Publications
Books
Foucault and the Human Subject of Science. Dordrecht: Springer, 2018.
Arguments and Analysis in Bioethics. (Co-editor with Matti Häyry, Tuija Takala and Peter Herissone-Kelly). Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi, 2010.
Ethics and Governance of Human Genetic Databases: European Perspectives. (Co-editor with Matti Häyry, Ruth Chadwick and Vilhjálmur Árnason). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Blood and Data: Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Human Genetic Databases. (Co-editor with Salvör Nordal and Vilhjálmur Árnason). Reykjavik: University of Iceland Press, 2004.
Ógöngur. Icelandic translation of Gilbert Ryle’s Dilemmas, with an introduction (pp. 9–41) and notes. Reykjavík: Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag, 2000.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Ranisch, R., Trettenbach, K., & Arnason, G. (2023). Initial heritable genome editing: mapping a responsible pathway from basic research to the clinic. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 26(1), 21–35. doi: 10.1007/s11019-022-10115-x. OPEN ACCESS
Arnason, G., Pichl, A., & Ranisch, R. (2023). Ethical Issues in Cerebral Organoid Research. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 32(4), 515–517. doi: 10.1017/S0963180123000233.
Pichl, A., Ranisch, R., Altinok, O.A., Antonakaki, M., Barnhart, A.J., Bassil, K., Boyd, J.L., Chinaia, A.A., Diner, S., Gaillard, M., Greely, H.T., Jowitt, J., Kreitmair, K., Lawrence, D., Lee, T.N., McKeown, A., Sachdev, V., Schicktanz, S., Sugarman, J., Trettenbach, K., Wiese, L., Wolff, H., & Árnason, G. (2023). Ethical, legal and social aspects of human cerebral organoids and their governance in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 11, PMC10679683. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1194706. OPEN ACCESS
Klingler, C., Wiese, L., Arnason, G., & Ranisch, R. (2022). Public engagement with brain organoid research and application: Lessons from Genome Editing. AJOB Neuroscience, 13(2), 98-100. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2022.2048733.
Arnason, G. (2021). Moral Status of Cognitively Enhanced Nonhuman Primates and Other Novel Beings. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 30(3), 492-503. doi: 10.1017/S0963180120001048. OPEN ACCESS
Arnason, G., Tinnemeyer, S., & Clausen, J. (2020). Asking the right questions about research with nonhuman primates. AJOB Neuroscience 11(3), 189–191. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2020.1778125.
Arnason, G. (2020). The emergence and development of animal research ethics: A review with a focus on nonhuman primates. Science and Engineering Ethics 26, 2277–2293. doi: 10.1007/s11948-020-00219-z. OPEN ACCESS
Arnason, G. (2019). Regulating clinical innovation: Trachea transplants and tissue engineering. American Journal of Bioethics 19(6), 32–34. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2019.1602179.
Arnason, G. (2018). Human-Animal Parallels in Clinical Ethics and Research Ethics. American Journal of Bioethics 18(2), 64–65. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2017.1409834.
Arnason, G. (2018). Objections Still Fail: A Response to Faria. Journal of Medical Ethics 44, 334–335. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2017-104586.
Arnason, G. (2018). The Ethical Justification for the Use of Nonhuman Primates in Research: The Weatherall Report Revisited. Journal of Medical Ethics 44, 328–331. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103827.
Arnason, G. (2017). Synthetic Biology Between Self-Regulation and Public Discourse: Ethical Issues and the Many Roles of the Ethicist. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 26(2), 246–256. doi: 10.1017/s0963180116000840.
Arnason, G. (2017). The Role and Obligations of Ethicists as Members of Ethics Committees in Professional Organizations. AJOB Neuroscience 8(1), 18–20. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2017.1285827.
Arnason, G. (2017). Biopolitics and the Longevity of Left-Handers. In P. Kakuk (Ed.), Bioethics and Biopolitics (pp. 59–76). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-66249-7_5.
Arnason, G. (2017). Animal Research and the Political Theory of Animal Rights. In G. Garmendia da Trindade, & A. Woodhall (Eds.), Ethical and Political Approaches to Nonhuman Animal Issues (pp. 327–345). Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-54549-3_14.
Arnason, G., & Clausen, J. (2016). On Balance: Weighing Harms and Benefits in Fundamental Neurological Research Using Nonhuman Primates. Medicine, Healthcare and Philosophy 19(2), 229–237. doi: 10.1007/s11019-015-9663-4.
Arnason, G., & Schroeder, D. (2013). Exploring Central Philosophical Concepts in Benefit Sharing: Vulnerability, Exploitation and Undue Inducement. In D. Schroeder, & J. Cook Lucas (Eds.), Benefit Sharing – From Biodiversity to Human Genetics (pp. 9–31). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-6205-3_2.
