May Thorseth
Om
Professor i filosofi
Leder av Program for anvendt etikk siden 2001.
NTNU Bærekraft, del av ledergruppen (leder Ethical Perspectives) fra 2014; kjernepartner siden 2017.
Nestleder av Forskningsetisk utvalg ved NTNU fra 2014-2021.
Preses DKNVS fra 2020, leder humanistisk klasse og medlem av styret fra 2018.
Etisk råd for forsvarssektoren, medlem fra 2019.
Tidligere medlem av Regional og nasjonal komité for medisinsk og helsefaglig forskningsetikk
(REK og NEM), samt Klinisk etikkutvalg ved St. olavs Hospital og Bioteknologirådet.
Forskningsinteresser:
Etikk og politisk filosofi; anvendt etikk/forskningsetikk; miljøetikk; informasjons- og kommunikasjonsetikk; kunstig intelligens; flerkulturelle konflikter; demokrati/fundamentalisme
Current and recent research projects:
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Digitale trusler i forsvarssektoren - om algoritmenes etiske grunnlag og bruk av kunstig intelligens i forsvarsssektoren, 2020. Forskningsprosjekt på oppdrag fra Forsvarsdepartementet. Samarbeidsprosjekt mellom NTNU (Gjøvik og Trondheim), samt NORDE (Norsk råd for digital etikk).
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ULTIMATE – indUstry water-utiliTy symbiosis for a sMarter wATer society 1 June 2020 (30 May 2024) under Horizon 2020. May Thorseth is Ethics Officer and member of Project Management Team, and member of WP 4: Examine the socio-political and governance context for WSIS.
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GoodAnimal: Animal welfare for Sustainable Futures, 2019-2022, funded by NRC, BIONÆR, led by Ruralis. Thorseth is leader of WP 3e: Ethics.
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Horizon 2020 NextGen: Towards a Next Generation of Water Systems and Services for the Circular Economy, 2018-2022, led by KWR Watercycle Research Institute. Thorseth is Ethics Advisor and member of project advisory board (PAB).
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Horizon 2020 STOP-IT: Strategic, Tactical, Operational Protection of water Infrastrcture against cyber-physical Threats, 2017-2021. Thorseth is independent ethics advisor and member of PAB.
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Horizon 2020 Sunrise: Solar Energy for a Circular Economy, CSA, 2018-2020. Thorseth member of WP 3: Dissemination, communication and education.
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BINGO - Bringing Innovation to ongoing water management - a better future under climate change. EU - Horizon 2020, May Thorseth Ethics advisor of the project.
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BIOSMART - Managing the transition to a "smart" bioeconomy, funded by NRC, BIONÆR 2015-2018. Led by Centre for Rural Research. May Thorseth partner of wp 4: Social acceptaility - ethics and outcomes.
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FORFOOD - Frogs, fuel, finance or food? Cultures, values, ethics, arguments and justifications in the mamagement of agricultural land, 2013-2016, funded by NRC, SAMKUL, led by Centre for rural Research. Work package 4: Ethical assessments in the management of agricultural land, led by May Thorseth.
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ISP-FIDE. Project: Applied Ethics: Technology and Governance of Health and Natural Resource, Norwegian research council, 2012-2015.
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ENRI Future - Rights to a Green Future, Uncertainty, Intergenerational human Rights and Pathways to Realisation, an ESF project running from 2011-2015. One wg led by May Thorseth: Investigating the main psychological and institutional obstacles to a sustainable politics.
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Part of the expert panel of the EU project The Onlife Initiative Concept Reengineering Exercise: rethinking public spaces in the digital transition, an EU expert panel working on future policy in the digital transition realm, 2012. Publication: The Onlife Manifesto.
Kompetanseord
Publikasjoner
2021
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Thorseth, May Britt.
(2021)
Utmarksetikk i endring?.
Utmark i endring.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew;
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Koksvik, Gitte.
(2021)
Fostering hope and resilience amidst intractable ethical dilemmas brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 15 (2).
Leder
2020
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Farstad, Maja;
Otte, Pia;
Thorseth, May Britt.
(2020)
Bioøkonomien i møte med samfunnet - Empiriske funn og etiske refleksjoner.
Etter oljen: Vår bioøkonomiske fremtid.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew.
(2020)
Intergenerational Justice and Obligations to Future Generations: Towards Environmental Rights in Land-Use Policy.
Finance or Food?: The Role of Cultures, Values, and Ethics in Land Use Negotiations.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
2019
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Bratlie, Sigrid;
Halvorsen, Kristin;
Myskja, Bjørn Kåre;
Mellegård, Hilde;
Bjorvatn, Cathrine;
Frost, Petter;
Heiene, Gunnar Harald;
Hofmann, Bjørn Morten;
Holst-Jensen, Arne;
Holst-Larsen, Torolf;
Malnes, Raino Sverre;
Paus, Benedicte;
Sandvig, Bente;
Sjøli, Sonja Irene;
Skarstein, Birgit;
Thorseth, May Britt;
Vagstad, Nils;
Våge, Dag Inge;
Borge, Ole Johan.
