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List Of Icelandic Philosophers ...
This is a list of notable Icelandic philosophers: {{Dynamic list A * Arnór Hannibalsson B * Brynjólfur_Bjarnason G * Guðmundur Finnbogason H * Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson J * Jón Ólafsson of Grunnavík O * Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir P *Páll Skúlason V *Vilhjálmur Árnason Á * Ágúst H. Bjarnason *Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir Þ *Þorsteinn Gylfason Philosophers Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its surrounding areas) is home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the biggest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate. According to the ancient manuscript , the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, Epistemology, knowledge, Ethics, values, Philosophy of mind, mind, and Philosophy of language, language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some sources claim the term was coined by Pythagoras ( BCE), although this theory is disputed by some. Philosophical methodology, Philosophical methods include Socratic questioning, questioning, Socratic method, critical discussion, dialectic, rational argument, and systematic presentation. in . Historically, ''philosophy'' encompassed all bodies of knowledge and a practitioner was known as a ''philosopher''."The English word "philosophy" is first attested to , meaning "knowledge, body of knowledge." "natural philosophy," which began as a discipline in ancient India and Ancient Greece, encompasses astronomy, medicine, and physics. For example, Isaac Newton, Newton's 1687 ''Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnór Hannibalsson
Arnór Hannibalsson (1934 – 28 December 2012) was an Icelandic philosopher, historian, and translator. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland. He completed a master's degree in philosophy at the University of Moscow and a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He was predominantly concerned with aesthetics, philosophy, history and epistemology. In 1975 he translated Roman Ingarden's ''On the Motives which led Husserl to Transcendental Idealism'' from Polish. He also contributed to journals with articles such as "Icelandic Historical Science in the Postwar Period, 1944-1957". Arnór had strong anti-Communist views and was said to have been "extremely critical of the Icelandic Socialists" in his 1999/2000 book ''Moskvulínan: Kommúnistaflokkur Íslands og Komintern, Halldór Laxness og Sovétríkin''. He was the son of Hannibal Valdimarsson, a former minister, and had several sons and one daughter, Thora Arnorsdottir. He d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynjólfur Bjarnason
Brynjólfur Bjarnason (26 May 1898 – 16 April 1989) was an Icelandic Communism, communist politician and philosopher. Biography Bjarnason was born in Hæli in Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur, Gnúpverjahreppur. In 1918 he started studying philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1919. He continued to study natural sciences at the same university until 1922 but did not graduate, instead continuing his studies in philosophy at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin in 1923–1924. After returning to Iceland, he worked as a teacher from 1926. Bjarnason attended the 2nd World Congress of the Comintern, 2nd Congress of the Comintern in Moscow in 1920 and the 5th Congress in 1924, as a representative of Iceland. In 1930, he became the chairman of the Communist Party of Iceland upon its founding. He remained in this position until the party merged into the People's Unity Party – Socialist Party in 1938. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundur Finnbogason
Guðmundur Finnbogason (June 6, 1873 – July 17, 1944)Pind (2005), pp. 9, 30 was an Icelandic philosopher, the son of Guðrún Jónsdóttir and Finnbogi Finnbogason.Pind (2005), p. 9 He was one of the first Icelandic psychologists. His work "Sympathetic Understanding" inspired Jean Piaget's development stages model. Career Guðmundur finished his studies at Lærði Skólinn in the spring of 1896. The same year, he began studying philosophy at the University of Copenhagen; he graduated with a master's degree in psychology in 1901.Pind (2005), p. 10 Among his mentors were Harald Høffding and Alfred Lehmann.Pind (2005), pp. 12, 13 og 15 Lehmann had studied under Wilhelm Wundt in Germany and established a laboratory in Copenhagen in 1886. During 1901 and 1902 Guðmundur traveled in Scandinavia and gathered information on teaching in these countries. The Icelandic national parliament, the Alþingi, supported him. Based on this research, his first book, ''Lýðmenntun'' (Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson
Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson (born February 19, 1953 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a professor of political science at the University of Iceland and a frequent commentator on current affairs in the Icelandic media. He is best known as a staunch spokesman for free market policies, and for neoliberalism or classical liberalism, as well as for his frequent climate change skepticism. Education and career Hannes was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. Graduating from the Reykjavík Grammar School in 1972, Hannes completed his B.A. in philosophy and history and his M.A. in history from the University of Iceland, before going on to study politics at the University of Oxford, where he received his DPhil in 1985 for a thesis on "Hayek's Conservative Liberalism". At Oxford, he was in 1984-1985 the R. G. Collingwood Scholar at Pembroke College; and he founded, with some like-minded friends, the Oxford Hayek Society. From 1988, Hannes has taught at the University of Iceland, becoming professor o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Ólafsson Of Grunnavík
