Atle Ottesen Søvik, PhD
Professor
Systematic Theology
Special fields:
- Philosophy of religion
- The existence of God
- The problem of evil
- Free will
Resource person for the following topics:
Presentation
My research areas are to a large extent the classical questions in analytic philosophy of religion: The existence of God, the problem of evil, theology and science, etc. I have an interdisciplinary approach, including physics, neuroscience and evolutionary biology. Currently, I am interested in the topics of responsibility, time and consciousness/thinking. See more on my personal webpage: http://atleottesensovik.mf.no/
Latest academic publications
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- Søvik, A. O. (2021). What overarching ethical principle should a superintelligent AI follow?. AI & Society: The Journal of Human-Centred Systems and Machine Intelligence. ISSN: 0951-5666
- Søvik, A. O. (2020). How to formulate the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God?. Theofilos, 12(1), s. 56 - 65. ISSN: 1893-7969
- Søvik, A. O. (2020). Are the Lutheran Confessions Inconsistent in What They Say on Free Will?. The Reformation of Philosophy, s. 233 - 239. Mohr Siebeck. ISBN: 9783161592188
- Søvik, A. O. (2020). A defence of presentism against the Rietdijk-Putnam-Penrose argument. The Metaphysics of Time: Themes from Prior, s. 317 - 328. Aalborg Universitetsforlag. ISBN: 978-87-7210-724-0
- Søvik, A. O. (2020). Two Objections to the Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 27(9/10), s. 186 - 201. ISSN: 1355-8250
- Søvik, A. O. (2019). A Revisionary Theoretical Framework of Responsibility : A Philosophical Exploration of Incapacity for Responsible Behaviour (utilregnelighet). Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice (BJCLCJ), 7(1), s. 1 - 26. ISSN: 1894-4183
- Søvik, A. O. (2018). Men er det sant? : et bredt forsvar for at man kan og bør diskutere sannhetsinnholdet i religioner og livssyn. Prismet, 69(2-3), s. 219 - 233. ISSN: 0032-8847
- Søvik, A. O. (2018). Actualizing unique type and token values as a solution to the problem of evil. Religions, 9(1), s. 1 - 8. ISSN: 2077-1444
- Søvik, A. O. (2018). A fundamental problem for skeptical theism. Theofilos, 10(1), s. 4 - 11. ISSN: 1893-7969
- Eikrem, A. & Søvik, A. O. (2018). Evolutionary theodicies – an attempt to overcome some impasses. Neue Zeitschrift Für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, 60(3), s. 428 - 434. ISSN: 0028-3517
Education and professional practice
| 1999 | Religionshistorie grunnfag, UiO |
| 2000 | Engelsk grunnfag, UiB |
| 2002 | Kristendom hovedfag, MF |
| 2002 - 2005 | Timelærer MF |
| 2003 | Idehistorie grunnfag, UiO |
| 2004 | Kandidatstipend, MF |
| 2005 - 2009 | Stipendiat MF |
| 2010 - 2013 | Postdoktor, MF |
| 2010 | Delemner filosofi, UiO |
Positions
| 2000 | Redaktør Mellom Søsken |
| 2013 | Studiedekan |
| 2016 | Styremedlem Norgesuniversitetet |