Cook Lucas, J., Schroeder, D., Arnason, G., Andanda, P., Kimani, J., Fournier, V., & Krishnamurthy, M. (2013). Donating Human Samples: Who Benefits? Cases from Iceland, Kenya and Indonesia. In D. Schroeder, & J. Cook Lucas (Eds.), Benefit Sharing – From Biodiversity to Human Genetics (pp. 95–128). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-6205-3_5
Arnason, G. (2011). Neuroscience, Free Will and Moral Responsibility. Trames 15(2), 147–155. doi: 10.3176/tr.2011.2.03. OPEN ACCESS
Arnason, G. (2010). Neuroimaging, Uncertainty, and the Problem of Dispositions. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 19(2), 188–195. doi: 10.1017/S0963180109990454. (HeinOnline)
Arnason, G. (2009). The Concept of Resilience: A Functional Account. UP Manila Journal special issue, 105–117. PDF on ResearchGate. OPEN ACCESS
Arnason, G., & van Niekerk, A. (2009). Undue Fear of Inducements in Research in Developing Countries. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 18(2), 122–129. doi: 10.1017/S0963180109090215. (HeinOnline)
Arnason, G. (2007). Studying People: Hacking, Human Kinds and Looping Effects. In J. Ólafsson, & J. Räikkä (Eds.), Rationality in Global and Local Contexts, Reports from the Department of Philosophy (pp. 245–252). University of Turku.
Arnason, G. (2007). Genetics, Rhetoric and Policy. In M. Häyry, R. Chadwick, V. Arnason, & G. Arnason (Eds.), Ethics and Governance of Human Genetic Databases: European Perspectives (pp. 227–235). Cambridge University Press.
Arnason, G. (2007). On Human Genetic Genetic Databases. In M. Häyry, R. Chadwick, V. Arnason, & G. Arnason (Eds.), Ethics and Governance of Human Genetic Databases: European Perspectives (pp. 11–13). Cambridge University Press.
Arnason, G. (2005). Second Thoughts on Biobanks – The Icelandic Experience. In E. Einsiedel, & F. Timmermans (Eds.), Crossing Over: Genomics in the Public Arena (pp. 193–203). Calgary University Press.
Arnason, G. (2004). "Interbreeding within the Icelandic population is high compared to that of mice or fruit-flies". In G. Árnason, S. Nordal, & V. Árnason (Eds.), Blood and Data: Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Human Genetic Databases (pp. 29–35). University of Iceland Press.
Árnason, V., & Árnason, G. (2004). Democratic Consent? The Case of the Icelandic Database Project. Trames 8(1/2), 164–177. doi: 10.3176/tr.2004.1/2.11. OPEN ACCESS
Árnason, G. (2003). Vísindi, gagnrýni, sannleikur: Hugleiðingar um Michel Foucault og vísindaheimspeki [Science, Critique, Truth: Reflections on Michel Foucault and the Philosophy of Science]. Hugur 15, 197–215. Tímarit.is
Árnason, G. (2002). Nýjasta tækni og vísindi [What’s new in science and technology]. Hugur 14, 25–46. Tímarit.is
Árnason, V., & Árnason, G. (2001). Community Consent, Democracy and Public Dialogue: The Case of the Icelandic Health Sector Database. Politeia XVII(63), 105–116.
Arnason, G. (2000). Ludwik Fleck’s Sociology of Science. In B. Brogaard (Ed.), Rationality and Irrationality, Contributions of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society 8(1) (pp. 24–28). Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society.
Other Academic Publications
Arnason, G. (2012). Biopower (Foucault). In R. Chadwick (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, 2nd ed., vol. 1 (pp. 295–299). Academic Press.
Häyry, M., Takala, T., Árnason, G., & Herissone-Kelly, P. (2010). Arguing About Arguments, Analyzing Analysis. In M. Häyry, T. Takala, P. Herissone-Kelly, & G. Árnason (Eds.), Arguments and Analysis in Bioethics (pp. 1–7). Rodopi.
Schroeder, D., & Arnason, G. (2009). Guest Editorial: Vulnerability Revisited. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 18(2), 110–111.
Arnason, G. (2008). Review of Colin Gavaghan: Defending the Genetic Supermarket (Routledge-Cavendish 2007). Medical Law Review 16(1), 154–160. doi: 10.1093/medlaw/fwm024
Arnason, G. (2007). Icelandic Biobank: A Report for GenBenefit.
Árnason, G. (1994). Goðsögn Descartes [an Icelandic translation of the first chapter of Gilbert Ryle’s The Concept of Mind ("Descartes' Myth")]. In E.L. Vignisson, & Ó.P. Jónsson (Eds.), Heimspeki á tuttugustu öld (pp. 59–71). Heimskringla.
