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Biography
Research interests
I research mainly the philosophy of writing (hermeneutics, deconstruction, narrativism), existential ethics, philosophy of history, the ethics of the human sciences, and memory studies. In particular, I have focused on responsibility in the discourses of the human sciences.
Porjects
From 2022, I have been active in the project Doing Justice to Experience: Relations to the Difficult Past in History and Memory. The project deals with the difficult relationship between memory and historical research. The difficulties investigated concern, on the one hand, how to consider the experiential authority of memory accounts in historical research. On the other hand, how historical research should also be able to function as a critique of memory. The project is led by Jonas Ahlskog (University lecturer in history at ÅA) and is financed by the Kone Foundation.
Currently I am working on a monograph, Existential Ethics and the Philosophy of Historiography: Transgenerational Life and Memory in Literary Culture forthcoming with Amsterdam University Press in 2025.
Teaching
I have thaught courses in the Philosophy of existence, the History of idea and philosophy of the humanities, Emmanuel Levinas's ethics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Visiting Researcher, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK.
21 Sept 2024 → 28 Sept 2024
Visiting Researcher, Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Lisbon.
15 May 2024 → 27 May 2024
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Projects
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Doing Justice to Experience: Relations to the Difficult Past in History and Memory
Ahlskog, J. (Principal Investigator) & Elgabsi, N. (Co-Investigator)
01/01/22 → 01/01/27
Project: Foundation
Publications
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Forgotten Responsibilities? Nordic Truth Commissions, Sámi History, and the Difficulty of Transnational Perspectives on Historical Responsibility
Kortekangas, O., Elgabsi, N. & Arvidsson, M., Feb 2025, In: Ethnicities. 25, 1, p. 27-42Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Introduction
Aldrin Salskov, S., Elgabsi, N., Hallstensson, E., Steffansson, C. & Strammer, P., 2025, Philosophical Conversations: Essays for Hugo Strandberg. Aldrin Salskov, S., Elgabsi, N., Hallstensson, E., Steffansson, C. & Strammer, P. (eds.). Åbo Akademi University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Moralisk motståndskraft
Elgabsi, N., 2025, Philosophical Conversations: Essays for Hugo Strandberg. Aldrin Salskov, S., Elgabsi, N., Hallstensson, E., Steffansson, C. & Strammer, P. (eds.). Åbo Akademi University Press, p. 32-39Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Philosophical Conversations: Essays for Hugo Strandberg
Aldrin Salskov, S., Elgabsi, N., Hallstensson, E., Steffansson, C. & Strammer, P., 2025, Åbo Akademi University Press. 169 p.Research output: Book/Journal/Report › Edited Book/Edited Journal › Scientific
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Suffering and Misery in History is Not a Tragic Story [translation into Chinese]
Elgabsi, N. & Yuan, Z. (Translator), 2025Research output: Other contribution
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Activities
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Globalisation, Societies and Education (Journal)
Elgabsi, N. (Reviewer)
17 Oct 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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MYTH first annual symposium: Time and Responsibility: Tid och ansvar
Elgabsi, N. (Participant), Ahlskog, J. (Organiser) & Andén, L. (Organiser)
21 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, symposium or workshop
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Diagnostics and Therapeutics (Journal)
Elgabsi, N. (Reviewer)
9 Dec 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (Journal)
Elgabsi, N. (Reviewer)
4 Oct 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Cultures of Temporal Humanity: Universality and Diversity in Historical Temporalities
Elgabsi, N. (Speaker)
27 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation