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Social Construction of the Objective World

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Professor Dagfinn Føllesdal, University of Oslo/Stanford University

Professor Føllesdal studied science and mathematics in Oslo and Göttingen 1950-57, philosophy at Harvard.Ph.D. Harvard 1961, then taught at Harvard and later at Oslo (1967-99) and Stanford. About 30 books written and edited, 200 articles, translated into nineteen languages, 20 articles reprinted in anthologies. Chair of committees and boards appointed by the Norwegian Government, the Norwegian Research Council, UNESCO and other international organizations.

Ian Hacking

Interview with Ian Hacking

My favourite book is The Emergence of Probability (1975), because that is when I really started to do philosophy in my own way. Read more.

Ian Hacking and Bruna de Marchi

Holberg Prize Symposium 2009: Ian Hacking

Listen to the lectures and discussions on the work of Ian Hacking, Holberg Prize laureate 2009. Read more.

Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize amount is NOK 4.5 million (Appr. EUR 570,000/ USD 800,000)

Nils Klim Prize is awarded to young Nordic researchers under 35 years within the academic fields of the Holberg Prize.

Holberg Prize School Project is a research competition for pupils in the upper secondary school.

Holberg Prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2003.

15.09.2012: Deadline for Nomination to the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2013

Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology. The Holberg International Memorial Prize for 2013 is NOK 4.5 million (approximately EUR 575,000/USD 775,000). Read more.

15.09.2012: Deadline Nomination to the Nils Klim Prize 2013

The Nils Klim Prize is awarded to a Nordic researcher under 35 who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology. The Nils Klim Prize for 2013 is NOK 250,000 (approx. 32 000EUR /42 000USD).Read more.