ARNE JOHAN VETLESEN - Naturerfaring i naturtapets tid

Based on the book "When the Owl Disappeared" (2026), the question is asked about how the relationship with nature, and especially with wild animals, has changed over the last two or three generations. The phenomenon of "change blindness" is central, understood as our failed ability to notice the changes that are happening, even in close nature. Why do we miss the animals disappearing? And can we miss, let alone grieve over, something we have never experienced? Do we even have a language for the changes it is about? Arne Johan Vetlesen is a professor of philosophy at the University of Oslo. He works with ethics, political theory and environmental philosophy, is an active public debater and has published 30 books, including "Studies in Evil" (2014), "The Fear of Upbringing" (with P.B. Foros, 2016), "Pain in Our Time" (2020) and "Ethics in the Time of Climate Crisis" (with J.O. Henriksen, 2022). Price: 150 kroner (students 50 kroner). Payment by vipps or cash upon arrival. Welcome!