Tove Pettersen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo (UiO), Norway.
Pettersen specializes in Feminist Philosophy and Feminist Ethics, especially in the Ethics of Care and the Existential Ethics of Simone de Beauvoir. She is also working within the field of Feminist History of Philosophy and the Philosophy of Ageing. Pettersen has published books and several articles within her field, both in English and Norwegian. Her articles have been translated into French and Italian. In 2012, she received the Norwegian award “Paa-Kanten prisen” for her work in feminist philosophy.
From 2016-2019 Pettersen was the President of The Inter…
Tove Pettersen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo (UiO), Norway.
Pettersen specializes in Feminist Philosophy and Feminist Ethics, especially in the Ethics of Care and the Existential Ethics of Simone de Beauvoir. She is also working within the field of Feminist History of Philosophy and the Philosophy of Ageing. Pettersen has published books and several articles within her field, both in English and Norwegian. Her articles have been translated into French and Italian. In 2012, she received the Norwegian award “Paa-Kanten prisen” for her work in feminist philosophy.
From 2016-2019 Pettersen was the President of The International Simone de Beauvoir Society (a non-profit, MLA affiliated organization) as well as the Chair of the Boards of Directors of The International Simone de Beauvoir Society. She is a member of the Editorial Board of Simone de Beauvoir Studies, and a former member of the Academic Board of the Erasmus+ project Gender and Philosophy: Developing learning and teaching practices to include underrepresented groups (GAP). Pettersen is also a member of the Nordic Network for Women in Philosophy (NNWP), and The Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP), and from 2019 Primary National Member of The Norwegian Centre on Healthy Aging.
Pettersen received her Doctor Artium (equivalent to PhD) in philosophy at UiO in 2004 with a dissertation on the Ethics of Care. She completed her Candidatus Philologiae (equivalent to MA) in the History of Ideas on Postmodern Philosophy, and has also studied Economics and holds a Candidata Magisterii (equivalent BA) in Political Science. In 2004-2006 she was granted a Postdoctoral Fellowship in order to work on Beauvoir’s ethics, and she was also the Director of Research at the Ethics Programme and guest-researcher at Center for Gender Research, UiO. Pettersen has been teaching philosophy at UiO since 1990. She has initiated, established and thought several courses in philosophy and gender studies; FIL2202 (Gender and Philosophy), FIL4351 (Feminist Ethics), FIL4355S (Care and Conflicts), KFL4040 (Feminist Theory), KFL4070 (Feminist Ethics), KFL2033/4033 (Historizing Feminist Theory). She often gives guest lectures and seminars at other institutions, both nationally and internationally, has frequently been interviewed in the media.
