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Ole Martin Moen

Ole Martin Moen(Norwegian pronunciation:[ˈû:ləˈmɑ̀ːtɪnˈmù:ən];born 28 April 1985) is aNorwegianphilosopher who works primarily withapplied ethicsandvalue theory.He is Professor of Ethics atOslo Metropolitan Universityand Researcher in Philosophy and Principal Investigator for the 5-year research project "What should not be bought and sold?" at theUniversity of Oslo,funded by theResearch Council of Norway.[1]

Ole Martin Moen
Born(1985-04-28)28 April 1985(age 39)
EducationPhilosophy (PhD)
Practical Pedagogy (PPU)
Intellectual History (MPhil)
Intellectual History (BA)
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
AwardsZapffe Prize (2019)
EraContemporary philosophy
InstitutionsOslo Metropolitan University
University of Oslo
University of Oxford
Main interests
Animal ethics,bioethics,environmental ethics
Websitewww.olemartinmoen.com

Education and career

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Moen received a PhD in philosophy from theUniversity of Osloin 2013; his dissertation was onhedonism.[2]While conducting PhD research, Moen was visiting scholar at theUehiro Centre for Practical Ethicsat the University of Oxford.[3]As a master's student, he acted as visiting scholar at theUniversity of California,Berkeley andUniversity of Oxford.[1]

Moen has published articles in journals such as theJournal of Medical Ethics,[4]Journal of Bentham Studies,[5]Philosophia,[6]Reason PapersandThink.[3]He has written on a number of controversial topics, including prostitution, active euthanasia, animal welfare,wild animal suffering,school, cosmetic surgery, monogamy,cryonicsandtranshumanism.[7][8][9]Moen's articles have been published inForbes,The Independent,Washington Times,AftenpostenandMorgenbladet.[1]He is a in-house philosopher on the Norwegian radio show Verdibørsen and runs the podcast Moralistene with Aksel Braanen Sterri.[10]

Together with two other teachers, he established theHumanistskolen in Oslo( "Humanist School inOslo").[11]The school was initially refused approval from the Ministry of Education, but after the Ministry of Gender Equality and Discrimination Ombud (LDO) came to the conclusion that the Ministry had refused in contravention of the law, the school nevertheless received approval.[12]

He is signed up forcryopreservationwith theAlcor Life Extension Foundation.[13]

Politics

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Moen was elected to the Øvre Eiker municipal council for theProgress Partyin 2003 and served two years. In 2004, Moen announced his transition to theLiberal People's Partyand justified it by saying that "the fight for a liberal FRP has been lost".[14]In December 2005, he announced a move from the municipality, and Snorre Rogstad (Frp) thus took over the position as municipal council representative. Moen has also been secretary of Øvre Eiker Progress Party, deputy leader of the youth organization Liberalistisk Ungdom,[15]leader of Liberalistisk Ungdoms fylkeslag in Oslo, leader of Human-Ethisk Studentlag and project employee at Civita in 2007. Moen has not had any office or association with party politics since leaving the Liberal People's Party.

He has argued that pedophilia (i.e. the sexual attraction to children that does not involve engaging in sexual relations with children) is not immoral, that engaging in sexual activities with children is not immoral either unless it will physically hurt children, and that pedophiles who do not rape children should be praised for their 'willpower'. Moen also advocated for computer-generated AI child pornography.[16]

Awards

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In 2019, Moen received the Zapffe Prize ofkr100,000 from the University of Oslo, for his article "Anti-Natalism and Human Enhancement". In the article onPeter Wessel Zapffe's philosophy, he argues against Zapffe'santinatalism,instead claiming that we should focus on improving the human condition usingbiotechnology.[17]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^abc"Ole Martin Moen".Institutt for filosofi, ide- og kunsthistorie og klassiske språk(in Norwegian).Retrieved11 July2020.
  2. ^Moen, Ole Martin (December 2012).Because It Feels Good: A Hedonistic Theory of Intrinsic Value(PDF)(Thesis). University of Oslo.
  3. ^abMoen, Ole Martin."CV"(PDF).Retrieved11 July2020.
  4. ^"Moen OM - Search Results".PubMed.Retrieved11 July2020.
  5. ^Moen, Ole Martin (1 January 2015)."Hedonism Before Bentham".Journal of Bentham Studies.17:1–18.doi:10.14324/111.2045-757X.007.hdl:10852/59017.ISSN2045-757X.
  6. ^"The Unity and Commensurability of Pleasures and Pains".EBSCOhost Connection.Archivedfrom the original on 12 July 2020.Retrieved11 July2020.
  7. ^"Past Visitors".The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.Retrieved11 July2020.
  8. ^Symons, Xavier (28 February 2015)."The Ice Age cometh".BioEdge.Retrieved11 July2020.
  9. ^Smedsrud, Morten S. (19 February 2020)."Liv og lære, hånd i hånd".Apollon(in Norwegian).Retrieved11 July2020.
  10. ^Trædal, Torkjell (27 January 2020)."Ole Martin Moen forlater Universitetet i Oslo. Går til OsloMet".Khrono(in Norwegian).Retrieved11 July2020.
  11. ^Bjåen, Bjørgulv K. (15 July 2015)."Skal åpne flere humanistskoler".Vårt Land(in Norwegian).Retrieved11 July2020.
  12. ^Bjåen, Bjørgulv K. (15 April 2015). "Blåblå godtok humanisme".Vårt Land(in Norwegian).
  13. ^"Drømmen om et evig liv".NRK P3(in Norwegian).Retrieved14 November2023.
  14. ^"Homofil går ut av Frp".Drammens Tidende(in Norwegian). 14 November 2004.Retrieved11 July2020.
  15. ^Solvik, Bjørn Magne (14 November 2004)."Meldte seg ut av Frp".Liberaleren(in Norwegian Bokmål).Retrieved11 July2020.
  16. ^Coffey, Rebecca."Schrödinger's Pedophilia: The Cat Is Out Of The Bag (Box)".Forbes.Retrieved5 November2024.
  17. ^Toft, Martin (18 September 2019)."Ole Martin Moen: – Pessimistane bør vera tilhengjarar av menneskeleg forbetring".Uni Forum(in Norwegian).Retrieved11 July2020.
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