Espen Dyrnes Stabell
About
I do research in ethics and practical/applied philosophy. My interests include:
- Environmental ethics
- Philosophy of need
- Philosophy of economics
- Business ethics
Selected publications
- Instrumental Needs: A Relational Account. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Volume 27, Issue 4, 601-617 (2024). Link
- Why Environmental Philosophers Should Be 'Buck-Passers' about Value. Environmental Ethics (2022). Link
- Arguments from Need in Natural Resource Debates. Ethics, Policy & Environment (2021). Link
- Hard Environmental Choices: Comparability, Justification, and the Argument from Moral Identity. Environmental Values vol. 30(1) s. 111-130 (2021). Link
- Existence Value, Preference Satisfaction, and the Ethics of Species Extinction. Environmental Ethics vol. 41(2) pp. 165-180 (2019). Link
- Precaution and Fairness: A Framework for Distributing Costs of Protection from Environmental Risks. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics vol. 31.(1) s. 55-71 (2018). With Daniel Steel. Link
Complete list of works in Current Research Information SysTem In Norway (Cristin)
Publications
2025
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2025)
Mer kunnskap løser ikke problemet.
Morgenbladet
Reader opinion piece
2024
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Populasjonsetikk.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Derek Parfit.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Den avskyelige konklusjonen.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Ikke-identitetsproblemet.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Instrumental Needs: A Relational Account.
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
An Excusability Principle for Firms under the Market Failures Approach.
Business Ethics Journal Review (BEJR)
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Dypøkologi.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
2023
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Konflikt er ikke løsningen.
Morgenbladet
Reader opinion piece
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Feilslutning om konflikt.
Morgenbladet
Reader opinion piece
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Annenhetens sjargong er et blindspor.
Morgenbladet
Reader opinion piece
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Miljøfilosofi.
Store Norske Leksikon (Nettutgaven)
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Økoargumentet for sivil ulydighet - en kritikk.
Norsk Filosofisk tidsskrift
Article in business/trade/industry journal
2022
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Sandler, Ronald;
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Baylon, Ryan;
Lundgren, Cora;
Weisbeek, Philine;
Yelle, Benjamin.
(2022)
Eric Katz on ”De-Extinction”: Ontology, Value and Normativity.
Ethics, Policy & Environment
Academic literature review
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2022)
Why Environmental Philosophers Should Be Buck-Passers about Value.
Environmental Ethics
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2022)
Aktivistens dilemma.
Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.)
Reader opinion piece
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Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew;
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2022)
Freedom to avoid harm
Revisiting some core values that guide moral action.
Etikk i praksis
Editorial
2021
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2021)
Arguments from Need in Natural Resource Debates.
Ethics, Policy & Environment
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2021)
Book Review: Moral Uncertainty. MacAskill, W., Bykvist, K., and Ord, T., 2020 Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Journal of Applied Philosophy
Book review
2020
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2020)
Land use quandaries.
Etikk i praksis
Book review
2019
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2019)
Existence Value, Preference Satisfaction, and the Ethics of Species Extinction.
Environmental Ethics
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2019)
Hard Environmental Choices: Comparability, Justification, and the Argument from Moral Identity.
Environmental Values
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Carson, Siri Granum;
Myskja, Bjørn K.;
Steel, Daniel.
(2019)
Deep Sea Uncertainty. Studies in Environmental Ethics and Decision-Making.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
2018
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Steel, Daniel.
(2018)
Precaution and Fairness: A Framework for Distributing Costs of Protection from Environmental Risks.
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Academic article
2017
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2017)
Constraints on the Precautionary Principle and the Problem of Uncertainty.
American Journal of Bioethics
Academic article
2016
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2016)
Evaluative Uncertainty in Ecosystem Assessment.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2014
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2014)
Responsibility: The first first virtue of innovation?.
Nordicum-Mediterraneum
Academic article
Journal publications
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Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2025)
Mer kunnskap løser ikke problemet.
Morgenbladet
Reader opinion piece
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Populasjonsetikk.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Derek Parfit.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Den avskyelige konklusjonen.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Ikke-identitetsproblemet.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Instrumental Needs: A Relational Account.
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
An Excusability Principle for Firms under the Market Failures Approach.
Business Ethics Journal Review (BEJR)
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2024)
Dypøkologi.
Store Norske Leksikon
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Konflikt er ikke løsningen.
Morgenbladet
Reader opinion piece
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Feilslutning om konflikt.
Morgenbladet
Reader opinion piece
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Annenhetens sjargong er et blindspor.
Morgenbladet
Reader opinion piece
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Miljøfilosofi.
Store Norske Leksikon (Nettutgaven)
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2023)
Økoargumentet for sivil ulydighet - en kritikk.
Norsk Filosofisk tidsskrift
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Sandler, Ronald;
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Baylon, Ryan;
Lundgren, Cora;
Weisbeek, Philine;
Yelle, Benjamin.
(2022)
Eric Katz on ”De-Extinction”: Ontology, Value and Normativity.
Ethics, Policy & Environment
Academic literature review
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2022)
Why Environmental Philosophers Should Be Buck-Passers about Value.
Environmental Ethics
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2022)
Aktivistens dilemma.
Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.)
Reader opinion piece
-
Thorseth, May Britt;
Alvarez, Allen Andrew;
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2022)
Freedom to avoid harm
Revisiting some core values that guide moral action.
