr, M., ... & Wagner, J. K. (2024). Synthetic health data: real ethical promise and peril. Hastings Center Report, 54(5), 8-13.

• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Positivismestriden i samfunnsvitenskapene. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine & Linnebo, Øystein (2026). Vitenskap i demokratiet - under press? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sjåstad, Øystein (2026). Mænd, modernisme og kanon. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Young, Mark (2026). Artifacts are Never Tamed: Maintenance and the Philosophy of Technology. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Armannsdottir, Elin Margot (2026). Designing Consumption: The Making of Norwegian Aluminium. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Aluminium is the third most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, behind silicon and oxygen. Occurring in bauxite, the main ore used for its extraction, it is also present in clay minerals, silicates, and even sapphires and rubies. More common than gemstones, aluminium is the main component of cans and food packaging; it is also integrated in buildings, planes, cars, and, more recently, the electronic devices that follow us around. Despite its omnipresence, aluminium’s widespread use is relatively recent. Its extraction is energy-demanding; thus, commercial production began only in the mid-nineteenth century, and mass consumption developed in the latter part of the twentieth century. This energy-intensive process found a favourable site of production in Norway, where the landscape provided access to abundant and inexpensive hydropower resources, making the country a leading producer in the early twentieth century. Initially lacking a defined market, early companies such as the Norsk Aluminium Company relied heavily on design to introduce aluminium to manufacturers. This lecture presents aluminium as both an element and a material, traces its historical development, and examines the Norwegian case, positioning design as a historical driver of extractivism.

• Young, Mark (2026). Artefact Metabolisms: The Material Flows of an iPhone. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper introduces the notion of artefact metabolism by exploring how objects serve as sites through which materials flow in the form of parts or consumables. As a central activity of maintenance and repair, the replacement of materials encourages us to reflect not only on the complex and heterogeneous temporalities of the objects that surround us, but also on the wider contexts in which they exist. Insofar as the replacement of parts demands interchangeability and standardisation, artefact metabolism is an achievement requiring the coordination of various actors. Yet, far from a mere ‘feature’, metabolisms are deeply connected to the achievement that technologies themselves often represent. Many of the most celebrated aspects of modern technology, from the reliability of aircraft engines to the longevity and structural integrity of engineered structures, depend on the replacement of parts and materials over time. At the same time, however, the metabolisms of artefacts are not fixed, and neither do they remain uncontested. This paper examines how the metabolism of artefacts may be negotiated between different actors by exploring the case study of the iPhone. We begin by reviewing attempts by Apple to constrain the metabolism of the phone, by restricting the accessibility of OEM parts and creating barriers to replacement through initiatives such as software pairing or designing phones in ways that discourage repair. We then look at how these initiatives are balanced by attempts to facilitate the metabolism of the device by a range of other actors, including third-party parts manufacturers in China and right-to-repair activists who disseminate knowledge and equipment enabling the replacement of parts. As I argue, this unique ecology of repair helps to determine the complex temporality of the iPhone – a device that serves as a site through which a wide range of parts and materials flow.

• Armannsdottir, Elin Margot (2026). Aluminium or the recipe for Never-Ending Consumption: Analysis of the Construction of a Material Identity in Interwar Norway. doi: https:/arthistory.phil.muni.cz/dhs2026. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In 1937, the Norwegian producer Norsk Aluminium Company (NACo) and its subsidiaries sold a total of 309 tonnes of aluminium in the form of kitchen utensils. This amount represents a 3,535% increase on 1920, the company's early days, when 8.5 tonnes had been sold. Beyond kitchen utensils, the NACo group produced dairy and brewery articles, various transportation tanks, packaging and many other semi-finished products for automobile, ship and the building industries. Rising to a monopoly status on the Scandinavian market in the 1930’s, NACo attributed their success to their propaganda work using advertisements, exhibitions, films, lectures to trade associations and even technical schools. The various formats highlighted specific properties of the metals depending on the targeted audience; the design of objects often underlined the corresponding material narrative. Production of aluminium expanded globally in the first part of the 20th century, following the adoption of the Hall-Héroult process and its use in explosives and military aviation during the First World War. This latter application helped associate the metal with modernity which persisted through its application in objects such as aeroplanes and automobiles. Norway’s abundant and cheap hydroelectric resources made it an attractive site for energy-demanding aluminium production. However, entering the market at the war's end, NACo missed peak demand and instead focused on manufacturing finished goods, both as an outlet for its metal and as a strategy to introduce Scandinavia to the metal, where the aluminium market remained undeveloped. The proposed paper examines the material narratives disseminated through NACo’s cross-disciplinary marketing formats and design that can be linked to the phenomenal increase in the Scandinavian consumption of the metal. The paper considers how the analysis of such material rhetorics may inform approaches to assess design’s role in the construction of contemporary material identities.

• Fallan, Kjetil (2026). Taking Stock for Sustainable Design: The World Resources Inventory. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Etter godhetsregimet. Minerva (Oslo). ISSN 0805-7842. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Perspektiver på en ny Makt- og demokratiutredning. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Hvorfor skal vi stole på ekspertene? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røyneland, Unn & Ramberg, Bjørn Torgrim (2026). Researcher Positionality and Epistemic Integrity in Minority Language Scholarship . Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Minority language scholarship is often conducted in socially and politically loaded contexts, that is, contexts of both historical and enduring injustice. How does the burden of injustice constrain the path to epistemic integrity that responsible scholarship requires? In this presentation we consider two very different types of case from Norway; the reclamation and revitalization of the languages of the historically oppressed indigenous Sami people, and the shaping and reshaping of the minoritized written language Nynorsk. We argue that while these are very different socio-political narratives, both suggest that epistemic legitimacy requires scholars to negotiate their positionality with respect to historical events as well as to current social conflict.

• Røyneland, Unn; Ramberg, Bjørn Torgrim; Cutler, Cecelia Anne; Vrzic, Zvjezdana & Williams, Quentin (2026). Epistemic Integrity, Social Justice and Language Scholarship. doi: https:/www.stias.ac.za/events/epistemic-integrity-and-political-values/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røyneland, Unn; Ramberg, Bjørn Torgrim; Cutler, Cecelia Anne; Vrzic, Zvjezdana & Williams, Quentin (2026). Epistemic Integrity and Political Values in Language Scholarship. doi: https:/www.stias.ac.za/public-lectures-seminars/epistemic-integrity-and-political-values-in-language-scholarship/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Human struggles for identity, recognition, access, power, social control, and political change typically have a linguistic face. Accordingly, language often serves as a fulcrum of social conflict. Contested questions may concern what the proper form of language is, or who the legitimate users of a particular language are. Decisions regarding what counts as a language or “merely” a dialect and who gets to decide that, and on what grounds, may be both politically significant and highly divisive. Conflict may also arise as to which and whose languages are to be preserved, protected, and developed, and which are left to their contingent fate. In sociolinguistics such issues may be explicitly addressed. Even when they are not, they are still embedded in the immediate context of many empirical research projects. Consequently, scholarly research and community engagement are closely interwoven, as researchers enter highly charged political contexts. How do we navigate tensions between social and political aims and commitments, on the one hand, and the aspiration to produce narratives and analyses with enduring scholarly legitimacy, on the other? In this presentation, a group of scholars engaged in language research and language politics (in the Western Cape, in the Istrian peninsula of Croatia, in the United States, and in Norway) will present projects and work experience that illustrate some of the challenges and tensions of socially engaged scholarship. We also point to some possible responses to these dilemmas and blind spots from the perspective of philosophical pragmatism. Our guiding aim is to contribute to a notion of scholarly integrity that is suitable for disciplines in which pursuit of knowledge is constrained by the pursuit of justice.

