Division of Philosophy and Applied Ethics (FTE)

We conduct research and education within the areas of Philosophy and Applied Ethics. 

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Harald Wiltsche sitting on the stairs of Studenthuset

With science and the human mind in focus

What is it about the human mind that allows us to figure things out with such a precision? How can we improve the ways in which science helps us address societal challenges? And why is there an increasing distrust towards science among the public?
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Ethical questions arise when nurses are exported

Each year, more than 10,000 nurses leave the Philippines to work in other countries under international agreements. Such agreements cannot always be defended from an ethical point of view, Klein Fernandez shows in his doctoral thesis.

Phenomenology to understand physics

How can the philosophical school of phenomenology help us to understand physics? In a new book scientists examine the role of phenomenology in the philosophy of physics and offers perspectives on how to understand and discuss physics.

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