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Vilhjálmur Árnason - Professor Emeritus

Vilhjálmur Árnason

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Vilhjálmur Árnason

Professor Emeritus

Professor emeritus

Location
Aðalbygging / A-332
Email
vilhjarn [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Philosophy, History and Archaeology
Website
https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/vilhj%C3%A1lmur-%C3%A1rnason
Published Work
Vilhjálmur Árnason - published work

Curriculum Vitae
Vilhjálmur Árnason - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-911X
Research portal – Vilhjálmur Árnason

Professional Experience

2023 - , Editorial team member, Filozofia
2005 - , Member of editorial team, Life Sciences, Society and Policy
2007 - , Member of editorial team, Etikk i Praksis). Nordic journal
1997 - 2023, Chair of the Centre for Ethics, University of Iceland
2022 - 2023, Professor II (20%), Western Norway University of the Applied Sciences
1996 - 2023, Professor of philosophy, University of Iceland
2000 - 2020, Member of editorial team, Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy
2008 - 2012, Vice dean of the Faculty of History and Philosphy, University of Iceland
2009 - 2010, Chair of a working group on ethics and governance. Special Investigation Commission of the Icelandic Parliament, Chair of a working group on ethics and governance. Special Investigation Commission of the Icelandic Parliament
2004 - 2006, Member of the University Senate, University of Iceland
1997 - 2003, Editor of Theoretical book series of the Icelandic literary society, Editor of Theoretical book series of the Icelandic literary society
2000 - 2002, Dean of the Faculty of Philosphy, University of Iceland
1999 - 2000, Vice dean of the Facuty of Philosophy, University of Iceland
1993 - 2000, Chair of the ethics committee of the National Directorate of Health, Member since
1996 - 1997, Chair of the Department of Philosophy, University of Iceland
1991 - 1996, Associate professor of philosophy, University of Iceland
1987 - 1994, Editor of Skírnir, Journal of the Icelandic literary society
1989 - 1990, Assistant professor of philosophy, University of Iceland
1983 - 1988, Instructor in philosophy, University of Iceland
1985 - 1987, Secretary of the Prime minister's committee on the Future of Icelandic society, National Economics Institute

Published works

2023

Siðfræði lífs og dauða: Heilbrigðisþjónusta, rannsóknir, lýðheilsa
Bioethics in the Spirit of Kierkegaard

2022

Til varnar mannhelginni. Hugleiðingar um hlutverk hugtaksins í samtímasiðfræði
Lýðræðishlutverk háskóla og áskoranir samtímansNetla

2021

In defense of dignityBioethics
Faglegir mannkostir lækna og vinnuumhverfiLæknablaðið

2020

Rökræða, stofnanir, þátttaka. Ágreiningsefni um lýðræðiStjórnmál og stjórnsýsla

2019

Lýðræðisleg gildi, samræða og hlutverk menntunarTímarit um uppeldi og menntun

2018

Eftirþanki
Rétt notkun skynseminnar í siðfræði Aristótelesar og Habermas
Greining á íslensku lýðræði
Frá bræðralagi til fagmennskuLaeknabladid
Have Icelanders Learned Their Lesson? The Investigation of the Icelandic Collapse and its Aftermath
Icelandic politics in light of normative models of democracyIcelandic Review of Politics & Administration
Moral Culture and the Financial Crisis in Light of the Icelandic ExperienceMidwest Studies in Philosophy

2017

Biological or Democratic Citizenship
Responsible Return.
Hugsun hneppt í kerfiHugur: tímarit um heimspeki
The Danger of Losing Oneself
A Man of Polemics and Principles

2016

Siðfræðikver
The Person in a State of SicknessCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Iceland
Democratic practices, governance, and the financial crash
Bioethics in IcelandCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

2015

Rabbað um veðrið og fleiri heimspekileg hugtök
Research Integrity Guidelines and Procedures in Iceland
Falskennandi eða einherji sannleikans?Skírnir
Toward critical bioethicsCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

2014

From species ethics to social concernsTheoretical Medicine and Bioethics
Hugsmíðar
Ætti a{eth} segja {thorn}átttakendum í vísindarannsóknum frá stökkbreytingum í {thorn}eirra eigin BRCA-genum?Laeknabladid
Hvernig er hagnýtt siðfræði?Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Iceland
Something rotten in the state of Iceland

2013

Scientific citizenship in a democratic societyPublic Understanding of Science
Patientenautonomie, Humangenetik und Biopolitik
To Model a New Way of Democracy
Financial Collapse and Democratic Reconstruction in Iceland
Óvinur lýðræðisins?
Valdið fært til fólksins?Skírnir

2012

Guest editorialCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
The personal is politicalEthical Perspectives

2011

Informed consent
Nonconfrontational rationality or critical reasoning.Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics : CQ : the international journal of healthcare ethics committees
Database researchCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Lífpólitík í lýðræðissamfélagi
Bioethical concepts in theory and practiceMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy
My Philosophy of Medicine
Bioethical concepts in theory and practice: an exploratory study of prenatal screening in Iceland.Medicine, health care, and philosophy
Cracks beneath Iceland‘s banking meltdownCompliance Monitor

2010

Moral analysis of an economic collapseEtikk i Praksis
Frjálsræði og sjálfræði
Höggmyndir og gimsteinarHugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Bioethics in IcelandCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
TilfelliLaeknabladid
Æxlunarfrelsi, erfðatækni og barnavernd

2009

Hlutverk hugvísindamanna í samfélagsumræðuRitið
Scientific citizenship, benefit, and protection in population based research
An Ethos in Transformation: Conflicting Values in the SagasGripla
Rökræðulýðræði, borgaravitund, lífpólitík
Iceland: ”Neglect and misunderstanding”
Justice or Solidarity?

2008

Decoding the genetics debateNew Genetics and Society
Biopolitics in a Democratic Society
Global Principles and Local Context
Population Databanks and Democracy in Light of the Icelandic Experience
Farsælt líf, réttlátt samfélag

2007

Introduction
Veik sönnun, öflug innræting
Geneticization and bioethicsMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy
Inngangur
The ethics and governance of human genetic databases
Informed consent and human genetic database research
Introduction

2006

The global and the localEthik in der Medizin
Réttlæti eða samstaða í heilbrigðisþjónustu?

2005

7 Discourse in context
Heimild fyrir gagnagrunnsrannsóknum.Læknabladid
The Ethics of Embryo Design
Ríkið og lýðræðið
Discourse in Context
Sensible discussion in bioethicsCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Dialog und Menschenwürde

2004

Dialogue is the touchstone of reasonHugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Sjálfræði og aldraðir : í ljósi íslenskra aðstæðna
Coding and consentBioethics

2003

Notkun stofnfrumna úr fósturvísum til lækninga : viðhorfskönnun meðal íslenskra lækna, lögfræðinga og prestaLæknablaðið

2002

TOWARDS A BETTER LIFE

2000

Gadamerian dialogue in the patient-professional interaction.Medicine, health care, and philosophy
Experience or authority? A response to WiddershovenMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy

1997

Samráð í heilbrigðisþjónustu : heimspekilegur inngangur að málþingi Siðaráðs landlæknisLæknablaðið
Siðfræðilegir þættir við takmörkun meðferðar við lok lífsLæknablaðið

1994

Towards authentic conversations. Authenticity in the patient-professional relationshipTheoretical Medicine

1988

Morality and humanityThe Journal of Value Inquiry

Keywords for Specialisation:

Social and political philosophy

Existential philosophy