• Brennhagen, Sindre & Hverven, Sigurd (2026). Uhjemlig, mystisk, T // natur. doi: https:/forlagethof.no/mollebyen-litteraturfestival/uhjemlig-mystisk-t-natur/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Opplesning og samtale mellom filosof Sigurd Hverven og forfatter Charlotte Vaillot Knudsen. Ledet av Sindre Brennhagen.

• Marcussen, Johanna Bjånes; Huse, Geir; Ytteborg, Elisabeth; Sandberg, Jan Henrik; Bekkby, Trine & Krefting, Ellen Marie [Vis alle 12 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Beredskap til sjøs | Klassekampen. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Det er et uttalt mål å øke den nasjonale selvforsyningsgraden. Men fiskeri var knapt nevnt når regjeringen lanserte totalberedskapsplan. Det mangler en nasjonal plan for hvordan norsk fisk og skalldyr skal gjøres tilgjengelig i en krise, og hvordan fiskeflåten faktisk kan være beredt.

• Marcussen, Johanna Bjånes; Eilertsen, Mari Heggernes; Bekkby, Trine & Krefting, Ellen Marie (2026). Debatt: Kunnskap om havet mangler i læreplanen for norske skoler. doi: https:/www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/pa-tide-at-havet-seiler-inn-i-norske-skoler/10484185. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Havkunnskap er knapt nevnt i læreplanen, selv om Norge er en havnasjon, påpeker Nasjonalkomiteen for FNs havforskningstiår. De ber om at havet løftes høyere i skolen fra tidlig alder.

• Lintvedt, Mona Naomi; Tangen, Thomas Huh & Sterri, Aksel (2026). Politisk frokost: Medborger i en maskinlærende stat. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Yao, Ying (2026). Attending to Mortality, Attending to Morality: Moral Transformation through Grief. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Yao, Ying (2026). The Morally Transformative Attention(s) of Grief. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Brennhagen, Sindre (2026). Da fotballvaksinerte fikk VM-feber. Samtiden. ISSN 0036-3928. doi: https:/www.samtiden.no/kommentar/da-fotballvaksinerte-fikk-vm-feber/1437804. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Aasgaard, Reidar (2026). Presentasjon av egne salmer. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Aasgaard, Reidar (2026). Underverket. Stille Stunder. ISSN 1892-5103. 137(3), s. 12–12. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). The Greek Proverbs of Hermodorus Rhegius and Their Context: A Recent Find from the Library of Orléans (France). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Torgersen, Eivind; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). Treasure hunt reveals unknown Greek proverbs. [Internet]. Alpha Galileo. doi: https:/www.alphagalileo.org/fr-fr/Item-Display-fr-FR/ItemId/271477. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Two researchers in a French library have uncovered 90 previously unknown Greek proverbs, hidden for centuries in a forgotten manuscript. Now they are ....

• Lombardi, Chiara; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). Manuscrito em Orléans revela 90 provérbios gregos inéditos e amplia legado de Hermodorus Rhegius - La Via Italia | Conectando a Comunidade Italiana. doi: https:/laviaitalia.com.br/noticias/cultura-noticias/manuscrito-orleans-90-proverbios-gregos-ineditos-hermodorus-rhegius. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Manuscrito em Orléans revela 90 provérbios gregos inéditos atribuídos a Hermodorus Rhegius, ampliando estudos de paremiologia e memória cultural.

• Definition, Greece High; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). 90 Lost Greek Proverbs Rediscovered in a French Manuscript. doi: https:/www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/2026/4/18/90-lost-greek-proverbs-rediscovered-in-a-french-manuscript. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Greek proverbs have carried wisdom, humor, and everyday truths across centuries. Now, scholars have uncovered 90 previously unknown Greek proverbs , hidden for hundreds of years inside an old manuscript in France. The remarkable discovery adds a new chapter to the long story of Greek oral tradition.

• Καθημερινή, Η; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). Ανακαλύφθηκε συλλογή 90 παροιμιών του 17ου αιώνα. doi: https:/www.kathimerini.gr/society/564118567/anakalyfthike-syllogi-90-paroimion-toy-17oy-aiona/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Τις είχε καταγράψει ο Ερμόδωρος Ρέγγιος (1579-1655), ένας από τους Ελληνες λογίους της πρώιμης νεότερης εποχής που διέδωσαν την ελληνική παιδεία στην Ευρώπη

• Couto, Erica; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). Descubren 90 proverbios griegos ocultos en un manuscrito del siglo XVII: revelan el proceso olvidado que permitió difundir el saber griego en Europa durante siglos. doi: https:/muyinteresante.okdiario.com/historia/hallazgo-90-proverbios-griegos-desconocidos-manuscrito-siglo-xvii-transmision-cultural.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  90 proverbios inéditos, recién descubiertos, revelan el papel de los manuscritos en la transmisión de la cultura griega en Europa.

• Italia, Agenzia Giornalistica; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). Da un antico manoscritto emergono 90 proverbi greci inediti. doi: https:/www.agi.it/cultura/news/2026-04-14/manoscritto-proverbi-greci-orleans-36578688/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Il manoscritto conservato a Orleans, in Francia. Il ritrovamento è è frutto di uno studio di ricercatori norvegesi

• Melchiorri, Gaspare; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). Scoperti in un manoscritto 90 proverbi greci seicenteschi sconosciuti. doi: https:/www.ilgiornaledellarte.com/Articolo/Scoperti-in-un-manoscritto-proverbi-greci-seicenteschi-sconosciuti. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Scoperti in un manoscritto 90 proverbi greci seicenteschi sconosciuti

• Torgersen, Eivind; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). Skattejakt avdekket ukjente greske ordtak. [Internet]. Forskningsnytt - Universitetet i Oslo. doi: https:/www.uio.no/forskning/forskningsnytt/artikler/2026/skattejakt-avdekket-ukjente-greske-ordtak.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Ved en tilfeldighet fant forskere fra Universitetet i Oslo 90 hittil ukjente gamle greske visdomsord på et bibliotek i Orléans i Frankrike.

• Παπαγρηγορίου, Στέλιος; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). «Συζήτηση» τεσσάρων αιώνων:Φως σε ελληνικές παροιμίες από τους ερευνητές που τις εντόπισαν απρόσμενα - CNN.gr. [Internet]. CNN Hellas. doi: https:/www.cnn.gr/style/politismos/story/525273/syzitisi-tessaron-aionon-fos-se-ellinikes-paroimies-apo-tous-erevnites-pou-tis-entopisan-aprosmena. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  «Πολλές από τις παροιμίες που καταγράφηκαν τον 17ο αιώνα ακούγονται ακόμη οικείες στους Έλληνες σήμερα»: οι ερευνητές Han Lamers και Toon Van Hal μιλούν στο CNN Greece για την ανακάλυψη δεκάδων ελληνικών παροιμιών σε άγνωστο μέχρι σήμερα χειρόγραφο του 17ου αιώνα και εξηγούν τι αποκαλύπτουν για τη γλώσσα και την καθημερινή ζωή των Ελλήνων της εποχής.

• Cogos, Sasha; Lamers, Han & Hal, Toon van (2026). Cachés dans les écrits d’un érudit orléanais depuis trois siècles, des proverbes grecs sortent de l'oubli par hasard. [Internet]. La République du Centre. doi: https:/www.larep.fr/orleans-45000/loisirs/caches-dans-les-ecrits-dun-erudit-orleanais-depuis-trois-siecles-des-proverbes-grecs-sortent-de-l-oubli-par-hasard_14997860/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Orléans, juillet 2025. Une découverte historique vient de secouer la médiathèque : deux chercheurs, Néerlandais et Belge, ont retrouvé 90 proverbes grecs inédits. Repris par les médias du monde entier, ce trésor oublié depuis trois siècles multiplie par quatre les écrits connus de cette collection.