(2019)
A novel governance framework for GMO : a tiered, more flexible regulation for GMOs would help to stimulate innovation and public debate.
EMBO Reports.
volum 20 (5).
Faglig artikkel
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew;
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Carson, Siri Granum.
(2019)
The ethics of sustainable governance.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 13 (2).
Leder
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Carson, Siri Granum;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew.
(2019)
Finding balance in normative toolkits Towards a broader understanding of methods in applied ethics.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 13 (1).
Leder
2018
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Oliveira, Rita Vasconcellos;
Thorseth, May;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2018)
The Potential Of Co-Benefits In Climate Change Mitigation Strategy: An opportunity for Environmental and Social Justice.
Journal of Social Sciences Naresuan University.
volum 14 (1).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Carson, Siri Granum;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew.
(2018)
Respect, trust, care and interconnectedness.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 12 (1).
Leder
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Schuppert, Fabian.
(2018)
Governance Towards a Green Future.
Towards the Ethics of a Green Future.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
2017
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Bailey, Jennifer L.;
Thorseth, May.
(2017)
Value and growth - rethinking basic concepts in Lockean liberalism.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 11 (1).
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew;
Carson, Siri Granum.
(2017)
Etikk i praksis gjennom 10 år (2007-2017): 10 years of Nordic applied ethics.
Etikk i praksis.
Leder
2015
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Thorseth, May.
(2015)
Limitations to democratic governance of natural resources.
The Politics of Sustainability. Philosophical Perspectives.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
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Thorseth, May.
(2015)
May Thorseth: Commentary of the Manifesto.
The Onlife Manifesto: Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era.
Faglig kapittel
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Thorseth, May.
(2015)
On Tolerance and Fictitious Publics.
The Onlife Manifesto: Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
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Thorseth, May;
Birnbacher, Dieter.
(2015)
The Politics of Sustainability. Philosophical Perspectives.
Routledge. 2015. ISBN 978-1-138-85430-7.
Vitenskapelig antologi
2014
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Floridi, Luciano;
Thorseth, May.
(2014)
The Onlife Manifesto.
Springer. 2014. ISBN 978-3-319-04092-9.
Vitenskapelig antologi
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Thorseth, May.
(2014)
Institutional Obstacles to Sustainable Governance of Natural Resources: A Deliberative Approach.
Universitas: monthly review of philosophy and culture.
volum 07 (482).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2011
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Ess, Charles;
Thorseth, May.
(2011)
Trust and Virtual Worlds. Introduction.
Trust and Virtual Worlds. Contemporary Perspectives.
Innledning
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Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles.
(2011)
Trust and Virtual Worlds. Contemporary Perspectives.
Peter Lang Publishing Group. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4331-0923-2.
Vitenskapelig antologi
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Thorseth, May.
(2011)
Deliberation Online: An Impediment Against Fundamentalism Offline.
Oñati Socio-legal Series.
volum 1 (5).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Thorseth, May.
(2011)
Global communication online against fundamentalist knowledge offline?.
Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Volume 2.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
2010
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Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles;
Søraker, Johnny Hartz.
(2010)
Introduction. Mobile/ubiquitous computing: dreams and nightmares.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 4 (2).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2009
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Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles.
(2009)
Technology in a Multicultural and Global Society. Worldwide Communication Online.
Lambert Academic Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-3-8383-0331-4.
Vitenskapelig antologi
2008
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Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles.
(2008)
Kant and information ethics.
Ethics and Information Technology.
volum 10 (4).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Thorseth, May.
(2008)
Reflective Judgment and Enlarged Thinking Online.
Ethics and Information Technology.
volum 10 (4).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Thorseth, May.
(2008)
The Ethics of Global Communication Online.
Handbook of Research on Technoethics.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
2007
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Thorseth, May;
Staff, Annetine.
(2007)
Hva er en medforfatter?.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
Kronikk
2006
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Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles.
(2006)
Neither relativism nor imperialism: Thories and practics for a global information ethics.
Ethics and Information Technology.
volum 8.
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
Vitenskapelige artikler
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Oliveira, Rita Vasconcellos;
Thorseth, May;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2018)
The Potential Of Co-Benefits In Climate Change Mitigation Strategy: An opportunity for Environmental and Social Justice.
Journal of Social Sciences Naresuan University.
volum 14 (1).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Thorseth, May.
(2014)
Institutional Obstacles to Sustainable Governance of Natural Resources: A Deliberative Approach.
