School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Guðmundur Heiðar Frímannsson

Professor emeritus

Location

  • F203
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Civic education Democracy Autonomy Academic freedom
Research portal - Guðmundur Heiðar Frímannsson 

General information

Courses 2025 - 2026

SFH0106230
Ethics of Health Care
SFH0106230
Ethics of Health Care

Education

1992
University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Doktorspróf Philosophy Ethics
1987
University of St. Andrews, Meistarapróf Philosophy
1976
University of Iceland, BA Philosophy psychology

Research

2024
Að undrast heiminn. Journal article
2022
Akademískt frelsi, ábyrgð og hömlur: sjónarmið háskólakennara á Íslandi. Journal article
2021
Aristotelian and Kantian Virtues and Education. Book chapter
2019
Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction With Specialized End-of-Life Care Provided at Home. Journal article
2019
Is ethics for business an oxymoron? Book review
2018
Epilogue. Book chapter
2018
Skólar og lýðræði. Um borgaramenntun. Book
2018
Power and democracy in Iceland: An Introduction. Journal article
2017
Moral and historical consciousness. Journal article
2016
A review of Ulf Blossing, Gunn Imsen & Lejf Moos (eds.), The Nordic Education Model. ´A School for All´ Encounters Neo-Liberal Policy (Dordrecht: Springer, 2014). Book review
2016
Views of learning and a sense of community among students, paraprofessionals and parents in developing a school culture towards a professional learning community. Journal article
2015
Teamwork in Establishing a Professional Learning Community in a New Icelandic School. Journal article
2015
Jón Ólafsson (ed.), Lýðræðistilraunir. Ísland í hruni og endurreisn Democratic experiments. Iceland in collapse and renaissance] (Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan, 2014). Book review
2015
Lýðræði sem þekkingarleit. Book chapter
2015
Reasons and Normativity in Critical Thinking. Journal article
2014
Hannele Niemi, Auli Toom and Arto Kallioniemi (eds.), Miracle of Education. The Principles and Practices of Teaching and Learning in Finnish Schools (Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 2012). Book review
2013
Brian Lucey, Charles Larkin and Constantin Gurdgiev (eds.) What if Ireland defaults? (Dublin: Orpen Press, 2012). Book review
2013
Einstaklingsmiðun sem markmið lærdómssamfélags: Reynsla af starfendarannsókn í einum grunnskóla. Book chapter
2013
Narrative: A Brief Introduction. Journal article
2013
Raddir nemenda og lýðræði í skólastarfi (Pupils' voices and democracy in schools). Book chapter
2013
Uppeldi og menntun í Menóni og Ríki Platons. Book chapter
2012
Academic freedom Akademískt frelsi. Journal article
2012
Maurice Hamington and Maureen Sander-Staudt (eds.) Applying Care Ethics to Business (Dordrecht: Springer, 2011). Book review
2009
Niall Scott and Jonathan Seglow. Altruism. (Maidenhead, Open University Press, 2007). Book review
2007
Sumarliði R. Ísleifsson og Þórunn Sigurðardóttir (ritstjórar): Samfélagsleg áhrif verkalýðshreyfingarinnar á 20. öld - framtíðarsýn á 21. öldinni. Journal article
2006
Introduction: Is there a Nordic model in education? Journal article
2005
Háskólar, kreppa og vísindi. Journal article
2005
Kosningar, almannaviljinn og almannaheill. Journal article
2002
Robert Nozick: Lífsferill hans og heimspeki. Journal article
2001
Civic education and the good. Journal article
1997
Forty Years of the Philosophy of Education in the Nordic Countries. Journal article
1989
Inngangur að Undirstöðum reikningslistarinnar. Book chapter
1987
Eru fóstureyðingar morð? Journal article