Ole Martin Moen

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

Ole Martin Moen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈû:lə ˈmɑ̀ːtɪn ˈmù:ən]; born 28 April 1985) is a Norwegian philosopher who works primarily with applied ethics and value theory. He is Professor of Ethics at Oslo Metropolitan University and Researcher in Philosophy and Principal Investigator for the 5-year research project "What should not be bought and sold?" at the University of Oslo, funded by the Research Council of Norway.[1]

Education and career

Moen received a PhD in philosophy from the University of Oslo in 2013; his dissertation was on hedonism.[2] While conducting PhD research, Moen was visiting scholar at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford.[3] As a master's student, he acted as visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley and University of Oxford.[1]

Moen has published articles in journals such as the Journal of Medical Ethics,[4] Journal of Bentham Studies,[5] Philosophia,[6] Reason Papers and Think.[3] He has written on a number of controversial topics, including prostitution, active euthanasia, animal welfare, wild animal suffering, school, cosmetic surgery, monogamy, cryonics and transhumanism.[7][8][9] Moen's articles have been published in Forbes, The Independent, Washington Times, Aftenposten and Morgenbladet.[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 the Humanistskolen in Oslo ("Humanist School in Oslo").[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 for cryopreservation with the Alcor Life Extension Foundation.[13]

Politics

Moen was elected to the Øvre Eiker municipal council for the Progress Party in 2003 and served two years. In 2004, Moen announced his transition to the Liberal People's Party and 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

In 2019, Moen received the Zapffe Prize of kr 100,000 from the University of Oslo, for his article "Anti-Natalism and Human Enhancement". In the article on Peter Wessel Zapffe's philosophy, he argues against Zapffe's antinatalism, instead claiming that we should focus on improving the human condition using biotechnology.[17]

Publications

Articles

Books

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ole Martin Moen". Institutt for filosofi, ide- og kunsthistorie og klassiske språk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ Moen, Ole Martin (December 2012). Because It Feels Good: A Hedonistic Theory of Intrinsic Value (PDF) (Thesis). University of Oslo.
  3. ^ a b Moen, Ole Martin. "CV" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Moen OM - Search Results". PubMed. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  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. ISSN 2045-757X.
  6. ^ "The Unity and Commensurability of Pleasures and Pains". EBSCOhost Connection. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Past Visitors". The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  8. ^ Symons, Xavier (28 February 2015). "The Ice Age cometh". BioEdge. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. ^ Smedsrud, Morten S. (19 February 2020). "Liv og lære, hånd i hånd". Apollon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ^ Trædal, Torkjell (27 January 2020). "Ole Martin Moen forlater Universitetet i Oslo. Går til OsloMet". Khrono (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  11. ^ Bjåen, Bjørgulv K. (15 July 2015). "Skal åpne flere humanistskoler". Vårt Land (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  12. ^ Bjåen, Bjørgulv K. (15 April 2015). "Blåblå godtok humanisme". Vårt Land (in Norwegian).
  13. ^ "Drømmen om et evig liv". NRK P3 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Homofil går ut av Frp". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 14 November 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  15. ^ Solvik, Bjørn Magne (14 November 2004). "Meldte seg ut av Frp". Liberaleren (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  16. ^ Coffey, Rebecca. "Schrödinger's Pedophilia: The Cat Is Out Of The Bag (Box)". Forbes. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  17. ^ Toft, Martin (18 September 2019). "Ole Martin Moen: – Pessimistane bør vera tilhengjarar av menneskeleg forbetring". Uni Forum (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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