• Brennhagen, Sindre (2026). Og i deres øyne var varighet. Filosofisk supplement. ISSN 0809-8220. 22(1-2), s. 109–119. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Myklebust, Erlend Østrem (2026). Contentious History: The Contention of the Bards in Seventeenth-Century Hiberno-Latin Historiography. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper examines the reception of the early seventeenth-century poetical feud in Latin historiographies from the latter part of the century. It argues that neither the poetical contention itself or the local allegiances that fueled it, disappeared during the violence in the middle of the century.

• Sjåstad, Øystein (2026). Christian Krohgs motiver fra Sandøsund. I Johnsen, Espen; Larsen, Bente & Sjåstad, Øystein (Red.), Kystlandskap i sommerlys. Kunsten finner sted. Orfeus Forlag. ISSN 9788293959366. s. 53–79. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Brennhagen, Sindre (2026). Naturtap og følelser – et filosofisk perspektiv [Omvisning 03.06.2026]. doi: https:/www.nasjonalmuseet.no/utstillinger-og-arrangementer/nasjonalmuseet/arrangementer/2026/16/naturtap-og-folelser--et-filosofisk-perspektiv/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Filosofisk foredrag om naturtap og følelser, avholdt i to bolker ved Nasjonalmuseet 03.06.2026. Sammen med formidler Håkon Hoffart.

• Brennhagen, Sindre (2026). Med øye for dyrenes blikk, anmeldelse av Gisle Selnes' «Dyr» (2025). Agora Journal for metafysisk spekulasjon. ISSN 0800-7136. 44(1-2), s. 261–273. doi: 10.18261/agora.44.1-2.13. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Ottersen, Ole Petter; Banet, Catherine & Lygre, Eirik Tangeraas (2026). Håp for kommende generasjoner? doi: https:/filosofifestivalen.no/program2026/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Yao, Ying (2026). The Intrinsic Value of Attention. doi: https:/www4.uib.no/en/research/research-groups/bergen-logic-group/events/2026-bergen-oslo-graduate-conference-in-philosophy. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Armannsdottir, Elin Margot (2026). Design as Geological Force: The Making of Norwegian Aluminium. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The paper Design as Geological Force: The Making of Norwegian Aluminium traces the material flows of aluminium produced by Norsk Aluminium Company (NACO) from its initial commercial-scale production at the beginning of the twentieth century until its exponential growth in the mid-twentieth century. The paper is accompanied by a digital representation, an interactive map depicting the places of extraction, production, manufacture, use, and discard, as well as the material trajectories and their evolution through the period using the software QGIS. In the special Trade & Engineering Supplement of the Times of March 1937, one can find a poster depicting a waterfall at the end of a fjord. The cascade plunges onto a globe; at its point of impact appears the silhouette of a factory from which the water magically transforms into planes, ships, skyscrapers, pots, pans and cars. Designed by Paul Lorck Eidem, one of Norway’s leading advertisement artists at the time, and commissioned by NACO, the artist makes the industrial process seem effortless and local, almost natural. With powerful waterfalls at the end of deep fjords, Norway was indeed and remains an appealing location for aluminium producers seeking to lower costs of production by exploiting cheap hydroelectricity. At the time, NACO held a monopoly on the Scandinavian market and contributed greatly to defining the metal’s place in everyday objects, promoting it as a local material, as the poster proclaimed: Out of Norway falls aluminium. However, the main raw materials from which the metal is produced are absent from the country's geology. Like all aluminium smelted in the country, Norway is merely a stop on the metal’s journey. In the early 20th century, companies driven by the promise of the light metal engaged in international coordination, extracting ore in one place, refining, smelting, manufacturing, and consuming in others. NACO’s smelters were supplied with cryolite from Greenland and aluminium oxide from Høyanger, which itself depended on bauxite imported from the Var region in France. Aluminium travelled and still travels, changing communities, environments and, form at each stop. Where were the raw materials extracted from, where were the refined materials sent to and what impacts did each stop entail? By focusing on material flows, here aluminium, design historians can provide a new understanding of how design shapes consumption, and a detailed assessment of its broader socio-ecological impact. The paper traces the circulation of aluminium to and from Norway during the early decades of its production, revealing the intricate transnational effects that designing with the metal involved. The paper and map are based on primary and secondary sources, using existing writings in the field of business history combined with corporate archives from NACO and its subsidiaries in Sweden, Denmark, and France.

• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Long problems in legacy institutions. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Democracy and Political Order in Europe’s Emergent Polity. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Det annet kjønn og statsfeminismen. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). I strupen på staten. [Journal]. Dag og Tid. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Vangshardt, Mie (2026). French 19th-Century Painting and the End of History? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pech, Christina & Hernandez, Gabriel (2026). Session Chair: Mapping New Epistemologies of Collecting and Archiving. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pech, Christina (2026). Ur arkivet: När framtiden skulle bli grön. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pech, Christina & Mattsson, Helena (2026). Arkitekturdebatt: Tomrummet Eva lämnat efter sig är en uppmaning till oss alla. Arkitektur : byggnad, interiör, plan, landskap. ISSN 0004-2021. 2026(2). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Brennhagen, Sindre (2026). Fugler og forgjengelighet hos Kjersti Ericsson. Samtiden. ISSN 0036-3928. 136(3), s. 96–104. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mancilla, Alejandra; Krefting, Ellen Marie & Meyer, Tirza (2026). GM-brunsj: Blå humaniora. doi: https:/www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/studier/aktuelt/arrangementer/2026/gm-brunsj.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Hva er blå humaniora? Hvordan har forestillinger om havet utviklet seg historisk? Trenger vi nye begreper for å forstå havet og vår relasjon til det? Hvordan kan blå humaniora bidra til samt utfordre forskning i andre fagfelt?

• Fallan, Kjetil & Halland, Ingrid (2026). Moving Matter: Design History as Pathfinding. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Gjensyn med Habermas' teknokratikritikk i en tid der folk har fått nok av eksperter. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Elite perceptions and normative legitimacy. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holst, Cathrine (2026). Studentvalget på UiO: Antall lister halvert på ett år. [Journal]. Universitas. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary (2026). Epistemic bubbles and contextual discordance. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary & Phillips, Kim Pedersen (2026). Science Miscommunication. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Torgersen, Eivind & Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary (2026). - Vi må forstå andres verden for å tilegne oss ny kunnskap. [Internet]. https://www.uio.no/forskning/forskningsnytt/. doi: https:/www.uio.no/forskning/forskningsnytt/artikler/2026/vi-ma-forsta-andres-verden.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pollock, Joanna Katharine Mary & Mallory, Fintan Declan (2026). INTERVIEW: Fintan Mallory on 'Fictionalism about chatbots'. doi: https:/www.joeykpollock.net/blog/interview-fintan-mallory-on-fictionalism-about-chatbots. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Måge, Arendse Wenzel & Pold, Valdemar Nielsen (2026). Arr /2025 nr. 3-4 Ny nordisk renessance. doi: https:/tekstallmenningen.no/butikk/kunst-kultur/arr-2025-03-04/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Myklebust, Erlend Østrem (2026). Sic ne vestigium Troiae relictum est: Vikings in Seventeenth-Century Hiberno-Latin Historiography. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper explores the representation of the Vikings in Hiberno-Latin historiographies from the seventeenth-centuries. It argues that such representations were usually brief and largely related the experience of the Vikings with contemporary religious and political conflicts. This is in contrast to Protestant Latin and Catholic Irish-language texts from the same period, which tend to discuss the Vikings in more detail, and this discrepancy can largely be explained by Catholic Latin historiographies Counter-Reformation context.

