Finngeir Hiorth (born in 1928 in Indonesia) is a Norwegian philosopher who was also a senior lecturer of philosophy at the University of Oslo until his retirement in 1993. He became an atheist at the age of 19. He wrote many books on philosophy, theory of language, and 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). Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ... Philosophy is a discipline or field of study involving the investigation, analysis, and development of ideas at a general, abstract, or fundamental level. ... Atheism is the ontological position that contrasts with theism, including both the view of those without belief in the existence of deities, and the view of those who actively deny such entities exist. ... // Definition Secularism means: in philosophy, the belief that life can be best lived by applying ethics, and the universe best understood, by processes of reasoning, without reference to a god or gods or other supernatural concepts. ... Humanism is an active ethical and philosophical approach to life focusing on human solutions to human issues through rational arguments without recourse to a god, gods, sacred texts or religious creeds. ...

His Works

His Introduction to Atheism(1995)

• G.W. Leibniz, seleccion de escritos (1966), published in Norwegian.
• David Hume, vida y filosofia (1973), published in Norwegian.
• Noam Chomsky, Linguistics and Philosophy (1974), published in English.
• Sobre el concepto de poder (1975), published in English.
• Philosophers in Indonesia (1983), published in English.
• Timor, Past and Present (1985), published in English.
• 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.

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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).