Jón Ólafsson of Grunnavík (''Jón Ólafsson frá Grunnavík'', also known as ''Jón Grunnvíkingur'' or ''Grunnavíkur-Jón'', 1705–1779) was an Icelandic scholar. Originally from Grunnavík, Westfjords, northwestern Iceland, he was active in Copenhagen, where he served as assistant to Árni Magnússon. He is the author of an Icelandic dictionary and a 1732 ''Runologia'', a treatise on runology. As in the fire of Copenhagen of 1728, the original manuscript of the ''Heiðarvíga saga ''Heiðarvíga saga'' () or ''The Story of the Heath-Slayings'' is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It is badly preserved; 12 leaves of the only surviving manuscript were destroyed along with their only copy in the fire of Copenhagen in 1728. The co ...'' was lost along with a recent copy made by Jón Grunnvíkingur, he wrote down a summary of the saga from memory, which is the only form in which the saga's contents survive today. The character of ''Jón Grindvicensis'' in Halldór Laxness's hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Skúlason
Páll Skúlason (4 June 1945 – 22 April 2015) was a professor of philosophy and former Rector of the University of Iceland. Born and raised in Akureyri, in northern Iceland, Páll Skúlason graduated from highschool in 1965. He studied philosophy at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium, earning a BA in 1967 and a doctorate in 1973. His doctoral dissertation, ''Du cercle et du Sujet: problème de compréhension et de méthode dans la Philosophie de Paul Ricœur'', considered the philosophy of French philosopher Paul Ricœur. Páll became a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( is, Háskóli Íslands ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' s ... in 1971 and was appointed Professor in 1975. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts (1977-1979, 1985-1987 and 1995–1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhjálmur Árnason
Vilhjálmur Árnason (born in Neskaupstaður, Iceland 1953) is professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland. Internationally, he is best known for his research on ethical aspects of controversial genetic research in Iceland by deCODE Genetics deCODE genetics ( is, Íslensk erfðagreining) is a biopharmaceutical company based in Reykjavík, Iceland. The company was founded in 1996 by Kári Stefánsson with the aim of using population genetics studies to identify variations in the hum .... Books *''Hugsmíðar: Um siðferði, stjórnmál og samfélag'' antasies: On Ethics, Politics and Sociecty 2014 *With Ástríður Stefánsdóttir ''Sjálfræði og aldraðir í ljósi íslenskra aðstæðna'' utonomy and Senior Citizens in Light of their Situation in Icelandic (2004) *''Broddflugur: Siðferðilegar ádeilur og samfélagsgagnrýni'' adflies: Moral and Social Criticisms (1997) *''Siðfræði lífs og dauða'' thics of Life and Death (1993, 2nd ed. 2003. German trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágúst H
Ágúst () or Agust is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ágúst Björgvinsson (born 1979), Icelandic basketball coach * Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson (born 1977), Icelandic team handball player and coach * Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, (born 1976), founding member of the Icelandic post-rock band ''Sigur Rós'' *Ágúst Guðmundsson Ágúst Guðmundsson (born 29 June 1947) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. He studied French, Icelandic in Reykjavík and filmmaking at the National Film School in London. He has made many popular Icelandic films that have also bee ... (born 1947), Icelandic filmmaker * Ágúst Gylfason (born 1971), Icelandic footballer, currently playing for Fjölnir * Ágúst H. Bjarnason (1875–1952), pioneer in teaching psychology in Iceland * Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson (born 1969), Icelandic singer-songwriter, lead-singer of the bands ''GusGus'' and Esja, formerly of the band ''Ný Dönsk'' * Ágúst Pálsson (1893–1967), Icelandic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir
Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir (born October 5, 1969), who publishes as Ásta, is an Icelandic philosopher. She was a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University and is currently a professor at Duke University. Born in Reykjavík, Ásta has a BA in mathematics and philosophy from Brandeis University in 1992, AM in philosophy from Harvard University, 1997, and PhD in philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. She was a host lecturer at Vassar College in New York in late 2004 and early 2005, and has taught at San Francisco State University since the autumn of 2005. Ásta is predominantly concerned with metaphysics, the philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics. She has authored papers on feminist metaphysics such as ''The Metaphysics of Sex and Gender''. Ásta's first book appeared in 2018, ''Categories We Live By'', published by Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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