Arild Haaland

Norwegian philosopher and writer

Order of St. Olav (1979)
Fritt Ord Honorary Award (1992)

Arild Peter Haaland (13 December 1919 – 24 January 2012) was a Norwegian philosopher, literary historian, translator and non-fiction writer. He was born in Bergen. His thesis from 1956 was an analysis of the Nazism in Germany. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1979. He received the Fritt Ord Award in 1992. Haaland was portrayed by sculptor Arnold Haukeland, and by the painters Odd Nerdrum and Karl Erik Harr.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Selected works

Exposition and critical examination of Nietzsche's "Will to Power" philosophy. 1946. (thesis)
Nazismen i Tyskland. En analyse av dens forutsetninger. 1955. (dr. thesis)
Seks studier i Ibsen. 1965.
Vekst og verdi. Avvikerlære. 1971.
Skatt i Norge. En bok om overskudd, likestilling og medeie. 1976.
Ibsens verden. En studie i kunst som forskning. 1978.
Ringer i vann. Ni studier i frihet. 1989.

References

^ Svendsen, Arnljot Strømme. "Arild Haaland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Arild Haaland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
^ AV: britt sørensen. "Arild Haaland er død". bt.no. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.