Jan Reinert Karlsen
Position
Associate Professor, academic coordinator for Major Issues in Research and Society and leader of Research Group Theory of Science
Affiliation
Research groups
Research
I am currently working on four research topics:
- The concept of suffering
- Philosophy of severe chronic neurological diseases
- Philosophy of cognitive neuroscience
- Interdisciplinarity in teaching and learning
Teaching
Major Questions in Research and Society
- The human being: Nature and culture (VIT210)
- Global health: Ethics, politics, and human rights (VIT211)
- Climate: What do we know? What should we do? (VIT212)
- The many cultures at the university (VIT213)
- The Norwegian Constitution: What is it? How ought it to be? (VIT214)
- Displacing humanity: Knowledge status and options for action (VIT215)
- Artificial Intelligence: Visions, Realities and Future Consequences (VIT216)
PhD obligatory course in Research Design, Methods, Ethics and Philosophy of Science (PS901)
Publications
2017
- Karlsen, Jan Reinert; Osnes, Berge (2017). Hjernen gjør motstand. (external link)
- Karlsen, Jan Reinert; Müftüoglu, Ingrid Birce; Slaattelid, Rasmus Tore (2017). Studentenes stemme?. (external link)
- Müftüoglu, Ingrid Birce; Karlsen, Jan Reinert; Slaattelid, Rasmus Tore (2017). Svar til Skodvin. (external link)
- Karlsen, Jan Reinert; Müftüoglu, Ingrid Birce; Slaattelid, Rasmus Tore (2017). Studiebarometeret som kunnskapsform og samfunnsfenomen. (external link)
2016
2012
Projects
- The project Philosophy of Neurodegeneration: A part of Neuro-SysMed, a centre for clinical treatment research on neurological diseases.