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12The Temporal Dimension of Social Esteem Within the Life CourseProlegomena 10 (2): 239-264. 2011.Axel Honneth has highlighted the importance and role of mutual recognition for the development and sustainability of personal identity. His theory to reconstruct society as the institutionalization of different forms and modes of recognition has been widely discussed but one specific aspect has been left out so far: the temporal and institutional dimension of social esteem. In this paper I argue that social esteem is not simply earned for societal valuable features and achievements but rather ga…Read more
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635Humiliation and Justice for Children Living in PovertyAzafea - Revista de Filosofia 16 57-72. 2014.As a matter of justice children are entitled to many different things. In this paper we will argue that one of these things is positive self-relations (self-confidence, self-respect, and self-esteem), and that this implies that they must not be humiliated. This allows us to criticize poverty as unjust and to conclude that it should be alleviated. We will defend this claim in three steps: (1) we will introduce and examine three types of positive self-relations (self-confidence, self-respect, and …Read more
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39Soziale Gerechtigkeit im Wohlfahrtsstaat. Zum normativen Gehalt materieller DeprivationArgument: Biannual Philosophical Journal 3 (1): 59-80. 2013.Zusammenfassung: In diesem Beitrag wird der normative Gehalt von Armut und sozialer Exklusion im Wohlfahrtsstaat untersucht. Dazu wird der Grundriss der Gerechtigkeitstheorie von David Miller in Zusammenhang mit dem Konzept der materiellen Deprivation diskutiert, einem von der Europäischen Union verwendeten Indikator für soziale Exklusion. Kernthese ist dabei, dass materielle Deprivation sozial ungerecht ist, da sie die drei Gerechtigkeitsprinzipien des Bedarfs, des Verdienstes und der Gleichhei…Read more
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1202Poverty and Critique in the Modern Working SocietyCritique 41 (4): 515-529. 2013.Poverty is more than a ‘welfare status’ among others. In this paper I want to show that poverty is not only a failure of distribution of income but that it is a state of humiliation. In the first section I will examine poverty knowledge, how poverty is conceptualised and what norms are inherent in the measures of the poor. In the second section I will show that poverty is humiliating because it is bound to failure and deficiency. To be poor means to be unable to take care for oneself. In the thi…Read more
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286Die progressive Besteuerung von Einkommen und Vermögen aus sozialethischer PerspektiveEtica E Politica 14 (1): 506-523. 2012.Die progressive Besteuerung von Einkommen und Vermögen ist ein politisch viel diskutiertes, aber sozialethisch wenig reflektiertes Thema. In diesem Beitrag wird dargelegt, wie progressive Steuern auf Einkommen und Vermögen in einem Wohlfahrtsstaat aus Perspektive der sozialen Gerechtigkeit, wie sie von David Miller konzipiert wird, gerechtfertigt werden können. Um das Argument so einfach wie möglich zu gestalten, orientiert sich die Fragestellung dabei an der notwendigen Funktion der Bekämpfung …Read more
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27Health, justice and happiness during childhoodSouth African Journal of Philosophy 33 (4): 501-511. 2014.
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31Verletzbarkeit und Autonomie im LebenslaufZeitschrift für Kritische Sozialtheorie Und Philosophie 2 (2): 401-420. 2015.Name der Zeitschrift: Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialtheorie und Philosophie Jahrgang: 2 Heft: 2 Seiten: 401-420
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Health, justice and happiness during childhoodSouth African Journal of Philosophy 33 (4). 2014.Health is certainly a valuable asset in the life of every human being and of particular relevance for a flourishing childhood. As empirical research concerning the social determinants of health shows, its distribution can, at least to a certain extent, be influenced by the way a society is arranged. Many philosophers now acknowledge that a fair distribution of health has to be a central part of a just society and they discuss to what extent a right to health can be justified. However, they do no…Read more
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Typisch atypisch. Eine anerkennungstheoretische Perspektive auf die Veränderungen der ArbeitsweltIn Elisabeth Klaus, Clemens Sedmak, Ricarda Drüeke & Gottfried Schweiger (eds.), Identität Und Inklusion Im EuropaìIschen Sozialraum, Vs Verlag Fuìr Sozialwissenschaften. pp. 156--192. 2010.
