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Vilhjálmur Árnason - Professor Emeritus

Vilhjálmur Árnason

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School of Health Sciences

Vilhjálmur Árnason

Professor Emeritus

Professor emeritus

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

Unit
Faculty of Medicine
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

2025

Dialogical bioethics
The Right Use of Reason in the Moral Theories of Aristotle and HabermasFilozofia
Pandemic and Crisis Preparedness and ResponsePublic Health Ethics

2024

Context-sensitive DialoguesEtikk i Praksis
«God landmålerskikk». Etiske refleksjoner om eiendomsoppmålingKart og Plan

2023

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

2022

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

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

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

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

2014

Iceland
Something rotten in the state of Iceland
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
Hugsmíðar
From species ethics to social concernsTheoretical Medicine and Bioethics

2013

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

2012

Guest editorialCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
The personal is politicalEthical Perspectives

2011

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

2010

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

2009

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

2008

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

2007

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

2006

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

2005

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

2004

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

2003

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

2002

TOWARDS A BETTER LIFE

2000

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