The trees are turning beautifully red and yellow in Stjärnsund. The public defense of my thesis on the 8th already seems far away. Not to over-prepare, I held my first lecture on Research Ethics for master students at KTH on the 7th. Later in the month I debated file sharing at the Philosophy Club of Lund University with the lecturer of law Ulf Maunsbach and the journalist Andreas Ekström. As a preparation I wrote an article (in Swedish) summing up the case for free file sharing. I also held a philosophical salon with my friend Jan Aronsson at the Stockholm City Library on Good & Evil. The salon was part of a series by Filosofigruppen Sherpa. It is challenging and stimulating to talk philosphy with a very diverse group of 50 people or so – women and men, all ages and backgrounds, all choosing to spend their Wednesday night at the library with us. Tomorrow my “elders” Manitonquat and Ellika will have a workshop here in Stjärnsund on the Native american way – the Circle way. Then it’s time to start to get serious about the entry on Paternalism that I’m preparing for the 2d edition of Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. While spending time with my wife and baby boy of course.

Marking my advancement to PhD on September 8th, I launch this new design for my private and professional website. The site will be improved and enriched during the coming couple of weeks.