Lars Fredrik Händler Svendsen (born 16 September 1970) is a Norwegian philosopher.
Biography
He is a
professor
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in the Department of
Philosophy
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at the
University of Bergen
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,
Norway
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. He is the author of several books, including ''A Philosophy of Boredom'' (2005), ''Fashion: a Philosophy'' (2006), ''A Philosophy of Fear'' (2008), ''Work'' (2008), and A Philosophy of Freedom (2014). His books have been translated into more than 25 languages.
Bibliography
*2005: ''A Philosophy of Boredom''
*2006: ''Fashion: A Philosophy''
*2008: ''A Philosophy of Fear''
*2008: ''Work''
*2009: ''
Liberalisme'' (editor)
*2010: ''A Philosophy of Evil''
Dalkey Archive Press
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*2014: ''A Philosophy of Freedom''
*2017: ''A Philosophy of Loneliness''
*2019: ''Understanding Animals: Philosophy for Dog and Cat Lovers''
*2022: ''A Philosophy Of Lying''
References
External links
Review of "A Philosophy of Loneliness" in ''PopMatters''Review of "A Philosophy of Freedom" in ''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews''Review of "A Philosophy of Fear" in ''Times Higher Education''Review of "A Philosophy of Boredom" in ''The Times''Review of "A Philosophy of Boredom" in ''Denver Post''
1970 births
Living people
Norwegian philosophers
Academic staff of the University of Bergen
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