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1723A Philosophical Examination of Social Justice and Child PovertyPalgrave-Macmillan. 2015.Child poverty is one of the biggest challenges of today, harming millions of children. In this book, it is investigated from a philosophical social justice perspective, primarily in the context of modern welfare states. Based on both normative theory (particularly the capability approach) and empirical evidence, the authors identify the injustices of child poverty, showing how it negatively affects the well-being of children as well as their whole life course. But child poverty is not 'given by …Read more
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263Recognition and povertyEidos: Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad Del Norte 22 148-168. 2015.Despite the increasing popularity of Axel Honneth's recognition theory across philosophy and the social sciences, there is almost no philosophical literature on the relation between recognition and poverty from this perspective. In this paper, I am concerned with three questions related to such a reflection. Firstly, I will examine whether and how the recognition approach can contribute to the understanding of poverty. This involves both conceptual and empirical questions and targets the ability…Read more
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34Income justice in professional sports leagues: The case of the Major League BaseballRevista Portugueasa de Ciencias Do Desporto [Portuguese Journal of Sport Science] 12 (Supl.): 160--164. 2012.The issue of income justice in professional sports, while a topic of high ethical and social interest, is nevertheless not at the forefront of research. The differences between team and individual sports are significant, and this article will focus on team sports, where income is generally set by fixed contracts rather than bonuses or money prizes. First, I will illustrate the overall problem by presenting some figures on the relation of athletes' salaries from Major League Baseball (MLB) to the…Read more
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9Begriff der dialektischen NaturphilosophieTopos - Beiträge Zur Dialektischen Theorie 33 11--43. 2010.
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70“Poor Fat Kids”: Social Justice at the Intersection of Obesity and Poverty in ChildhoodDilemata. International Journal of Applied Ethics 21 53-70. 2016.Obesity and poverty in childhood are widely studied phenomena and despite mixed results, some findings are without doubt: they come with various experiences of mental, physical and social harm, have therefore negative effects on the well-being of children, and they intersect in relation with race, class and gender. In this contribution we analyze child obesity and poverty from a philosophical social justice perspective, which has, to a large extent, so far neglected this topic. We show how they …Read more
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39The Well-Being of Children: Philosophical and Social Scientific Approaches (edited book)De Gruyter Open. 2015.This volume explores the questions related to the theory, practice, and policy of the well-being and well-becoming of children. It does so in a truly interdisciplinary way with a focus on the social sciences and philosophy, giving therefore justice to the growing insight that studying and promoting the well-being of children has a strong ethical component. It is dependent on the questions of good life, its conditions and cannot be separated from the concept of social justice and moral entitlemen…Read more
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325Introduction: Justice and Disadvantages during Childhood: What Does the Capability Approach Have to Offer?Ethical Perspectives 23 (1). 2016.Justice for children and during childhood and the particular political, social and moral status of children has long been a neglected issue in ethics, and in social and political philosophy. The application of general, adult-oriented theories of justice to children can be regarded as particularly problematic. Philosophers have only recently begun to explore what it means to consider children as equals, what goods are especially valuable to them, and what are the obligations of justice different …Read more
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15Subjektivität in der philosophischen ArmutsforschungIn Helmut Gaisbauer, Kapferer P., Koch Elisabeth, Sedmak Andreas & Clemens (eds.), Armut Und Wissen. Reproduktion Und Linderung von Armut in Schule Und Wissenschaft, Vs Verlag Für Sozialwissenschaften. pp. 159--176. 2013.Der Status subjektiver Erfahrungen von Betroffenen für eine normative Bewertung von Armut ist unklar. Exemplarisch lassen sich zwei Richtungen unterscheiden: (a) die These, dass arme Menschen keine zuverlässigen Auskunftsgeber über das moralische Gewicht ihrer Lebenssituation sind, also dass deren Einbezug eine normative Bewertung eher erschweren oder gar verfälschen und (b) die These, dass arme Menschen besonders gut über das moralische Gewicht ihrer Lebenssituation Auskunft geben können, ja ei…Read more
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3066Poverty and FreedomHuman Affairs 24 (2): 258-268. 2014.The capability approach, which is closely connected to the works of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, is one possible theoretical framework that could be used to answer the question as to why poverty is a problem from a moral point of view. In this paper we will focus on the normative philosophical capability approach rather than the social scientific and descriptive perspective. We will show that the approach characterizes poverty mainly as a limitation of freedom and that it is precisely this a…Read more
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40Die zeitliche Dimension sozialer Wertschätzung im LebenslaufProlegomena 10 (2): 239--264. 2011.Die Bedeutung wechselseitiger Anerkennung für die Ausbildung von Identität und für das Verständnis gesellschaftlicher Formationen wurde seit der Reaktualisierung des Anerkennungsbegriffes durch Axel Honneth vielfach aufgenommen und diskutiert. Ein Aspekt, der hierbei bislang zu wenig systematisch untersucht wurde, ist die zeitliche Dimension sozialer Anerkennungsverhältnisse. Die hier vertretene These lautet, dass soziale Wertschätzung im wesentlichen nicht einfach aktual an eine gesellschaftlic…Read more
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Identität Und Inklusion Im EuropaìIschen Sozialraum (edited book)Vs Verlag FuìR Sozialwissenschaften. 2010.
