Lars Bergström is a Swedish philosopher and professor of practical philosophy at

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

Biography

Bergström received his PhD in 1966. His dissertation ''The Alternatives and Consequences of Actions'' attracted considerable international attention and sparked a lively and extensive discussion in professional philosophical journals. He served as a professor of practical philosophy at the University of Uppsala from 1974 until 1987, when he assumed his current position as a professor of practical philosophy at Stockholms University. Bergström is a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

and

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for prom ...

. For many years he has also been the editor of the academic philosophy journal Filosofisk tidskrift. In 2017, he was awarded the ''Rettigska priset'' by the

Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities also called simply the Royal Academy of Letters or Vitterhetsakademin abbreviated KVHAA ( sv, Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien Historie och Antikvitets Akademien or or ) is the Swedish royal ...

for his "internationally influential philosophical authorship and his valuable contributions to the philosophical discussion in Sweden".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergstrom, Lars Consequentialists Academic staff of Stockholm University Swedish philosophers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences