Jens Saugstad

Jens Saugstad is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Humanities, affiliated with the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas. He holds a magister artium (1982) and a PhD (1994) from the University of Oslo, with a Fulbright fellowship at Columbia University (1984–85). His research focuses on Kantian philosophy, deontological ethics, and contemporary philosophy (e.g., Wittgenstein), emphasizing theoretical philosophy, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind.

• Education: MA (1982, Kant's theory of knowledge), PhD (1994, moral ontology of human fetuses).
• Teaching: Examen philosophicum, courses on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics (Bentham, Mill, Rawls).

Research Interests: Kantian ethics, deontological theory flexibility, categorical imperative interpretations, moral status of fetuses, and late Wittgenstein. Projects include reinterpreting Kant's categorical imperative and developing non-rigid deontological frameworks.

Publications: Over 30 works, including entries on Kant in Exphil series, debates on Levinas, and analyses of abortion ethics. Recent focus on ethics, epistemology, and applied issues like animal rights.