Universitas: monthly review of philosophy and culture.
volum 07 (482).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Thorseth, May.
(2011)
Deliberation Online: An Impediment Against Fundamentalism Offline.
Oñati Socio-legal Series.
volum 1 (5).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles;
Søraker, Johnny Hartz.
(2010)
Introduction. Mobile/ubiquitous computing: dreams and nightmares.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 4 (2).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles.
(2008)
Kant and information ethics.
Ethics and Information Technology.
volum 10 (4).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Thorseth, May.
(2008)
Reflective Judgment and Enlarged Thinking Online.
Ethics and Information Technology.
volum 10 (4).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew;
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Koksvik, Gitte.
(2021)
Fostering hope and resilience amidst intractable ethical dilemmas brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 15 (2).
Leder
-
Bratlie, Sigrid;
Halvorsen, Kristin;
Myskja, Bjørn Kåre;
Mellegård, Hilde;
Bjorvatn, Cathrine;
Frost, Petter;
Heiene, Gunnar Harald;
Hofmann, Bjørn Morten;
Holst-Jensen, Arne;
Holst-Larsen, Torolf;
Malnes, Raino Sverre;
Paus, Benedicte;
Sandvig, Bente;
Sjøli, Sonja Irene;
Skarstein, Birgit;
Thorseth, May Britt;
Vagstad, Nils;
Våge, Dag Inge;
Borge, Ole Johan.
(2019)
A novel governance framework for GMO : a tiered, more flexible regulation for GMOs would help to stimulate innovation and public debate.
EMBO Reports.
volum 20 (5).
Faglig artikkel
-
Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew;
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Carson, Siri Granum.
(2019)
The ethics of sustainable governance.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 13 (2).
Leder
-
Thorseth, May Britt;
Carson, Siri Granum;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew.
(2019)
Finding balance in normative toolkits Towards a broader understanding of methods in applied ethics.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 13 (1).
Leder
-
Thorseth, May Britt;
Carson, Siri Granum;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew.
(2018)
Respect, trust, care and interconnectedness.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 12 (1).
Leder
-
Bailey, Jennifer L.;
Thorseth, May.
(2017)
Value and growth - rethinking basic concepts in Lockean liberalism.
Etikk i praksis.
volum 11 (1).
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
-
Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew;
Carson, Siri Granum.
(2017)
Etikk i praksis gjennom 10 år (2007-2017): 10 years of Nordic applied ethics.
Etikk i praksis.
Leder
-
Thorseth, May;
Staff, Annetine.
(2007)
Hva er en medforfatter?.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
Kronikk
-
Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles.
(2006)
Neither relativism nor imperialism: Thories and practics for a global information ethics.
Ethics and Information Technology.
volum 8.
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
Bøker
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Thorseth, May;
Birnbacher, Dieter.
(2015)
The Politics of Sustainability. Philosophical Perspectives.
Routledge. 2015. ISBN 978-1-138-85430-7.
Vitenskapelig antologi
-
Floridi, Luciano;
Thorseth, May.
(2014)
The Onlife Manifesto.
Springer. 2014. ISBN 978-3-319-04092-9.
Vitenskapelig antologi
-
Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles.
(2011)
Trust and Virtual Worlds. Contemporary Perspectives.
Peter Lang Publishing Group. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4331-0923-2.
Vitenskapelig antologi
-
Thorseth, May;
Ess, Charles.
(2009)
Technology in a Multicultural and Global Society. Worldwide Communication Online.
Lambert Academic Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-3-8383-0331-4.
Vitenskapelig antologi
Del av bok/rapport
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Thorseth, May Britt.
(2021)
Utmarksetikk i endring?.
Utmark i endring.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
-
Farstad, Maja;
Otte, Pia;
Thorseth, May Britt.
(2020)
Bioøkonomien i møte med samfunnet - Empiriske funn og etiske refleksjoner.
Etter oljen: Vår bioøkonomiske fremtid.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
-
Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew.
(2020)
Intergenerational Justice and Obligations to Future Generations: Towards Environmental Rights in Land-Use Policy.
Finance or Food?: The Role of Cultures, Values, and Ethics in Land Use Negotiations.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
-
Thorseth, May Britt;
Schuppert, Fabian.
(2018)
Governance Towards a Green Future.
Towards the Ethics of a Green Future.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
-
Thorseth, May.
(2015)
Limitations to democratic governance of natural resources.
The Politics of Sustainability. Philosophical Perspectives.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
-
Thorseth, May.
(2015)
May Thorseth: Commentary of the Manifesto.
The Onlife Manifesto: Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era.
Faglig kapittel
-
Thorseth, May.
(2015)
On Tolerance and Fictitious Publics.
