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Erik Gustavsson

Associate Professor, Docent

Erik Gustavsson is a senior lecturer in applied ethics.

Presentation

I defended my thesis on needs in health care priority setting in 2018. Since then, I have primarily done research and teaching on ethics and applied ethics with a focus on medical ethics. My main research interest relates to medical ethics, especially ethical issues that arise in health care priority setting.

Recent publications

2026

Lars Lindblom, Erik Gustavsson (2026) Substantialism or agnosticism in Moral AI: A reply to Sinnott-Armstrong, Schaich Borg and Conitzer JME Practical Bioethics, Vol. 2, Article e000244 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmepb-2026-000244
Lars Sandman, Martin Henriksson, Erik Gustavsson, David Lindqvist, Niklas Juth (2026) Cost-effectiveness, pharmaceutical pricing and the value flower - doing some gardening Medicine, Health care and Philosophy (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11019-026-10373-z
Lars Lindblom, Erik Gustavsson (2026) Computer programs for moral advice (Other)
Lars Lindblom, Erik Gustavsson (2026) Moral AI in medical decision-making JME Practical Bioethics, Vol. 2 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ jmepb-2025-000010
Erik Gustavsson, Niklas Juth (2026) Severity as a Criterion for Prioritizing Diagnostic Measures Health Care Analysis (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10728-026-00561-6

News

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He wants to strengthen and unite the humanities at LiU

LiU Humanities continues to develop as an important platform for humanities research at LiU. Erik Gustavsson is now taking up the baton – with the ambition to strengthen collaboration and make visible what is already being done.
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Valuable insights after meeting with Smer

Current medical-ethical issues were in focus when the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics (Smer), celebrating its 40th anniversary, visited Linköping University (LiU).
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Epistemological, philosophical and sociocultural perspectives on post-COVID

A project that has received SEK 30 million from the Swedish Research Council is to study post-COVID from different angles. Researchers based at the Department of Culture and Society will contribute with epistemological and sociocultural perspectives.

Organisation

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The Philosophy and Applied Ethics research environment

The Philosophy and Applied Ethics research environment provides an institutional framework for research in philosophy at Linköping University.

Department of Culture and Society (IKOS)

At the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), social sciences and the humanities gather in environments where research and education work together.

Division of Culture, Society, Design and Media (KSFM)

The division conducts problem-oriented cultural science research and teaching at the intersection of the humanities and social sciences.