• Pedaprolu, Harish Surya Prakash (2026). Questions in Conflict: On the Role of Attention in Inquiry and Communication. University of Oslo (UiO). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Smajdor, Anna & Berglen, Benjamin (2026). How should embryo research be regulated in a pluralistic society? Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  My project explores how embryo research should be regulated in a pluralistic society. I use Tim Scanlon’s contractualism for this purpose and as the main theory throughout the thesis. I explore several avenues in order to reach my conclusion. The first avenue I analyse is Mary Warnock’s report on embryology. The second avenue I explore is a consequentialist one. Then, I discuss arguments against research on human embryos. I argue that these arguments are subject to reasonable rejection and thus fail. In chapter six, I argue that one of the limits of scientific autonomy and one of the restraints that ought to be imposed on embryo research is that a trustee should be appointed for human embryos. Additionally, I outline an argument for research that is not grounded in consequentialism. I argue that research on human embryos is morally permissible. I discuss two arguments for this. The first is grounded in the idea that research ought to be autonomous. This implies, among other things, that what scientists research should be determined by scientists themselves. There are limits to this, which I discuss in chapters four and six.

• Väliaho., Pasi & Heberling., Ruth Helene (2026). Alt er Skrik. Reproduksjon - Fra kopi til kreasjon. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Dette essayet utforsker hvordan reproduserende praksiser fungerer forlengende av kunstverk og bidrar til deres fortsatte eksistens i visuell kultur. I stedet for å behandle reproduksjoner som sekundære kopier undersøker studien hvordan de genererer nye betydninger, funksjoner og former for kulturell verdi over tid. Det sentrale forskningsspørsmålet spør hvordan reproduksjon forlenger et kunstverks liv, og hvordan denne prosessen endrer kunstverkets funksjon og betydning gjennom ulike stadier av reproduksjon. Essayet foreslår en livssyklusmodell for reproduksjon som sporer hvordan kunstverket beveger seg gjennom suksessive stadier av repetisjon, sirkulasjon, nytolkning, kommersiell bruk og digital spredning. Denne modellen baseres på Edvard Munchs Skrik, som fungerer som primær casestudie for undersøkelse av hvordan kunstverk utvikler seg utover sin opprinnelige materielle form gjennom kunstnerisk, kulturell og teknologisk reproduksjon. Med utgangspunkt i perspektiver fra kunsthistorie, visuelle kulturstudier og medieteori, særlig Walter Benjamin, argumenterer essayet for at reproduksjon bør forstås som en generativ prosess snarere enn en trussel mot det originale kunstverket. Reproduksjon bevarer ikke bare kunstverket; den er aktiv i å forme dets kulturelle betydning og gjør det i stand til å vedvare, tilpasse seg og fornyes på tvers av varierende historiske og visuelle kontekster.

• Falkeid, Unn & Grimnes, Ellisiv Røvik (2026). En emosjonshistorisk analyse av Anna Grostøls tekst «Heime-Yrke». Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Denne oppgaven er en emosjonshistorisk undersøkelse av lærebokkapittelet «Heime-yrke», forfattet av folkelivsgransker og lærer Anna Grostøl (1894-1962). Teksten beskriver den utdøende tekstiltradisjonen heime-yrke som ble praktisert i naturalhusholdet. Den er skrevet for det utgåtte faget Heimstadlære og er rettet mot elever i Vest-Agder under etterkrigstidens ressursmangel. Gjennom nærlesning undersøkes det hvordan beskrivelser av håndverkspraksiser flettes sammen med emosjoner, mer spesifikt trygghet og gilde følelser. Grostøl bruker et emosjonelt språk for å fremstille og løfte opp et emosjonelt fellesskap mellom fortidens heime-yrke-utøvere. Dette forsøker hun å innlemme de unge leserne i, og slik skaper hun et delt emosjonelt fellesskap på tvers av tid. Gjennom analysen vil jeg lese fram hvordan Grostøl forsøker å videreføre tekstiltradisjonen på to måter: Å inspirere og oppfordre til framtidig praksis, og å fortelle en gild fortidsfortelling som søker å bevare og bygge lokal identitet.

• Blom, Ina & Linnerud, Anne F. (2026). Romlige overganger: Terskler og liminale soner i Nasjonale turistveger. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Terskler og romlige overganger omgir oss, og vi beveger oss inn og ut av liminale soner mange ganger daglig. En terskel er ikke kun en tradisjonell døråpning, men representerer en overgang og en transformasjon. Terskelen utgjør en egen sone med egen atmosfære og romlige kvaliteter. Terskelen både stenger og åpner. Den deler opp rom, men gjennom åpningen vil det også oppstå en sammenblanding av de to rommene, slik at det blir en utveksling av de to rommenes atmosfærer. Terskelens tydelige dobbelthet i både å åpne og lukke, både ta deg inn i noe nytt og forlate det du er i, både en fortid og en framtid, gir terskelen mange lag av mulig transformasjon. Terskelen, som begrep, omfatter både en fysisk overgang og er et metaforisk begrep som brukes i mange sammenhenger og innenfor mange ulike fagfelt. Terskelen har derfor betydning utover den rent konstruktive, som den utgjør i en bygning. I denne oppgaven har jeg vurdert tre ulike kategorier utsiktspunkter i Nasjonale turistveger og undersøkt hvordan de ligger som en liminal sone i overgangen mellom vei og natur. Oppgavens intensjon var å se på hvordan utsiktspunktene danner terskler og overganger og hvordan de er med på å mediere naturen gjennom sin fortolkning av stedet. Oppgavens teoretiske utgangspunkt er hentet fra begrepene liminalitet og atmosfære, og ligger til grunn for analysene sammen med arkitektonisk teori om terskel og romlige overganger. Alle utsiktspunktene ligger i overgangen mellom vei og natur, og tilrettelegger for å se på stedet gjennom konstruksjonenes liminale egenskaper. Selv de mest varsomme utsiktspunktene medierer på sin måte de stedsspesifikke egenskapene og tilbyr en fortolkning gjennom det tilførte elementet. Konstruksjonene tar de besøkende gjennom et forløp av rom som samlet etablerer et mellomrom og en atmosfærisk erfaring. Fortolkning av stedet eller stedets kvaliteter er en mediering av landskapet sett gjennom den arkitektoniske konstruksjonen, som skaper den liminale sonen. Utsiktpunktene ble delt opp i 3 ulike kategorier, bilde, passasje og vandringssone, ut ifra hvordan de liminale sonene var utformet og hvilke egenskaper de representerte i forhold til hvordan konstruksjonen opptrådte i dialog med sine omgivelser. I denne oppgaven er terskler og liminalitet knyttet til romlige konstruksjoner som ikke har samme type overganger som tradisjonelle arkitektoniske rom. Utsiktspunktenes liminale soner må i større grad sees i sammenheng med de naturgitte omgivelsene som konstruksjonen er en del av. Samspillet mellom konstruksjon og natur er i mange av prosjektene det som skaper de liminale overgangene. Relasjonen blir derfor et møtepunkt mellom menneske, arkitektur og natur.