The Onlife Manifesto: Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
-
Ess, Charles;
Thorseth, May.
(2011)
Trust and Virtual Worlds. Introduction.
Trust and Virtual Worlds. Contemporary Perspectives.
Innledning
-
Thorseth, May.
(2011)
Global communication online against fundamentalist knowledge offline?.
Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Volume 2.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
-
Thorseth, May.
(2008)
The Ethics of Global Communication Online.
Handbook of Research on Technoethics.
Vitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
Formidling
2015
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Vitenskapelig foredragAlvarez, Allen Andrew; Thorseth, May. (2015) Intergenerational justice and our obligations to future generations: Towards environmental rights in land use policy. Grand challenges and our obligations to future generations: FINAL CONFERENCE OF THE ISP-FIDE PROJECT Applied Ethics Technology and Governance of Health and Natural Resources ; 2015-05-21 - 2015-05-22.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2015) BINGO Ethics. Kick-off meeting for Bringing INnovation to onGOing water management - a better future for climate change - BINGO . Horizon 2020 project BINGO; Lisbon. 2015-07-10 - 2015-07-10.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2015) De vanskelige valgene - om bærekraft og etikk. Halvdagskonfersanse i regi av NTNU Bærekraft . NTNU Bærekraft; Trondheim, Suhmhuset. 2015-06-05 - 2015-06-05.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2015) Ethics and supervision. PhD supervision seminar NTNU . NTNU organisasjon og ledelse, HR-avdelingen; Trondheim, Radisson Blue Royal Garden Hotel. 2015-11-06 - 2015-11-06.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2015) Etisk blikk på sårbare grupper og god vitenskapelig praksis. Forskningsseminar ved RKBU . Reg.Kunnsk.senter for Barn og Unge, Medisinsk fakultet, NTNU; Trondheim, RKBU. 2015-10-30 - 2015-10-30.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2015) Forskningsetikk på 1,2,3. Instituttseminar for Institutt for språk og litteratur, NTNU . Institutt for språk og litteratur (ISL), NTNU; Værnes, SAS-hotellet. 2015-10-22 - 2015-10-22.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2015) Research ethics - Scientific integrity and ethical judgment, PhD seminar SVT, 2015. PhD seminar SVT faculty 2015 . SVT faculty, NTNU; Trondeheim, Scandic Nidelven Hotel. 2015-11-04 - 2015-11-04.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2015) Research ethics and sustainability. Breakfast seminar for Molecular systems biology, NTNU . Dept. of biology, Molecular systems biology, NTNU; Trondheim, NTNU, Gløshaugen. 2015-10-22 - 2015-10-22.
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Faglig foredragThorseth, May. (2015) Tortur: Misbruk av psykologisk kunnskap?. Debattmøte . Psykologidagene 2015; NTNU Studentersamfunnet, Klubben. 2015-03-12 - 2015-03-12.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May; Bailey, Jennifer L.. (2015) Value and Growth: Rethinking basic concepts. Nordic Environmental and Social Science coconference 2015 (NESS 2015) . NESS 2015; Trondheim, NTNU, Gløshaugen. 2015-06-10 - 2015-06-10.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May; Bailey, Jennifer L.. (2015) Value and Growth: Rethinking basic concepts in Lockean Liberalism. American Political Science Annual Meeting, APSA 2015 . APSA 2015; San Francisco. 2015-09-04 - 2015-09-04.
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IntervjuThorseth, May; Hjorthol, Lars Martin. (2015) Den vanskelige rettferdigheten. Gemini.no, ISSN 0805-6285 [Internett]. 2015-11-23.
2014
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Faglig foredragThorseth, May. (2014) Etikkportalen ved NTNU. Instituttlederseminar for ledere ved NTNU . NTNU, ledelsen m/rektor; Dokkhuset, Trondheim. 2014-06-17 - 2014-06-17.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2014) Obstacles to Sustainable Development in Global Contexts. Forelesning East China Normal University . East China Normal University, Philosophy Department; Shanghai. 2014-04-23 - 2014-04-23.
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Faglig foredragThorseth, May. (2014) Profesjonsetikk for studenter?. Bioteknologiens tidsalder: 12 smakebiter . Bioteknologinemnda/ Volvox & Alkymisten/ Tekna Biotek; Trondheim, Studentersamfunnet. 2014-02-11 - 2014-02-11.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2014) Public Reason and Limits of Tolerance. Forelesning East China Normal University . East China Normal University, Department of Philosophy; Shangai. 2014-04-21 - 2014-04-21.
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Vitenskapelig foredragThorseth, May. (2014) Responsible petroleum research: an ethical oxymoron?. CESAER annual meeting, Task force RRI . CESAER; Tallin, Tallin University of Technology. 2014-10-15 - 2014-10-17.