Ólafur Páll Jónsson is a professor of philosophy at the School of Education, University of Iceland. He works on philosophy of education, mainly on theories of democracy and social justice, sustainability, philosophy of nature, and philosophy of language. He is the author of several books on philosophy, Annáll um líf í annasömum heimi [A chronicle of a life in a busy world] (Sæmundur, 2020), Sannfæring og rök [Conviction and argument] (University of Iceland Press, 2016), Lýðræði, réttlæti og menntun [Democracy, justice and education] (University of Iceland Press, 2011), Náttúra, vald og verðmæti [Nature, authority and value] (Icelandic literary society, 2007). He has also published one book for children, Fjársjóðsleit í Granada [Treasure hunt in Granada] (Draumórar, 2014) which has also been published in Spanish as Búsqueda del tesoro en Granada (Editorial Alhulia, 2016).