Jan Reinert Karlsen

Position

Associate Professor, academic coordinator for Major Issues in Research and Society and leader of Research Group Theory of Science

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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)

 

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