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1186Gerechter KriegIn Hans Jörg Sandkühler & Others (eds.), Enzyklopädie Philosophie, Meiner Verlag. 2010.Encyclopedia article on the historical development and current interpretation of Just War Theory
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45Terrorismus - Philosophische und politikwissenschaftliche Essays (edited book)mentis. 2011.In der philosophischen Literatur finden sich eine ganze Reihe von Positionen zur Definition und zur moralischen Bewertung von Terrorismus. Die meisten Philosophen definieren Terrorismus als eine Form politischer Gewalt. Viele heben die Angsterfahrung der Opfer hervor, die das erste Ziel der Gewalt ist, und unterscheiden sie von weiteren Zielen wie Nötigung oder politischen Veränderungen. In Bezug auf die moralische Bewertung von Terrorismus herrscht Uneinigkeit sowohl was die Grundlage der Bewer…Read more
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134Conflict of roles and duties – why military doctors are doctorsEthics and Armed Forces 2015 (1). 2015.This article briefly outlines what the medical duty is, and its special role in international law, before discussing the problems resulting from the dual role as doctor and soldier, which military doctors can expect to meet conceptually, and unfortunately in reality as well. With arguments based on international humanitarian law and ethics, this article shows that greater weight should be given to the medical role.
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228Terrorism and guerilla warfare -a comparative essayIn Georg Meggle (ed.), Ethics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism, Ontos. 2005.Over the last few years, virtually all forms of non-state violence have been labeled as “terrorism”. As a result, differences between various forms of war and violence are lost in the analysis. This article proposes a conceptual distinction between terrorism and guerrilla warfare by analyzing their differences and similarities. Definitions of terrorism and guerrilla warfare are presented. Starting with these definitions, the qu…Read more
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88Hovering Between Roles: Military Medical EthicsIn Michael L. Gross & Don Carrick (eds.), Military Medical Ethics for the 21st Century, Ashgate. 2012.Changing faces of war and war-like situations have led in recent years to new forms of military deployment. They range from the so called "war on terrorism" with e.g Operation Enduring Freedom or humanitarian interventions (e.g. Kosovo 1999) to deployments within disaster relief missions as lately in Haiti. These pose not only moral, legal, and organizational challenges to states and the international community but also put individual soldiers and military (medical) personnel in situations that …Read more
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Areas of Interest
| Applied Ethics |
| Normative Ethics |
| Social and Political Philosophy |