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As a teacher I have dealt with most subjects within practical philosophy: Ethics, metaethics, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, and philosophical methods. I have also been teaching in theoretical philosophy, and on various courses in applied and professional ethics for nurses, engineers, university teachers and other professions.
My research interests are mainly within the intersection between philosophy of action and moral philosophy.
Associate editor Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 2009 - 2016.
Head of Department 2008 - 2014.
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Completed projects
- The Nature of Intentional Joint Action: Coordination, Responsibility and Participant ́s Knowledge
- Agency; Collective and Individual Perspectives (research leader)
- Agentskap: Kollektiva och individuella perspektiv (research leader)
- Collective harm (research leader)
- Gruppmoral och individuellt anvar (research leader)
About the research
Björn Petersson's research concerns moral philosophy and philosophy of action, in recent years with a focus on the nature of collective intentions and actions as well as the implications of such analyses for distribution of moral responsibility.
Publications
Books (2)
- Petersson, B. (2000). Belief & Desire: the Standard Model of Intentional Action — Critique and Defence. Studies in Philosophy, 9. Björn Petersson, Dep. of Philosophy, Kungshuset, Lundagård, SE-222 22 Lund,. Dissertation.
- Singer, P. (1992). Djurens frigörelse. Bokförlaget Nya Doxa.
Editorships (3)
- Egonsson, D., Josefsson, J., Petersson, B. & Rønnow-Rasmussen, T. (2018). (Eds.) Exploring Practical Philosophy: From Action to Values. Routledge Revival. Routledge Taylor & Francis.
- Rønnow-Rasmussen, T., Petersson, B., Josefsson, J. & Egonsson, D. (2007). (Eds.) Hommage à Wlodek; 60 Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz - published as web resource only. Department of Philosophy, Lund University.
- Egonsson, D., Josefsson, J., Petersson, B. & Rønnow-Rasmussen, T. (2001). (Eds.) Exploring Practical Philosophy - From Action to Values. Ashgate.
Articles (13)
- Blomberg, O. & Petersson, B. (2018). Plikt att kollektivisera?. Tidskrift för politisk filosofi, 22, 36-46. Thales.
- Petersson, B. (2018). Over-determined Harms and Harmless Pluralities. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 21, 841-850. Springer.
- Petersson, B. (2017). Team Reasoning and Collective Intentionality. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 8, 199-218. Springer.
- Petersson, B. (2014). Bratman, Searle, and Simplicity : Comments on Bratman, Shared Agency, Planning Theory of Acting Together. Journal of Social Ontology (JSO), 1. De Gruyter.
- Petersson, B. (2013). Co-responsibility and Causal Involvement. Philosophia, 41, 847-866. Springer.
- Petersson, B. (2008). Collective Omissions and Responsibility. Philosophical Papers, 37. Taylor & Francis.
- Petersson, B. (2007). Collectivity and circularity. Journal of Philosophy, 104, 138-156. Journal of Philosophy, Inc..
- Petersson, B. (2004). Intervju om ansvar och hemlöshet. Aluma. Situation Syd ekonomisk förening.
- Petersson, B. (2004). The Second Mistake in Moral Mathematics is Not About the Worth of Mere Participation. Utilitas, 16, 288-315. Cambridge University Press.
- Petersson, B. (2001). 1:st person impressions of akrasia: Troubleshooting (2001-06-01). Preprint without journal information. Manne Siegbahn Institute.
- Petersson, B. (1999). Dispositioner och den dispositionella analysen av önskningar. Filosofisk tidskrift, 2009. Thales.
- Petersson, B. (1993). Den moraliska asymmetrin mellan lycka och lidande. Filosofisk tidskrift, 1993. Thales.
- Petersson, B. (1993). Hjärnklyvning - ett tveeggat argument. Filosofisk tidskrift, 1993. Thales.
Book chapters (6)
- Petersson, B. (accepted/in press). Collective Guilt Feelings. In Tollefsen, D. & Bazargan-Forward, S. (Eds.) Routledge Handbook of Collective Responsibility. Routledge Taylor & Francis.
- Petersson, B. (2019). Too Many Omissions, Too Much Causation?. In Hansson Wahlberg, T. & Stenwall, R. (Eds.) Maurinian Truths : Essays in Honour of Anna-Sofia Maurin on her 50th Birthday (pp. 65-71). Department of Philosophy, Lund University.
- Petersson, B. (2008). Collectivity and Circularity. In Schulte-Osterman, K., Psarros, N. & Schmid, H. B. (Eds.) Concepts of Sharedness - Essays on Collective Intentionality. Ontos Verlag.
- Petersson, B. (1996). A Comment on Michael Smith's Analysis of valuing. In Rabinowicz, W. (Ed.) Preference and Value, Studies in Philosophy 1996/1, 1996/1. Lund University.
- Petersson, B. (1995). Är kunskapen värd priset? En slutkommentar. I Adams ben, Institute of Archaeology Report Series No 55, 1995, 55. Lund University, Institute of Archaeology.
- Petersson, B. (1995). Om forskningstillgänglighet kontra pietet. I Adams ben, Institute of Archaeology Report Series No 55, 1995, 55. Lund University, Institute of Archaeology.
Conference contributions (9)
- Petersson, B. (2019). The concept of group identification and some of its implications.
- Petersson, B. (2018). We-intentions and immunity to error through self-misidentifications.
- Petersson, B. (2016). Collective Suffering.
- Petersson, B. (2016). Collective Suffering.
- Petersson, B. (2016). Group Guilt and Complicity.
- Petersson, B. (2015). A General Sense of Common Interest.
- Petersson, B. (2015). An Ambiguity in Tuomela's 'We-mode'.
- Petersson, B. (2015). Moral Progress and Hume's 'General Sense of Common Interest'.
- Petersson, B. (2012). Overdetermination, responsibility and causal involvement.
Reports (2)
- Petersson, B. (1984). Four Types of Altruism. Studies in Philosophy. Lund University.
- Petersson, B. (1982). Några värdepåståenden om musik. Studies in Philosophy. Lund University.
Reviews (1)
Articles in specialist publications and popular press (2)
- Petersson, B. (2008). Visst kan en grupp avkrävas ansvar. Tvärsnitt, 2008. Vetenskapsrådet.
- Petersson, B. (2006). Intervju om etiska aspekter på välgörenhet, Aluma. Aluma. Situation Syd ekonomisk förening.
Newspaper articles (1)
- Petersson, B. (2007). Intervju om filosofi. Sydsvenska Dagbladet. Sydsvenska Dagbladet.
Supervision at Lund University (1)
Research portal (Lund University)
Teaching
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