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- Professor of Philosophy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Also qualified as professor in medical ethics, authorized by Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU
Kort CV
- Lars Johan Materstvedt (f. 1960 i Haugesund) har doktorgrad (dr.art.) i politisk filosofi. Han er professor i filosofi ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU) i Trondheim, og er også tilkjent professorkompetanse i medisinsk etikk. Tidligere forsker i Kreftforeningen, og har publisert i bl.a. The Lancet Oncology, Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, Journal of Medical Ethics, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; Annals of Palliative Medicine og Palliasjon. Nordisk lærebok. Forfatter av læreboken Vitenskap, etikk og politikk. For detaljer, se www.materstvedt.net samt poster i databasen Cristin her og her.
Name, Nationality, Birthplace
- Lars Johan Materstvedt; Norwegian; born January 26th, 1960 in Haugesund, city on south-western coast of Norway
- Ph.D. (Norwegian dr.art.) in political philosophy, 1997, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- M.A. (Norwegian mag.art.) in philosophy, University of Bergen, Norway, 1988; includes subjects history and comparative politics
- 119 publications, including articles and book chapters in The Lancet Oncology; Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, 4th, 5th and 6th edition (Oxford University Press); Journal of Medical Ethics (JME); Euthanasia and Law in Europe (Hart Publishing, Oxford); Palliative Medicine; BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care; Progress in Palliative Care; European Journal of Palliative Care; Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; Annals of Palliative Medicine; The SAGE Handbook of Health Care Ethics (SAGE Publications); The Patient’s Wish to Die. Research, Ethics, and Palliative Care (Oxford University Press); The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association; author of the textbook Science, Ethics and Politics (in Norwegian)
- Visiting Professor, Glasgow End of Life Studies Group, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus, Scotland, UK
- Author of academic textbook, employed by publishing company Fagbokforlaget
- Visiting Research Fellow, International Observatory on End of Life Care (IOELC), Lancaster University, Lancaster, England, UK
- Head, Unit for Medical Ethics, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU
- Postdoctoral Fellow, the NGO Norwegian Cancer Society
- Administrative head, Department of Philosophy, NTNU
- Doctoral Fellow, The Ethics Programme, The Research Council of Norway
- Sat on committee of the Norwegian Medical Association that worked out a new Guideline on palliative sedation at the end of life
- Former Chair, The Ethics Task Force on Palliative Care and Euthanasia of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)
- Former member of the Norwegian Government's National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (NEM)
- Was supervisor for five candidates who defended their Ph.D. thesis at NTNU; three in philosophy (main supervisor) and two in social anthropology (co-supervisor)
- Was second opponent at defence of dr.philos. thesis in philosophy at University of Oslo, Norway
- 97 lectures as invited speaker at international congresses and institutions across Europe; at courses for medical doctors from specialities palliative medicine, oncology, geriatrics, neurosurgery, neurology and anaesthesiology; for medical students and nurses, in Norway and Sweden; and in different popular science settings in Norway
- 91 feature articles in several of Norway's largest nation-wide newspapers, as well as in local newspapers
- 72 interviews in magazines and on national TV and radio in Norway and Sweden
1962: 2 years — 1965: 5 years
1978: 18 years, Lyngholm, north of Haugesund
2013: in Red Sea
… obviously, philosophers do it higher as well; Ørsta, north-western coast of Norway — July 2019