Sigurður Kristinsson
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4899685 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sigurður Kristinsson |
| PRENOMES | Sigurður |
| SOBRENOME | Kristinsson |
| ASSINATURA | KRISTINSSON S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Akureyri |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9127-2527 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2000 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Community and Purpose in the Academy
References to “the academic community” abound in higher-education discourse, yet the concept itself is rarely examined. This paper argues that academic community is not only an empirical phenomenon but a normative ideal essential to the moral, intellectual, and institutional purposes of higher education. Contemporary universities, however, increasingly undermine the conditions for such community through organizational professionalism, individuali…
Mikael M. Karlsson, Þungir þankar
Book review
Constructing Universities for Democracy
Universities can sharpen their commitment to democracy through institutional change. This might be resisted by a traditional understanding of universities. The question arises whether universities have defining purposes that demarcate possible university policy, strategic planning, and priority setting. These are significant questions because while universities are among our most stable long-term institutions, there is little consensus on what th…
Journalistic professionalism in Iceland
This article assesses the state of journalistic professionalism in Iceland, and puts it in the context of international trends. Based on six key aspects of the image of professionalism in conjunction with a classification of professionalism into two types – occupational and organizational – a framework is suggested for understanding the status and development of journalism with respect to its aspirations and discourse concerning professionalism. …
Legalizing altruistic surrogacy in response to evasive travel? An Icelandic proposal
The Belmont Report’s Misleading Conception of Autonomy
National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research. Bethesda, MD: US Government Printing Office; 1978
The Limits of Neutrality
Leading accounts of personal autonomy are content-neutral: they insist that there are no a priori constraints on the content of the desires or values that might motivate an autonomous action. In Gerald Dworkin's provocative words, ‘the autonomous person can be a tyrant or a slave, a saint or sinner, a rugged individualist or champion of fraternity, a leader or follower.’ ‘There is nothing in the idea of autonomy that precludes a person from sayin…
Journalistic professionalism in Iceland
This article assesses the state of journalistic professionalism in Iceland, and puts it in the context of international trends. Based on six key aspects of the image of professionalism in conjunction with a classification of professionalism into two types – occupational and organizational – a framework is suggested for understanding the status and development of journalism with respect to its aspirations and discourse concerning professionalism. …
Legalizing altruistic surrogacy in response to evasive travel? An Icelandic proposal
The Limits of Neutrality
Leading accounts of personal autonomy are content-neutral: they insist that there are no a priori constraints on the content of the desires or values that might motivate an autonomous action. In Gerald Dworkin's provocative words, ‘the autonomous person can be a tyrant or a slave, a saint or sinner, a rugged individualist or champion of fraternity, a leader or follower.’ ‘There is nothing in the idea of autonomy that precludes a person from sayin…
The Belmont Report’s Misleading Conception of Autonomy
National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research. Bethesda, MD: US Government Printing Office; 1978
Legalizing altruistic surrogacy in response to evasive travel? An Icelandic proposal
Journalistic professionalism in Iceland
This article assesses the state of journalistic professionalism in Iceland, and puts it in the context of international trends. Based on six key aspects of the image of professionalism in conjunction with a classification of professionalism into two types – occupational and organizational – a framework is suggested for understanding the status and development of journalism with respect to its aspirations and discourse concerning professionalism. …
Constructing Universities for Democracy
Universities can sharpen their commitment to democracy through institutional change. This might be resisted by a traditional understanding of universities. The question arises whether universities have defining purposes that demarcate possible university policy, strategic planning, and priority setting. These are significant questions because while universities are among our most stable long-term institutions, there is little consensus on what th…
Community and Purpose in the Academy
References to “the academic community” abound in higher-education discourse, yet the concept itself is rarely examined. This paper argues that academic community is not only an empirical phenomenon but a normative ideal essential to the moral, intellectual, and institutional purposes of higher education. Contemporary universities, however, increasingly undermine the conditions for such community through organizational professionalism, individuali…
Mikael M. Karlsson, Þungir þankar
Book review
Political science (5 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Autonomy (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Context (archaeology (2 obras) · Epistemology (2 obras) · Geography (2 obras) · Higher education (2 obras) · Icelandic (2 obras)