Vilhjálmur Árnason (born in

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1953) is professor of philosophy at the

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. Internationally, he is best known for his research on ethical aspects of controversial genetic research in Iceland by

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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 transl. 2005: ''Dialog und Menschenwürde. Ethik im Gesundheitswesen) *''Þættir úr sögu siðfræðinnar'' hemes From the History of Moral Philosophy (1990) *''Siðfræði heilbrigðisþjónustu'' thics in Health Care (1990)

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