• Sjåstad, Øystein & Jarli, Christine Anett (2026). Moderne blikk Asta Nørregaards kvinneportretter. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Sammendrag I denne studien argumenteres det for at Asta Nørregaards vedvarende orientering mot portrettsjangeren må forstås som et bevisst kunstnerisk valg, ikke som et uttrykk for svekket kunstnerisk ambisjon eller ensidig markedsmessig tilpasning, slik det til dels er blitt antydet i tidligere forskning. Allerede tidlig i hennes virke, som i altertavlen i Gjøvik kirke, kommer en markert interesse for kvinneskikkelser til syne. Dette leser jeg som et tidlig uttrykk for et sterkt engasjement for kvinnen. Oppgaven søker å fremheve andre, mindre utforskede sider ved Nørregaards praksis. Portrettene kan forstås som politiske arenaer, der kunstneren deltar i samtidens moralske og kjønnspolitiske diskurser og signaliserer solidaritet med kvinnesaken gjennom nøye avstemte visuelle markører som positur, blikk og drakt. Erfaringene fra Paris skjerpet hennes forståelse av mote som et sosialt kodet og kulturelt lesbart formspråk, noe hun konsekvent integrerte i portrettpraksisen. Klær og fremtoning brukes til å formulere ulike former for kvinnelighet og til å plassere modellene som aktører i en moderne urban offentlighet, snarere enn som figurer begrenset til et privat, borgerlig interiør. Portrettene fremstår dermed som steder der kvinnelig identitet ikke bare fremstilles, men også bearbeides og forhandles. Gjennom iscenesettelsen av kropp, drakt og blikk undersøker Nørregaard hvordan kvinner manøvrerer innenfor, men også utfordrer, samtidens forestillinger om femininitet. Slik åpner portrettene for en lesning der de ikke bare dokumenterer borgerskapets estetiske idealer, men også synliggjør spenningene knyttet til kvinners handlingsrom i det moderne samfunn.  

• Fremmerlid., Anny & Judson., Anne-Marie (2026). Øyet uten ansikt. En kunsthistorisk og fenomenologisk undersøkelse av øyemotivet i Kjell Torrisets 836 øyne. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Dette mastergradsessayet undersøker det løsrevne øyemotivet i Kjell Torrisets 836 øyne (1997-1998), som kan besøkes på Universitetsbiblioteket i Georg Sverdrups hus. Oppgaven redegjør for øyemotivet gjennom et historisk løp, med nærlesning, formalanalyse og en komparativ analyse i lys av Sandro Kopps serie Eye Portraits (2017–2019) og en øyeminiatyr av Auguste Amalia (1823). Med utgangspunkt i Hanneke Grootenboers begrep «intimate vision» og Maurice Merleau-Pontys fenomenologi analyseres hvordan kunstnerens intensjon, historisk kontekst, materialitet og utstillingspraksis påvirker betydningen og uttrykket til øyemotivet. Essayet konkluderer med at øyemotivet kan fungere som et uttrykk for en sameksistens av intimitet og anonymitet: det kan være en inngang til personlighet og nærvær som aktiverer betrakterens indre liv. Øyet forstås dermed ikke bare som et symbolsk ladet motiv eller som et rent optisk organ, men som en inngang til en fenomenologisk ontologi – et sted hvor både kunstnere og betraktere ser og blir sett, og gjennom dette erfarer sin egen tilstedeværelse i verden.

• Johnsen, Espen & Lie, Magnus Sigurd (2026). Arnstein Arneberg og Magnus Poulssons sommerhus på Nesøya. En undersøkelse med fokus på bygningslovens påvirkning på den arkitektoniske prosessen. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

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• Falkeid., Unn & Solheim., Andreas (2026). «Skjønner du at bilen fungerer på samme måte som et borgerlig kunstverk?». Nye veier i forholdet mellom kunst og virkelighet i Profil 1968–1969. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  I perioden 1968 og 1969 eksisterte det et helt særegent prosjekt i det norske litterære tidsskriftet Profil. Redaksjonen forsøkte å føre en sosialistisk revolusjon ved å formidle en radikal, avantgarde kunst- og litteraturforståelse. De ønsket å endre samfunnet gjennom å endre massens syn på kulturen. Slutten av 1960-tallet var en periode med store omveltninger i samfunnet, både politisk, kulturelt og intellektuelt. Tidsskriftet Profil, som holdt til på Universitetet i Oslo, tok inspirasjon fra globale revolusjonære idéstrømninger, og ønsket å anvende dem på norske forhold. I denne oppgaven forsøker jeg å sammenfatte hva Profils kunstsyn bestod i, og hvordan det uttrykkes i tidsskriftets utgaver i perioden. Jeg tar for meg tre sentrale aspekter ved kunsten. Kapittel 1 ser på kunstens tilblivelse, med særlig vekt på et ideal om kollektiv skapelse. Kapittel 2 undersøker Profils formsyn, og trekker frem brudd med tradisjonelle kunstformer, syn på massemedier og språklig maktutøvelse. Kapittel 3 tar for seg kunstens funksjon som revolusjonært medium for bevisstgjøring av massene og deres materielle forhold. Slik viser denne oppgaven hvordan Profil i perioden 1968–1969 skapte et helt nytt radikalt prosjekt innenfor norsk litteraturhistorie.

• Vetlesen, Arne Johan & Gjuvsland, Marte Ruhlin (2026). Tyveriet av naturens generative logikk. En genealogi over fornektelsen av tilblivelse, forandring og det kjønnede, lest gjennom Teresa Brennan. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Sammendrag Den vestlige filosofien har avvist tilblivelse og forandring, og psyken har fornektet forbindelsen til det som bærer fram liv. Disse to er ikke beslektede historier, men én og samme handling sett fra to kanter. Lest gjennom Teresa Brennan rammer denne doble fornektelsen både naturen og kvinnen. Naturen får ikke være en frambringelse, men gjøres til materie for et formgivende prin-sipp utenfor seg, og kvinnen rammes av samme struktur og blir det formløse og mottakende. Det er ett nedslag på to steder. Den grunnleggende fantasien er forestillingen om at subjektet er opphav til sitt eget liv, med verden som noe som er til for å tjene det. Den er verken en idé eller en samfunnsstruktur løsrevet fra subjektet, men et energetisk arbeid som tar form både i den enkelte psyken og i de varene, byene og tidsstrukturene den stivner til. Psyken reiser et første fastpunkt over et tap, tapet av for-bindelsen til det vi er kommet av og lever av, og morskroppen svarer her til den levende naturen. Brennans egen ramme forutsetter en lengre historie enn hun selv fører gjennom, om hvordan strukturen fikk filosofisk form før moderniteten gjorde den til vitenskap. Det er den historien oppgaven tar opp. Historien lar seg lese som en genealogi. Parmenides avviste tilblivelsen, Platon nedvurderte den, og Aristoteles' forsøk på å redde den bar Platons omvending i seg. Mekanismen ga formen materiell skikkelse. De tre retningene hviler på samme grunn, og den platonske tradisjonen er ikke fantasiens opphav, men stedet der dens vestlige trekk fikk et filosofisk språk fast nok til å vare. Slik ble den grunnlaget for det Brennan kaller det innkapslede subjektet og egoets tidsalder. Nedvurderingen viser seg til sist å være mer enn en nedvurdering. Den er en tilegnelse, der subjektet tar den frambringende kraften fra dem som bærer den, og setter seg selv i opphavets sted. Tyven etterligner det han har stjålet fra, og samtidens forsøk på å gi naturen en innside til-bake, panpsykismen og den nymaterialistiske vendingen, vekker fysis som bilde og ikke den frambringende grunnen selv, fordi de gir naturen et selv støpt etter subjektets eget mønster. Til slutt vender det fortrengte tilbake. Sammenbruddet i det innkapslede subjektet er ikke at virkelig-heten rakner, men øyeblikket der forseglingen viser seg som forsegling, og forbindelsen melder seg igjen.

• Rørvik, Thor Inge & Flydal, Sofie Kristine (2026). «Giv mig Noget at tage mig for». Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Denne masteroppgaven gir en idéhistorisk nærlesning av Marie Colbans (1814-1884) fortelling Jeg lever (1877). Oppgaven undersøker hvilke syn på kvinners rolle i ekteskapet og kvinners ønsker om et selvstendig arbeid og frie livsvalg som presenteres gjennom bokens kvinnelige karakterer. For å belyse tematikken kontekstualiseres verket ved å se på kvinners stilling i Norge på 1800-tallet, med fokus på embetsstanden og det intellektuelle miljøet som forfatterinnen var en del av. Gjennom lesningen ser jeg på hvordan Marie Colban bruker de litterære karakterene til å fremme kvinners behov for å drive med et selvstendig arbeid.

