Anders Nes

About

Areas of specialization or of competence

Philosophy of mind, philosophy of perception, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of language. Also some epistemology, philosophy of action, and philosophical questions concerning artificial intelligence.

Previous affiliations (selected)

Researcher, Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (CSMN), University of Oslo
Career Development Fellow, Christ Church College, Oxford University
Jowett Senior Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University

Select publications (for others, see philpapers.org)

"Why are Actions but not Emotions Done Intentionally, if both are Reason-Responsive Embodied Processes?" Erkenntnis, 2025.
"Perception Needs Modular Stimulus-Control" Synthese, 2023.
"(Non-)Conceptual Representation of Meaning in Utterance Comprehension." Inquiry, 2022.
"The Perception/Cognition Distinction" Inquiry, 2021. (Med K. Sundberg og S. Watzl)
Inference and Consciousness. London: Routledge, 2020. (Redaktør m. T. Chan.)
"Fore- and Background in Conscious Non-Demonstrative Inference." I A. Nes & T. Chan (red.) Inference and Consciousness, London: Routledge, 2020.
"Acquaintance, Conceptual Capacities, and Attention." I J. Knowles & T. Raleigh (red.) Acquaintance: New Essays. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.
"Assertion, Belief, and 'I believe'-Guarded Affirmation." Linguistics and Philosophy, 39 (1):57-86, 2016.
“The Sense of Natural Meaning in Conscious Inference.” In T. Breyer & C. Gutland (eds.) The Phenomenology of Thinking. Philosophical Investigations into the Character of Cognitive Experiences. London: Routledge, 2016.
“Thematic Unity in the Phenomenology of Thinking.” Philosophical Quarterly, 62 (246), pp. 84-105, 2012.

Op-eds, outreach

"Samfundsmøte: Ugunstig intelligens" [On the revolution in AI], Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem, Saturday, 12.13.2023 (panelist)
"Sosial bærekraft gjennom digitalisering og KI" ("Social sustainability through digitalization and AI") Closing plenary session. NOKIOS - Norwegian Conference of eGovernment 2023, 26.10.2023 (panelist)
"Riv ned reklameskjermene!" ("Tear down the advertisement screens!") Dagbladet. 19.07.2022 (Med Sebastian Watzl)

Other

Trondhjemske Philosophy of Perception Circle (convenor)

Publications

2023

Nes, Sven Anders. (2023) Perception needs modular stimulus-control. Synthese
Academic article
Nes, Sven Anders. (2023) Why are Actions but not Emotions Done Intentionally, if both are Reason-Responsive Embodied Processes?. Erkenntnis: An International Journal of Scientific Philosophy
Academic article

2022

Watzl, Sebastian; Nes, Anders. (2022) Riv ned reklameskjermene.
Feature article
Nes, Anders. (2022) (Non-)conceptual representation of meaning in utterance comprehension. Inquiry (Oslo)
Academic article
Nes, Sven Anders. (2022) Ruth Garrett Millikan.
Encyclopedia article
Nes, Sven Anders. (2022) Ruth Barcan Marcus.
Encyclopedia article
Nes, Sven Anders. (2022) Elizabeth Anscombe.
Encyclopedia article

2021

Nes, Anders; Sundberg, Kristoffer; Watzl, Sebastian. (2021) The perception/cognition distinction. Inquiry (Oslo)
Academic literature review

2020

Nes, Anders. (2020) Fore- and background in conscious non-demonstrative inference.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nes, Anders; Chan, Timothy. (2020) Inference and consciousness. Routledge Routledge
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Nes, Anders. (2020) Introduction: Inference and Consciousness.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2019

Nes, Anders. (2019) Acquaintance, Conceptual Capacities, and Attention.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2018

Nes, Anders. (2018) Rettspositivisme.
Encyclopedia article
Nes, Anders. (2018) Handlingsfilosofi.
Encyclopedia article

2016

Nes, Anders. (2016) Assertion, belief, and ‘I believe’-guarded affirmation. Linguistics and Philosophy
Academic article
Nes, Anders. (2016) The sense of natural meaning in conscious inference.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nes, Anders. (2016) On What We Experience When We Hear People Speak. Phenomenology and Mind
Academic article

2015

Nes, Anders. (2015) Review of _Cognitive Phenomenology_, edited by Tim Bayne and Michelle Montague. Mind
Book review

2012

Nes, Anders. (2012) Thematic Unity in the Phenomenology of Thinking. The Philosophical Quarterly
Academic article

2011

Nes, Anders. (2011) Review of _Perception, Hallucination, and Illusion_, by William Fish. Mind
Book review

2009

Nes, Anders. (2009) Å innse noe gjennomsiktig - om introspeksjon av opplevelser, til gjenoppliving av Dunlaps problem. Norsk filosofisk tidsskrift
Academic article

2008

Nes, Anders. (2008) Are Only Mental Phenomena Intentional?. Analysis
Academic article

Journal publications

Nes, Sven Anders. (2023) Perception needs modular stimulus-control. Synthese
Academic article
Nes, Sven Anders. (2023) Why are Actions but not Emotions Done Intentionally, if both are Reason-Responsive Embodied Processes?. Erkenntnis: An International Journal of Scientific Philosophy
Academic article
Watzl, Sebastian; Nes, Anders. (2022) Riv ned reklameskjermene.
Feature article
Nes, Anders. (2022) (Non-)conceptual representation of meaning in utterance comprehension. Inquiry (Oslo)
Academic article
Nes, Anders; Sundberg, Kristoffer; Watzl, Sebastian. (2021) The perception/cognition distinction. Inquiry (Oslo)
Academic literature review
Nes, Anders. (2016) Assertion, belief, and ‘I believe’-guarded affirmation. Linguistics and Philosophy
Academic article
Nes, Anders. (2016) On What We Experience When We Hear People Speak. Phenomenology and Mind
Academic article
Nes, Anders. (2015) Review of _Cognitive Phenomenology_, edited by Tim Bayne and Michelle Montague. Mind
Book review
Nes, Anders. (2012) Thematic Unity in the Phenomenology of Thinking. The Philosophical Quarterly
Academic article
Nes, Anders. (2011) Review of _Perception, Hallucination, and Illusion_, by William Fish. Mind
Book review
Nes, Anders. (2009) Å innse noe gjennomsiktig - om introspeksjon av opplevelser, til gjenoppliving av Dunlaps problem. Norsk filosofisk tidsskrift
Academic article
Nes, Anders. (2008) Are Only Mental Phenomena Intentional?. Analysis
Academic article

Books

Nes, Anders; Chan, Timothy. (2020) Inference and consciousness. Routledge Routledge
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Part of book/report

Nes, Sven Anders. (2022) Ruth Garrett Millikan.
Encyclopedia article
Nes, Sven Anders. (2022) Ruth Barcan Marcus.
Encyclopedia article
Nes, Sven Anders. (2022) Elizabeth Anscombe.
Encyclopedia article
Nes, Anders. (2020) Fore- and background in conscious non-demonstrative inference.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nes, Anders. (2020) Introduction: Inference and Consciousness.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nes, Anders. (2019) Acquaintance, Conceptual Capacities, and Attention.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nes, Anders. (2018) Rettspositivisme.
Encyclopedia article
Nes, Anders. (2018) Handlingsfilosofi.
Encyclopedia article
Nes, Anders. (2016) The sense of natural meaning in conscious inference.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

Courses

FI2002 - Bachelor's thesis

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