Trond Berg Eriksen (born 3 October 1945) is a Norwegian historian of ideas, non-fiction writer and magazine editor. He was born in Øvre Eiker in Buskerud. His thesis, from 1975, was on the ethics of

Aristoteles Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of ...

. He was appointed professor at the University of Oslo from 1990. He edited the magazine ''

Samtiden ''Samtiden'' is a Norwegian political and literary magazine. History and profile ''Samtiden'' was founded by Jørgen Brunchorst and Gerhard Gran in 1890. The magazine's first publisher was ''John Griegs forlag'' (Bergen), and from 1900 Aschehoug ...

'' from 1989 to 1993, and has published a number of books. He is a well-known intellectual in the Norwegian public sphere, particularly for popularization of European philosophy and intellectual history.

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1945 births Living people People from Øvre Eiker 20th-century Norwegian historians Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian magazine editors 21st-century Norwegian historians {{Norway-academic-bio-stub