• Baier, Simon & Velletri, Stella Maria (2026). Tight Knit. The importance of textile art made by groups in Norwegian art History. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This essay will explore textile art’s development in Oslo in the past fifty year, through the practice of artists working in groups. The two groups this research is centered around are Tekstilgruppa and Løvaas & Wagle, who both worked before the turn of the century. The goal is to show how crucial collaborative work has been to the development of textile art in Oslo. This essay will mostly touch on the groups’ practices up to the early 2000s and show their influence. Finally, a smaller section will be dedicated to more contemporary collaborative textile projects that are happening on national and international bases.

• Baier, Simon & Mørken, Malin Ljone (2026). Function, Commodity, and the Woman Object: Nicola L. On canonization, recognition, and institutional gender bias. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Through public, institutional, and systematic oppression, women have been disregarded throughout centuries within art and often been completely ignored in art history, making it near impossible for them to enter art historical canons and being properly categorized. By looking at the career, practice, and life of Nicola L., as well as a large part of her body of works, this essay further looks into the causes and results of this common disregard. Using writings by feminist art historians Lucy Lippard and Linda Nochlin, this essay will utilize their texts and theories in order look closely at how women artists have been treated, gone unnoticed, and often been underrecognized. Looking at different movements and phenomenons in art, as well as defining canonization, the impact of activism, and other topics of relevance, it will become clear that there were many different factors at play leading to Nicola L., as so many other women artists before and after her, not getting the recognition she deserved.

• Sjåstad, Øystein & Tømmeraas, Andrea Kanutte (2026). Mellom det klassisistiske og det medievaliske. En analyse av forholdet mellom kunst og politikk i Wilhelm Rasmussens skulpturer 1926-1944. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Dette mastergradsessayet undersøker fire verk av den norske billedhuggeren Wilhelm Rasmussen: «Fra Hafrsfjord til Eidsvoll» (1926-1992), utkast til triumfbue på Egertorget (1933), «Vidkun Quisling» (1942) og «NS-monumentet» (1944). Essayet tar utgangspunkt i følgende problemstilling: hvordan brukes klassisisisme i Wilhelm Rasmussens skulpturer fra 1926 til 1944? Jeg forsøker å svare på problemstillingen ved hjelp av en kontekstanalyse med utgangspunkt i Rasmussens samtid og kunsthistoriske forbilder, samt teorier om nasjonalkunst, etnoklassisisme og minnesteder. Klassisismen i Rasmussens kunstnerskap kan ses som en retorisk komponent i en eklektisk stilistisk sammensmelting av ulike stiler, hovedsakelig klassisisme og medievalisme.

• Baier, Simon & Petersen, Kaja Sofie Rindal (2026). Kontinuitet eller brudd? En undersøkelse av rekurateringen av Picassoverkene fra Y-blokka. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

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• Aaby, Bendik Hellem & Khaled, Lasarus (2026). The Universality of Disease: A Process Ontological Approach. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

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• Baier, Simon & Grétudóttir, Kari Ósk (2026). Dieter Roth and the Immediate Environment. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  --- Abstract will be published: 2031-06-15

• Evju., Håkon & Hørnes., Magnus Knarvik (2026). Writing Mission. Christian Protten and the Rhetoric of Moravian Mission. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This thesis examines the rhetorical strategies in the mission diary of the Euro-African Moravian Christian Protten (1715–1769). Whereas previous studies have largely used the diary as a source on 18th-century West Africa, this study argues that its primary purpose was to influence the leadership of the Moravian Church. Composed after Protten’s banishment from the community, the diary sought both to negotiate his readmission into the Church and to secure support for a mission to West Africa. Chapter 1 analyses how Protten fashioned himself as a pious Christian through emotional introspection. Chapter 2 investigates how he performed belonging to the Moravian Church by enacting its rituals and aligning himself with its emotional norms. Chapter 3 examines how his ethnographic depictions of West Africans challenged growing Moravian pessimism toward African missions by portraying Africans as culturally intelligible and malleable. By analysing the diary as a rhetorical intervention, the study highlights the role of writing in shaping missionary projects and contributes to broader discussions of lay authority, community, and constructions of cultural difference within the 18th-century Moravian Church.

• Baier, Simon & Solem, Margrethe Stenberg (2026). Verden består. Økosentrisme i Gunvor Nervold Antonsens relieffserie Fødselen (2025-26). Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  --- Sammendrag og filene vil publiseres: 2027-06-15

• Larsen, Bente & Skalstad, Stine (2026). Det kreative selvet som motstand. Feministisk somaestetikk, kroppslig frihet og kritisk praksis. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Oppgaven er en teoretisk studie som tar utgangspunkt i et grunnleggende spørsmål: Kan vi være frie som kropper, og ikke bare til tross for at vi er kroppslige? Med forankring i Richard Shustermans somaestetikk undersøkes forholdet mellom kropp, frihet og feminisme, og hvordan kroppslig selvforming kan tenkes som del av et kritisk frigjøringsprosjekt heller enn som individuell selvoptimering. Problemstillingen som leder analysen er: I hvilken grad og på hvilke måter kan somaestetikken forstås som kritisk praksis innen en feministisk ramme, og hvilke implikasjoner har dette for begrepet kroppslig frihet? Teoretisk er oppgaven basert i estetisk og feministisk teori og bygger på en nærlesning av Simone de Beauvoir, Richard Shusterman, Michel Foucault og Judith Butler, med vekt på kroppens betydning i menneskets liv. Beauvoir gir et grunnlag gjennom analysen av kvinnens kropp som «situasjon» og hennes frihetstenkning. Shustermans somaestetikk behandles deretter som et samtidsfilosofisk bidrag som gjør soma til medium for erfaring, selvforming og handling. Foucaults eksistensestetikk og Butlers teori om materialisering og performativitet brukes videre som kritisk linse for å knytte somaestetikk til makt og kjønn. Oppgaven viser for det første at Beauvoirs frihetstenkning rommer en spenning der kroppen både er forutsetning og hinder for frihet. Dette skaper en anspent relasjon mellom kvinnen og hennes kropp og et motsetningsforhold mellom kropp og frihet, slik at frihet ofte forestilles som distanse fra kroppen. For det andre argumenterer oppgaven for at somaestetikk gir et alternativ ved å forstå kroppslig selvkultivering som mulig del av kvinners frigjøringsprosjekter. For det tredje kommer det frem at analysen av Foucault og Butler gjør det mulig å lese somaestetikken videre inn i et motstandsarbeid der kjønnede kropper står i sentrum. På dette grunnlaget foreslås en feministisk somaestetikk som kritisk og kreativ praksis, der frihet begrepsliggjøres som en somatisk og relasjonell form for motstand, hvor kroppsliggjorte subjekter forsøker å utvide sitt handlingsrom innenfor og mot normaliserende maktformer.

• Vikesdal, Sara Kasin; Mørch, Hedda Hassel & Sjøtveit, Vilde Rødsand (2026). A Problem of Temporal Phenomenology for Integrated Information Theory. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  --- Abstract and files will be published: 2027-06-15

• Väliaho, Pasi & Jansen, Jonathan Myran (2026). Visualizing Ocean Space: Mediating Surface and Seafloor Circa 1960. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This thesis examines the role of images and visuality in the historical production of ocean space. Focusing on the immediate period after World War II, it explores how the seafloor emerged as a space of extraction, governance and territoriality within a capitalist political economy increasingly oriented toward the prospect of offshore resource extraction. Although the seabed was imagined to be a seemingly limitless repository of natural riches, such extractive prospects conflicted sharply with the historical principle of “free seas”, which had situated the oceans largely outside the reach of terrestrial forms of appropriation. By combining perspectives from theories of the image, visuality and geography, the thesis weaves together modern ocean-histories in order to examine how the political economy of capitalism rearticulated the ocean as a space of extraction, sovereignty, and territoriality in the decades after World War II. Drawing on Nicholas Mirzoeff’s concept of “visuality”, it proposes that this transformation cannot be understood solely in material or politico-economic terms, but rather that it must be situated within a broader framework of images, knowledge, and imagination, through which certain spatial imaginaries are rendered visible.

