Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng

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Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng
Born(1934-09-20)20 September 1934
Trondheim, Norway
Died27 May 2014(2014-05-27) (aged 79)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Philosopher, illustrator, mountain climber, environmental activist and politician.

Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng (20 September 1934 – 27 May 2014)[1] was a Norwegian philosopher, illustrator, mountain climber, environmental activist and politician. He was born in Trondheim. Among his publications are Musikk-kritikk og kommunikasjon from 1966, Økokrise, natur og menneske from 1976, and Mangfold og tid. Pyramide-mennesket ved skillevegen: System, frihet eller kaos? from 2001.[2][3]

Personal life

Setreng was born in Trondheim to schoolteachers Anders Kvaløy and Kirsti Sætereng, and grew up in Lom. He married nurse Kirsten Rogndokken in 1962. In 1981 he changed his name from Sigmund Kvaløy to Sigmund Sætereng, and further to Setreng in 1983.[2]

Career

Having passed

Orkla River.[2]

Selected works

  • Musikk-kritikk og kommunikasjon. 1966., thesis
  • Økofilosofisk fragment. Kompleksitet og komplikasjon. 1972.
  • Økokrise, natur og menneske. En innføring i økofilosofi og økopolitikk. 1976.
  • Naturens nei. Om EU, frihandel og økologisk kaos. 1994.
  • Fra mangfold til enfold. 1998.
  • Mangfold og tid. Pyramide-mennesket ved skillevegen: System, frihet eller kaos?. 2001.

References

  1. ^ Skybakmoen, Jonas; Tømmerdal, Kine (27 May 2014). "Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng er død". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Berntsen, Bredo. "Sigmund Setreng". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

External links

  • OpenAirPhilosophy presents a rich and representative selection of the environmental thinking of Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng and of two Norwegian philosophers: Arne Naess and Peter Wessel Zapffe. Also interviews and articles on Setreng are available for download at this website. Its aim is to engage readers and provoke additional scholarship.
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