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Jon Hellesnes

Jon Hellesnes is a Norwegian philosopher, novelist and essayist.

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Jon Hellesnes (born 16 September 1939) is a Norwegian philosopher, novelist and essayist.

He was appointed professor of philosophy at the University of Tromsø in 1985.1 He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.2

Selected bibliography

This is a list of his most notable works:1

Academic

  • Sosialisering og teknokrati (1975)
  • Jakta etter svikaren (1978)
  • Hermeneutikk og kultur (1988)
  • René Descartes (1999)
  • Om Hans Skjervheim (1999)

Other

  • Carolus, klovnen (novel, 1982)
  • Farar i metropolis (essays, 1984)
  • Den postmoderne anstalten (novel, 1986)
  • Maska bak andletet (essays, 2002)
  • Illusjon? (essays, 2004)
  • Om livstolkning (essays, 2007).
References

References

  1. "Hellesnes, Jon". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  2. "Gruppe 3: Idéfag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009.