Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2002) Winner
Dag Østerberg
ダグ・ウステルベリ
Dagu Østerberg
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-11-09 （Trondheim, Norway）
- Died
- 2017-02-22 （Norway） age 78
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Residence History
- Trondheim → Oslo
Career
- Occupations
- sociologist, philosopher, musicologist
- Active Years
- 1963-2017
- Affiliations
- University of Oslo
- Influenced
- Jean-Paul Sartre
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Forståelsesformer. Et filosofisk bidrag
1966 PhilosophyForms of Understanding: A Philosophical Contribution, selected for the Norwegian Sociology Canon.
UnderstandingPhilosophy
Metasosiologisk Essay
1963 SociologyMetasociological Essay.
Sociology
Makt og materiell
1971 SociologyPower and Material.
PowerMaterial
Biography of Jean-Paul Sartre
1993 BiographyBiography of Jean-Paul Sartre.
Existentialism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Analytical
- Recurring Motifs
- Positivism
Legacy
Norwegian sociologist, philosopher, and musicologist. Central contributor to the positivism debate in the 1960s and 1970s. Professor of sociology at the University of Oslo from 1981 to 1991. Notable works include Forms of Understanding.
Trivia
- His work was selected for the Norwegian Sociology Canon.