Páll Skúlason
Encyclopedia
Páll Skúlason was born 4 June 1945 in Akureyri
, Iceland
. He is a professor of philosophy
and former Rector of the University of Iceland
.
Akureyri
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality ....
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. He is a professor of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and former Rector of the University of Iceland
University of Iceland
The University of Iceland 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' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about...
.
Books
- Du Cercle et du Sujet, problèmes de compréhension et de méthode dans la philosophie de Paul Ricoeur (Louvain: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Supérieur de Philosophie, 1973) - Doctoral thesis
- Hugsun og veruleiki [Thought and Reality] (Reykjavík: Hlaðbúð, 1975)
- Pælingar [Speculations] (Reykjavík: Ergo Publishers, 1987) - a collection of essays
- Pælingar II [Speculations II] (Reykjavík: Ergo Publishers, 1989) - a collection of essays
- Siðfræði [Ethics] (Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun í siðfræði [Center for Ethical Studies], 1990)
- Sjö siðfræðilestrar [Seven Lectures in Ethics] (Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun í siðfræði [Center for Ethical Studies], 1991)
- Menning og sjálfstæði [Culture and Autonomy] (Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan [The University Press], 1994)
- Í skjóli heimspekinnar [In the Shelter of Philosophy] (Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan [The University Press], 1995)
- Umhverfing [Nature and Environment]. (Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan [The University Press], 1998)
- Saga and Philosophy (Reykjavik: Háskólaútgáfan [The University Press], 1999)
- Le Cercle du Sujet - dans la philosophie de Paul Ricoeur (Paris: L'Harmattan, 2001)