Etikk i praksis
Editorial
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2021)
Arguments from Need in Natural Resource Debates.
Ethics, Policy & Environment
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2021)
Book Review: Moral Uncertainty. MacAskill, W., Bykvist, K., and Ord, T., 2020 Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Journal of Applied Philosophy
Book review
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2020)
Land use quandaries.
Etikk i praksis
Book review
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2019)
Existence Value, Preference Satisfaction, and the Ethics of Species Extinction.
Environmental Ethics
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2019)
Hard Environmental Choices: Comparability, Justification, and the Argument from Moral Identity.
Environmental Values
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Steel, Daniel.
(2018)
Precaution and Fairness: A Framework for Distributing Costs of Protection from Environmental Risks.
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2017)
Constraints on the Precautionary Principle and the Problem of Uncertainty.
American Journal of Bioethics
Academic article
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2014)
Responsibility: The first first virtue of innovation?.
Nordicum-Mediterraneum
Academic article
Part of book/report
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes.
(2016)
Evaluative Uncertainty in Ecosystem Assessment.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Stabell, Espen Dyrnes;
Carson, Siri Granum;
Myskja, Bjørn K.;
Steel, Daniel.
(2019)
Deep Sea Uncertainty. Studies in Environmental Ethics and Decision-Making.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2024
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2024) A "civility norm" for market agents. Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT) Workshop 2024-09-03 - 2024-09-06
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2024) In Defence of Liberal Transmission. Practical Philosophy Workshop 2024-12-06 -
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Interview
2023
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2023) The Market Failures Approach to Business Ethics and the Problem of External Constraints. Financial Ethics Workshop (University of Gothenburg) , Gøteborg 2023-06-02 - 2023-06-03
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2023) Must I mean what I say? On the ethics of doing ethics. University of Oslo Practical Philosophy Seminar 2023-10-19 -
2022
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2022) Moral Uncertainty: The Two-Level View. Ethics Institute Speaker Series (Northeastern University) , Boston 2022-03-11 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2022) Needs and moral significance: The transmission principle. The Swedish Congress of Philosophy , Lund 2022-06-10 - 2022-06-12
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LectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2022) Research ethics – quality, integrity and responsibility. Gjesteforelesning Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTNU 2022-10-28 - 2022-10-28
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LectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2022) Deep Sea Mining: Ethical Issues. Gjesteforelesning Norsk Geoteknisk Institutt , Oslo 2022-12-09 - 2022-12-09
2021
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2021) Reasons and values in environmental ethics: A buck-passing account. 2021 American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting 2021-01-15 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2021) Ethical issues in deep-sea mining. Ocean Talks: Diggin' Deep 2021-04-28 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2021) Moral Uncertainty and Moral Theory: A Tension. Practical Philosopy Group Webinar, University of Oslo , University of Oslo 2021-04-27 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2021) Environmental ethics, economics and sustainability. Corporate Social Responsibility 2021-11-10 -
2020
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2020) Conceptual engineering and applied ethics. Practical Philosophy Group Webinar, University of Oslo 2020-11-03 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2020) Why environmental philosophers should be 'buck-passers' about value. Practical Philosophy Group Webinar, University of Oslo 2020-05-12 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2020) Metoder i anvendt etikk. Bachelor-seminar i anvendt etikk 2020-02-10 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2020) AI and hard choices. Workshop for Research Group in AI, Ethics and Philosophy 2020-12-10 - 2020-12-10
2019
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2019) Existence value and preferentism. The Annual Stockholm Region Workshop on Economics & Philosophy 2019-09-05 - 2019-09-06
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2019) Arguments from need and the transmission principle. Practical Philosophy Group Annual Workshop, University of Oslo 2019-11-21 - 2019-11-22
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2019) Existence Value. Animal Ethics for Sustainability 2019-11-28 - 2019-11-29
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LectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2019) The ethics of deep sea mining. Tekna Ung: Breakfast Meeting – Technology and Ethics 2019-05-09 -
2018
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2018) Hard environmental choices. Practical Philosophy Group Annual Workshop 2018-10-11 - 2018-10-12
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LectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2018) De harde valgenes filosofi. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum (Vitforum) 2018-10-23 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2018) Incomparability and the Case for Problem-Solving Ethics. Methods in Applied Ethics 2018-04-19 - 2018-04-20
2017
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2017) Precaution and fairness: distributing the costs of protection from environmental risks. Practical Philosophy Group Annual Workshop 2017-11-23 - 2017-11-24
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes; Steel, Daniel. (2017) The Precautionary Principle and Fair Distribution. W. Maurice Young Center for Applied Ethics Talks 2017-04-19 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2017) Precaution and Fairness. Sustainability and Philosophy 2017-05-10 - 2017-05-11
2016
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2016) Risk and Evaluative Uncertainty. ELSA Norway Conference 2016 2016-04-11 - 2016-04-13
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2016) Risk, uncertainty and the precautionary principle. Technology for a Good Society 2016-09-08 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2016) The Precautionary Principle. Natural Resource Management (NARM) 2016-09-16 -
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Academic lectureStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2016) Risk and evaluative uncertainty. IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology , Vancouver 2016-05-14 -
2015
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InterviewStabell, Espen Dyrnes. (2015) Motivert av misnøye. Le Monde Diplomatique Le Monde Diplomatique [Journal]