• Vikesdal, Sara Kasin & Rosén, Jon Axel (2026). Toward a Conceptual Framework of The Disordered Mind. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  --- Abstract will be published: 2029-06-15

• Grøgaard, Åsne Dorthea & Öksüz, Şükrü (2026). FROM ALIENATION TO UPROOTEDNESS. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENT, BUT RELATED, ANALYSES OF MARX AND WEIL OF THE SUFFERINGS OF THE MODERN WORKER? Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This thesis examines labor conditions of the modern worker through a comparative analysis of the philosophies of Karl Marx and Simone Weil. Both philosophers discuss the suffering of workers as one of the central problems of modern industrial society and its division of labor. Having said that, they offer different explanations and concepts for analyzing this problem. Marx explains the modern worker’s conditions through the concept of alienation and argues that in the modern industry, workers become separated from the product of their labor, the labor process, other human beings, and their species being as a result of capitalist relations of production. Weil, while accepting many aspects of Marx’s analysis and the importance of material conditions, argues that alienation is a necessary, but insufficient concept to have a full grasp of the worker’s conditions. She therefore develops the concept of déracinement (uprootedness), which encompasses not only the economic dimension, but also the spiritual, cultural, temporal, and existential dimensions of human beings. In this way, I try to find answers to the question of what we can learn from the different, but related, analyses of Marx and Weil of the sufferings of the modern worker, and argue that Weil’s concept of uprootedness extends Marx’s concept of alienation by addressing dimensions of human beings that cannot be reduced to economic and material conditions alone.

• Dimas, Panos & Vestervik, Mathias (2026). Symbolic Conditioning. Narrative, Affect, and the Limits of Argument in Plato. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Shah., Feroz Mehmood & Rødstøl., Hanna (2026). Should I kill myself or have a cup coffee? An exploration on what embracing the absurd entails. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The title of this thesis, Should i kill myself or have a cup of coffee?, encapsulates the central existential dilemma of Albert Camus’ philosophy. This thesis explores how individuals navigate the tension between our human desire for meaning in an indifferent universe. I challenge conventional philosophical and societal responses, arguing that these are ultimately a form of evasion that alienate us from reality. Through an analysis that pairs Camus' literary works with philosophers like Dostoevsky and Sartre, I articulate a practical framework for the absurd condition. I propose that the antidote to meaninglessness is not a fabricated ideology, but rather a profound commitment to “micro meanings”, the small things in life. By rejecting the rigged game of demanding ultimate justifications, we are free to find value in earthly experiences.

• Vetlesen, Professor Arne Johan & Asp, Lene Anette (2026). Hovedtittel: Den idealiserte universalismen i Seyla Benhabibs kosmopolitisme Undertittel: en ontologisk analyse. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Sammendrag I denne oppgaven har jeg gjort en ontologisk analyse av Seyla Benhabibs ‘Et annet verdensborgerskap’ med hovedfokus på hennes kjernebegreper: demokratiske iterasjoner og kosmopolitiske normer. Jeg har forsvart at hennes konkrete universalisme og inkluderingen av den konkrete andre i samtalen om det moralske, ikke innebærer relativisme, men snarere er et uttrykk for kompleksiteten i møtet mellom det universelle og det konkrete. Oppmerksomheten på de ‘rettighetsløse’, er uten tvil en viktig utfordring for alle som er opptatt av universelle rettigheter. Samtidig er splittelse og polarisering en tydelig trend og politisk bekymring i vår tid. Benhabibs konkrete universalisme baserer seg på en diskursiv eller kommunikativ rasjonalitet, hvor poenget er å inkludere den konkrete andre - den det angår og den som er berørt - i moralske, rettferdiggjørende samtaler. Benhabib legger dermed et stort ansvar på den offentlige sfære. Jeg har argumentert for at Benhabibs diskurs-etikk forutsetter en samlet offentlighet for å innfri som en forbedret utgave av universalismen. Faren for fragmentering og polarisering er en blindsone hos Benhabib, og denne faren er ekstra relevant i spørsmål om rettigheter for utsatte grupper, noe som nettopp er Benhabibs kjernesak fremfor noen. Benhabib tar den offentlige sfære for gitt, der hun burde stilt spørsmålstegn ved den. Benhabib synes å skissere en modell der vi alle er i en bevegelse fra et ‘tykk’ samfunnsstruktur med normer, bindinger, tradisjoner og kollektive normer, og over til et samfunn preget av kosmopolitiske normer, rettigheter og frihet, der disse implisitt presenteres som motpoler. Jeg har argumentert for at Benhabib undervurderer den ‘tykke’ samfunnsveven og den offentlige sfære, og i tillegg hvordan disse fenomenene henger sammen. Som en kontrast til Benhabib, har jeg redegjort for Nadim Khourys teoretisering over det som kan hindre en samlet offentlig samtale, og over en manglende felles offentlighet som er tilfelle noen steder. Hans tekster er tydelig situert i den ‘tykke’ israelsk-palestinske konflikten, og tar med det utgangspunkt i realiteten av splittede samfunn. Khoury tar faren for fragmentering og separate narrativer på alvor, og minner oss på at en samlet offentlighet, og samlende fortellinger ikke er naturgitt, men derimot noe som må arbeides frem. Khoury introduserer begreper som ‘kosmopolitisk minne’ og ‘post-nasjonalt minne’ i kontrast til internt samlende nasjonale narrativer. Jeg argumenterer for at Khourys ontologi kan anses å være et bidrag til en videreutvikling eller forbedring av Benhabibs konkrete universalisme. Det er nå lett å se at den utviklingen av kosmoplitiske normer som Benhabib forventet, ikke er innfridd. Derimot ser vi at nasjonalisme, populisme, religiøsitet og tradisjoner seiler opp, og mange rettighetskamper får stadig større motstand. Hvis vi lar Benhabib stå som representant for den brede optimismen som regjerte på 90- og 2000-tallet, og så spør hvorfor denne utviklingen nå går i retrett: Er det mulig at nettopp dette synet, at rettigheter og individualisme, implisitt eller eksplisitt, ble fremstilt som motpoler til kulturen, kan være en grunn? Er det ethnos, tilhørighet, og tradisjoner som slår tilbake? ‘Tykke’ ting som gir mening, trygghet, røtter og fellesskap? Hadde det vært mulig å tenke annerledes og mer syntetisk, at kampen for kosmopolitiske normer og rettigheter i stedet kunne tenkes integrert nennsomt og med respekt inn i kulturen? Dette er spørsmål jeg ikke har forsøkt å besvare, jeg har kun søkt å levere en analyse av Benhabibs Et annet verdensborgerskap.

• Crowther, Karen & Hanssen, Martin Elias Bergh (2026). Measuring operational coherence: A new framework for a fine-grained action-based analysis of science. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In this thesis I argue that the notion of aim-oriented adjustment in Hasok Chang’s pragmatism is insufficient for the purpose of explaining what it is about an activity that makes it more operationally coherent than another. I present what I call the continuum collapse problem, which states that, without a way to assess the differences between activities, Chang’s conception of operational coherence as a matter of degrees is in danger of collapsing into a success/failure binary. In light of this, my goal is to fend off the continuum collapse problem by developing a framework that allows for the measurement of operational coherence. Drawing on examples from linguistics, sports, music, and animation, I argue that operational coherence can be measured based on the style with which operations are performed.

