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Nils Franzén is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Umeå University's Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts. He completed his PhD in Uppsala in 2018 and has held his current position since March 2022. His research focuses on metaethics, philosophy of language, and aesthetics, particularly exploring the nature of moral and aesthetic discourse, fictional speech, and the objectivity of values. He investigates whether linguistic evidence supports subjectivist or non-descriptivist views in these domains.
Education: PhD in Philosophy from Uppsala University (2018).
Research Interests: Franzén's work addresses the structure of moral and aesthetic judgment, the semantics of evaluative language, and the role of fiction in discourse. He examines how affective states and pragmatic considerations shape evaluative statements, challenging traditional descriptivist frameworks. His recent projects explore fictional truth's epistemic status and the implications for semantic realism.
Publications: Franzén has contributed to prominent journals like Philosophical Studies and Synthese, focusing on topics such as semantic-pragmatic infelicity, fictional discourse force, and the presumption of realism in value judgments. His 2021 book Grundbok i metaetik provides foundational analysis of ethical theory.
Advising & Grants: No explicit details provided in available texts.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Philosophy section within his department, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects in aesthetics and metaethics.
