Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis
Associate Professor
Section of Health Services Research
Postboks 2099, Øster Farimagsgade 5 opg. B, 1014 København K, 10 Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building: 10-0-27
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I have a BA and MA in philosophy from Oslo and a PhD in philosophy of science from RUC. I have been employed at the Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Public Health Sciences, since 2007, where I am an associate professor in the philosophy of medical science and technology. I am particularly interested in the body-brain dynamic, interaction with society and the world around us, and what influences our actions and decisions. My philosophical "stance" is influenced by Zen Buddhist philosophy, Martin Heidegger, Friedrich Nietzsche, David Hume, hermeneutics, and neurophenomenology, to name a few sources of inspiration.
Primary fields of research
My philosophical research interests are within the science areas of medical technologies, diagnosticating, radiology, and interpretation, with emphasis on embodied cognition, visual perception, and Artificial intelligence.
Teaching
I am course manager of theory of science and ethics for cand.scient.san. (master), and molecular biomedicine (bachelor). I supervise bachelor, master and PhD students on topics in areas like philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophy of technology, visual perception, philosophy of time, subjectivity and objectivity, interpretation/hermeneutics in medical practice.
Current research
Ongoing book projects:
- Forthcoming monograph (working title) “Embodied Hermeneutics - Interpretation and Medical Technological Practice.” Palgrave Macmillan. Due October 2024.
Books: anthologies and monographs
- Postphenomenological methodologies – new ways in mediating techno-human relationships. Editors: Jesper Aagaard, Oliver Tafdrup, Cathrine Hasse & Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis. Lexington Books. 2018.
- Technoscience and Postphenomenology: The Manhattan Papers. Editors: Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis & Robert Crease. Lexington Books. 2015.
- Philosophical Practice. New York & London: Automatic Press/VIP. Editors: Jeanette Bresson Ladegaard Knox, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis. 2012.
- Philosophy of Medicine. New York & London: Automatic Press/VIP. Editors: Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis, Peter Rossel, and Michael Slott Norup. 2011.
- Evolutionary Theory. New York & London: Automatic Press/VIP. Editors: Gry Oftedal, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis, Peter Rossel, and Michael Slott Norup. 2010.
- A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology. Blackwell-Wiley. Editors: Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis, Vincent F. Hendricks, and Stig Andur Pedersen. 2009. Revised Paperback Edition 2012.
- Thinking Time. Berlin: VDM Verlag. 2009.
- New Waves in Philosophy of Technology. London: Palgrave Macmillan. Editors: Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis, Evan Selinger, and Søren Riis. 2008.
- Teknologi og Virkelighed. Aarhus: Philosophia. Editors: Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis & Stig Andur Pedersen. 2008.
- Philosophy of Technology. New York & London: Automatic Press/VIP. Editors: Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis and Evan Selinger. 2007.
- Tid – fysiske, filosofiske og videnskabsteoretiske perspektiver. Fredriksberg: Biofolia, 2003.
- Time in Experience and Science. Filosofi og Videnskabsteori på Roskilde Universitetscenter, 1. Række: Enkeltpublikationer, Nr. 1., Roskilde: Roskilde University Press. (ISBN 87-7349-560-3). PhD dissertation. 2003.
Fields of interest
Science and technology studies, philosophy of science, perception studies, hermeneutics and cognition, AI - Artificial Intelligence.
Possible conflicts of interest
I have no conflicts of interest.
Selected publications
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A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, Pedersen, S. A. & Hendricks, V. F., 2009, Chicester: Wiley-Blackwell. 592 p. (Blackwell companions to philosophy, Vol. 43).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Communication
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Evolutionary Theory: 5 Questions
Oftedal, G. (ed.), Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen (ed.), Rossel, Peter J. Hancke (ed.) & Norup, M. S. (ed.), 2009, New York: Automatic Press. 260 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research
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Thinking Time
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, 2009, 1 ed. Saarbrücken, Deutschland: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & C o. KG. 223 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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The Real-Ideal Divide
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, 15 Dec 2008, In: Lyceum. 10, 1, 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Becoming through technology
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, 2008, New waves in philosophy of technology. Olsen, J. K. B., Selinger, E. & Riis, S. (eds.). London & New York: St. Martin's PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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Er fremskridtet blot en myte?
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, 2008, Teknologi og virkelighed. Olsen, J. K. B. & Pedersen, S. A. (eds.). Århus: Forlaget PhilosophiaResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Education
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New waves in philosophy of technology
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen (ed.), Selinger, E. (ed.) & Riis, S. (ed.), 2008, London & New York: Palgrave Macmillan.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Philosophy of technology: 5 questions
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen (ed.) & Selinger, E. (ed.), 2008, New York: Automatic Press.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research
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Teknologi og virkelighed
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen (ed.) & Pedersen, S. A. (ed.), 2008, Århus: Forlaget Philosophia.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Education
Celebrating Don Ihde: Review of Postphenomenology: A Critical Companion to Ihde by Evan Selinger
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, 2007, In: Janus Head (Print Edition). 9.2, p. 648-654 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research
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Perception: Embodiment and Beyond
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, 2010, In: Foundations of Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Measure and the Measureless
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, Jun 2013, In: Philosophy and Technology. 26, 2, p. 227-230 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Hvad har hermeneutik at gøre med radiologisk praksis? Om kunsten at percipere virkeligheder indirekte
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, Oct 2013, Nye spørgsmål om teknikken. Schiølin, K. & Riis, S. (eds.). Aarhus Universitetsforlag, p. 341-359 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The Interpretative Value of Information
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, 23 Jun 2016, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Information. Floridi, L. (ed.). Oxford, UK: Routledge, p. 386-395 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Gestalt descriptions embodiments and medical image interpretation
Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, May 2017, In: A I & Society. 32, 2, p. 209–218 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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