Where is nature within philosophy? What narratives inform and shape our modern lives?
In this seminar, we are joined by three renowned philosophers who will provide their reflections and knowledge on how to be, behave, and live in a world where human relationships to nature are destroying the planet.
Professor em. Kate Soper is a pioneer within feminist radical philosophy and has a long and influential career within the fields of needs and hedonism, consumption, and environmental philosophy. She has authored numerous, critically acclaimed books, such as What is Nature? Culture, Politics and the Non-Human and Post-Growth Living: for an Alternative Hedonism.
As. Research Professor Travis Rieder has published extensively within the fields of bioethics and moral philosophy, and is the author behind the critically acclaimed books In Pain and Catastrophe Ethics.
Dr. Martin Lee Müller is co-founder of the long-term bioregional initiative “A Hundred Years of Listening” on eco-narratives. He is the author behind the award-winning Being Salmon, Being Human, and has published extensively on topics of human-animal relationships, deep ecology, and indigenous cosmovisions.
The webinar is moderated by Dr. David Goyes, University of Oslo.
Watch the webinar here (YouTube)
The event is funded by the University of Oslo’s interdisciplinary initiative UiO: Energy and Environment.