• Shah, Feroz Mehmood & Kåvik, Emma Karen (2026). Have you heard the good news? The Case for Deliberative Disagreement in John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This thesis explores the question of whether disagreement is, epistemically speaking, beneficial. John Stuart Mill’s account of disagreement in chapter two of On Liberty serves as the thesis’ starting point and throughline. Mill’s view entails that the benefits of disagreement are cashed out in deliberation. This is contrasted by other approaches to disagreement which focus on the realisation of disagreement itself. The first chapter of the thesis concludes that it is disagreement in the form of deliberation which can in fact lead to epistemic improvements. Chapter two considers various problems which would frustrate the beneficial potential of disagreement. Chapter three aims to show that the root of these problems is a breakdown of the relationship (broadly construed) between knowers and arguers. The thesis concludes by returning to the question of whether or not disagreement is on the whole beneficial.

• Shah, Feroz Mehmood & Maina, Fulvio (2026). The Ethics of Desire Care. Relational Flourishing and Careful Interventions. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Care ethics has long prioritised the satisfaction of human needs, yet in doing so its literature has largely neglected the concept of desire: a theoretical gap this project sets out to address. By bringing care ethics into dialogue with relational theories of desire, this project argues that such a synthesis produces a meaningful and original contribution to the field. The project's central theoretical contribution is the concept of desire intervention: Desire intervention is a caring practice aimed at changing a desire that harms the care receiver’s flourishing. This concept is developed at the intersection of two traditions. The care ethical dimension is grounded in the care-capability framework: a normative foundation developed by integrating the capability approach with Ruddick's goals of care, Warren's eco-feminist account of caring practices, and Randall's values of care. Together, these elements specify both when a desire harms flourishing and the necessary conditions for a practice to be genuinely caring. The theoretical account of desire itself is drawn from Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's theory of desiring production, which furnishes a dynamic, relational, and situated understanding of how desire is constituted and transformed. This text shows how taking desire seriously can strengthen care ethical practice. Desire intervention does not introduce something external to care ethics; instead, it illuminates a dimension that was already there but underexamined and expands what care ethics can do in practice.

• Mancilla, Alejandra & Koster, Mark (2026). Our Inorganic Body. In Defense of Marxist Philosophy in Environmental Ethics. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In the paper On Marx as an Environmental Hero, Val Plumwood critiques Marx’s thought from the standpoint of environmental ethics, arguing that Marx’s thought is environmentally unethical. In this thesis, I argue that Plumwood’s critiques of Marx’s ethics do not hold. I distinguish, elaborate upon, and evaluate four arguments in Plumwood’s paper. I will analyze the arguments and compare them to a multitude of Marx’s early and late works, ranging from the Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right, to Capital Volume III. First I analyze the ‘critique of humanization,’ which states that in a Marxist perspective, man swallows up nature. Then, I analyze the critique of Marx’s Hegelian heritage, which states that Marx’s view ultimately assigns a god-like status to humanity over nature. After this I analyze the critique of Prometheanism within Marx’s conception of the transformation of nature and self-identification with nature. Finally, I analyze Plumwood’s critique of historical materialism, which states that historical materialism endorses the nature-dominance paradigm. I conclude that none of the arguments presented establish that Marx’s thought is environmentally unethical. In doing this, I hope to contribute to a broad reevaluation of Marxist theory within environmental philosophy that is pressing and necessary.

• Holst, Cathrine & Noonan, Kari Sogner (2026). The Limits of Deliberation. A Critical Analysis of Ethics Commissions and Philosophers in Democratic Decision-Making. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This thesis identifies democratic concerns when utilising ethics commissions in governmental decision-making and reflects on how to handle these worries. It focuses especially on what role philosophers should have within such commissions. I analyse these commissions using deliberative democracy as a lens. In this democratic theory, the central value is how the public can discover, discuss and as such handle societal issues. There is a tension between ethics commissions and inclusive public debate. Commissions can both inform and encourage deliberation, but they can also insulate important value debates from the public sphere. The overarching worry when using these commissions in decision-making is that they give more weight to the opinions of expert members, meaning that other citizens do not have equal say in value questions which concern us all. To mitigate this, I set out how ethics commissions and philosophers can encourage rather than hinder public debate. I will also argue that ethics commissions can counteract this main democratic worry by focusing on listening to all types of viewpoints, however they may be expressed. This can serve the important purpose of making ethics commissions more democratic.

• Mjelva, Jørn Kløvfjell; Crowther, Karen & Wilson, Alastair (2026). Understanding Entanglement: A Realist Approach. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This dissertation comprises three self-standing papers investigating the metaphysics of quantum entanglement and its explanatory role in accounting for the non-classical correlations exhibited by entangled systems. It defends entanglement realism, the view that entanglement reflects a genuine metaphysical feature of systems in entangled states. While this position aligns with a scientific realist attitude towards entanglement, it has been argued to be undermined by entanglement swapping, particularly in delayed-choice and spacelike scenarios. This objection is addressed in the first two papers. The first (Ch. 2) analyses delayed-choice entanglement swapping in both a collapsebased and a no-collapse framework, arguing that a realist account remains viable. It also considers spacelike entanglement swapping, concluding that it only presents a problem for a collapse account. This problem is addressed in the second paper (Ch. 3), which develops a realist-friendly relativistic collapse account of entanglement swapping. The third paper (Ch. 4) addresses metaphysical concerns, specifically that entanglement realism challenges key elements of our intuitive worldview by implying some form of “holistic unity”. It proposes a novel approach to the link view on entanglement – a view which explicates entanglement in terms of physical relations rather than holistic unity – that addresses the main objections raised against the link view by developing it in a formalism based on the Heisenberg picture of quantum mechanics. Taken together, the dissertation advances a positive case for entanglement realism as a straightforwardly scientific realist view that accounts for quantum correlations – even in the entanglement swapping case – which can also be made compatible with key elements of our intuitive worldview.

• Berneri, Jacopo & Linnebo, Øystein (2026). Structured Properties and Propositions: Foundations and Applications. Universitetet i Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Numerous philosophers are committed to fine-grained accounts of properties, propositions, and relations. One approach gaining traction in recent decades is the structuralist view, which claims that properties and propositions with distinct constituents are distinct. However, the Russell-Myhill paradox has been proposed as evidence that this view is inconsistent within higher-order logic. Based on the previous work of other philosophers, my article-based dissertation is dedicated to the conceptual foundation and mathematical implementation of a framework, called generativism, which aims to retain the structuralist view and counter the paradox in a well-motivated way. Generativism is grounded on the idea that structured entities are iteratively generated, thereby circumventing the paradox. According to this view, the universe of structured properties and propositions is never fully available, but continuously expands through a hierarchy of stages. The key aspect of my approach is advocating for a predicative turn in higher-order logic, suggesting that the quantifiers used when generating new entities should only range over entities available at each stage of the generative process. So, the main aim of my dissertation is to propose a more thoroughgoing study of predicativism in the context of structured properties and propositions. I develop and discuss two mathematical implementations of these ideas. One is historically well-known in the logical and philosophical literature on predicativity: it is Russell's ramified theory of types (abbreviated as RTT). The other is Boolos' stage theory, which has received significant attention in the philosophy of set theory, but its applicability for structured propositions has been seriously underestimated. RTT is often deemed clunky and not explanatory, so my preferred approach for giving formal precision to generativism is the stage theory. The reason is that it provides greater flexibility, enhanced clarity, stronger theoretical justification, and a more streamlined framework, by bypassing the complications tied to ramified types and the use of modal operators, which are typical of potentialist views.

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