Prof. Bjørn Helland-Hansen

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Bjørn Jespersen Predication and Extensionalization

In his 2000 book Logical Properties Colin McGinn argues that predicates denote properties rather than sets or individuals. I support the thesis, but show that it is vulnerable to a type-incongruity objection, if properties are (modelled as) functions, unless a device for extensionalizing properties is added. Alternatively, properties may be construed as primitive intensional entities, as in Geo...

Bjørn Lind—the ground-breaking nurturer

“My first appointment as a trained anaesthesiologist was in Stavanger in 1956. Because of this, I came by chance to contribute to the beginnings of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and to an important part of its development. This was a unique opportunity, which has given me great satisfaction in my further career”, says Bjørn Lind. The Stavanger story, of the conception of the Resusci Anne train...

The Hansen Scheme Revisited

In this paper, we present a modification of a closed-loop identification scheme known as the “Hansen scheme”. The advantage of the alternative procedure is that the order of the resulting model is tunable by the user.

231-242 Hansen sum

The case for adopting a proficiencies approach to instruction and learning in the economics major is reiterated. This approach focuses on what graduating majors should be able to do with the knowledge and skills they acquire in the major, that is, their ability to demonstrate their learning in practical ways. The author’s list of five proficiencies, advanced in the mid-1980s, is reviewed and re...