Nils-Eric Sahlin#
| Membership Number: | 4241 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHILOSOPHY, THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2016 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.nilsericsahlin.net |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2014 - Chairman of Swedish Research Council’s (Vetenskapsrådets) Expert Group on Ethics
- 2014 - Chairman of Region Skåne’s Ethical Board
- 2011 - 2012 Wagner Fellow of Philosophy of Risk, Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, USA
- 2007 - Member of The Swedish National Council of Medical Ethics
- 2007 - 2014 Vice Chairman of Region Skåne’s Ethical Board
- 2006 - Professor (Chair) of Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lund
- 2001 - 2007 Research Council Researcher in decision theory and philosophy of risk, funded by The Swedish Research Council
- 1999 - 2006 Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Lund
- 1985 - 1999 Docent, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Lund
Fields of Scholarship
- Philosohy of creativity
- Philosophy of F. P. Ramsey
- Philosophy of science
- Theory of decision, preference and risk
- Applications of the theory of decision and risk
- Epistemology, epistemic risk
- Medical ethics, personalised, predictive and preventive medicine
Honours and Awards
- 2008 Fellow, The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
- 2014 Member of the board, The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
