Finngeir Hiorth
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'''Finngeir Hiorth''' (born [[March 7]], [[1928]] in [[Indonesia]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[philosopher]] who was also a senior lecturer of [[philosophy]] at the [[University of Oslo]] until his retirement in [[1993]]. He became an [[atheism|atheist]] at the age of 19. He wrote many books on [[philosophy]], [[Linguistics]], and [[Indonesia|Indonesian studies]]. Nevertheless, his main philosophical concern is [[atheism]], [[secularism]], and [[humanism]]. He joined many philosophical societies, such as ''Unión Mundial de Librepensadores'', ''Unión Internacional Etico Humanista'', ''Instituto Peruano de Filosofia Aplicada/AERPFA'', and in charge of international editorial committee of ''Revista Peruana de Filosofia Aplicada (RPFA)''.
=== Works ===
[[Image:Hiorthbook1.jpg|thumb|left|His ''Introduction to Atheism''(1995)]]
* {{cite book |title=Zur Formalen Charakterisierung des Satzes |last=Hiorth |first=Finngeir |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1962 |publisher=Mouton and Co.|location= [[The Hague]] |isbn= }}
* ''G.W. Leibniz, seleccion de escritos'' (1966), published in Norwegian.
* ''David Hume, vida y filosofia'' (1973), published in Norwegian.
* {{cite book |title=Noam Chomsky, Linguistics and Philosophy |last=Hiorth |first=Finngeir |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1974 |publisher=[[Universitetsforlaget]] |location= [[Oslo]] |isbn=8200013685 }}
* {{cite book |title=Makt |last=Hiorth |first=Finngeir |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1975 |publisher=[[Universitetsforlaget]]|location= [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] |isbn=8200014525 }}
* ''Sobre el concepto de poder'' (1975), published in English.
* {{cite book |title=Philosophers in Indonesia (South East Asian monographs) |last=Hiorth |first=Finngeir |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1983 |publisher=[[James Cook University]]|location= [[North Queensland]], [[Australia]] |isbn=0864430833 }}
* {{cite book |title=Timor, past and present (South East Asian monographs) |last=Hiorth |first=Finngeir |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1985 |publisher=[[James Cook University]]|location= [[North Queensland]], [[Australia]] |isbn=0864431457 }}
* ''Naturalismo'' (1992), published in German.
* ''Visiones seculars de la vida'' (1993), in Norwegian.
* ''Introducción al marxismo'' (1994), published in Norwegian.
* ''La filosofia de la Illustración'' (1995), published in Norwegian.
* ''Introduction to Atheism'' (1995), in English.
* ''Secularism in Sweden'' (1995), published in English.
* ''Introduction to Humanism'' (1996), in English.
* ''Diccionario de ética'' (1997), published in Norwegian.
* ''Secularism in Germany'' (1997), published in English.
* ''Church and State in Norway'' (1997), published in Norwegian.
* ''Atheism in India'' (1998), in English.
* ''Secularism in Holland, Belgia, and Luxemburg'' (2000), in English.
* ''Estudiando lo sagrado, Introducción a las Ciencias de la Religión'' (2000), in Norwegian.
=== His Book Reviews ===
* Review of ''Cosmology for Beginners'' by Felix Pirani and Christine Roche (1997)
* Review of ''Utilitarianism'' by Geoffrey Scarre (1997)
* Review of ''Social Ethics: A Student’s Guide'' (1997)
* Review of ''Atheism and Theism'' by J.J.C. Smart & J.J. Haldane (1997)
* Review of ''Big Domino in The Sky'' by Michael Martin (1997)
* Review of ''Arguing for Atheism'' by Robin Le Poidevin (1997)
* Review of ''Humanism'' by Tony Davies (1997)
* Review of ''Heathen in Godzone'' by Bill Cooke (1998).
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[[Category:Humanists]]
[[Category:University of Oslo faculty]]
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