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492What Does a Professional Athlete Deserve?Prolegomena 13 (1): 5-20. 2014.In this paper I sketch a possible answer to the question of what professional athletes deserve for their sporting activities. I take two different backgrounds into account. First, the content and meaning of desert is highly debated within political philosophy and many theorists are sceptical if it has any value for social justice. On the other hand sport is often understood as a meritocracy, in which all prizes or wins should be solely awarded based on merit. I will distinguish three possible go…Read more
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87Ethical obligations of wealthy people: Progressive taxation and the financial crisisEthics and Social Welfare 7 (2): 141-154. 2013.The Financial Crisis in Europe puts pressure on welfare states and its tax systems as well as on considerations of social justice. In this paper, we would like to explore the status of the idea of progressive taxation and its justification (especially the ‘ability-to-pay’ principle) in times of a financial crisis. We will discuss it within a social justice framework following David Miller—using the principles of (i) need, (ii) merit, and (iii) equality. We will conclude that progressive taxation…Read more
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316The duty to bring children living in conflict zones to a safe havenJournal of Global Ethics 12 (3): 380-397. 2016.In this paper, I will discuss a children’s rights-based argument for the duty of states, as a joint effort, to establish an effective program to help bring children out of conflict zones, such as parts of Syria, and to a safe haven. Children are among the most vulnerable subjects in violent conflicts who suffer greatly and have their human rights brutally violated as a consequence. Furthermore, children are also a group whose capacities to protect themselves are very limited, while their chance …Read more
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1181Epistemic Injustice and Powerlessness in the Context of Global Justice. An Argument for “Thick” and “Small” KnowledgeWagadu. A Journal of Transnational Women's and Gender Studies 15 104-125. 2016.In this paper, I present an analysis of the “windows into reality” that are used in theories of global justice with a focus on issues of epistemic injustice and the powerlessness of the global poor. I argue that we should aim for a better understanding of global poverty through acknowledging people living in poverty as epistemic subjects. To achieve this, we need to deepen and broaden the knowledge base of theories of global justice and approach the subject through methodologies of “thinking sma…Read more
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40Relative Armut und soziale WertschätzungSATS 13 (1): 39--59. 2012.Zusammenafssung: Dieser Beitrag untersucht das Konzept der relativen Armut, wie es im Rahmen der Europäischen Union politisch festgelegt wurde, im Kontext einer Theorie der Anerkennung. Dabei werden zwei Thesen entwickelt und verteidigt. (1) Die erste These dieses Beitrags lautet, dass relative Armut die Verweigerung sozialer Wertschätzung darstellt. Das heisst, dass mit ihr eine moralische Verletzung und Leid verbunden ist. (2) Die zweite These lautet, dass relative Armut eine soziale Pathologi…Read more
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9Menschenwã¼Rdiges Arbeiten. Eine Herausforderung Fã¼R Gesellschaft, Politik Und WissenschaftVs Verlag FuìR Sozialwissenschaften. 2009.Papers presented at a conference held in May 2007.
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16Der individualisierte Lebenslauf als Modus moralischer VerletzungIn Alfred Dunshirn, Elisabeth Nemeth & Gerhard Unterthurner (eds.), Crossing Borders. Grenzen (Über)Denken. Beiträge Zum 9. Internationalen Kongress der Österreichischen Gesellschaft Für Philosophie in Wien, Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Philosophie. pp. 609--618. 2012.
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1Social Policy and Justice for ChildrenIn Johannes Drerup, Gunter Graf, Christoph Schickhardt & Gottfried Schweiger (eds.), Justice, education and the politics of childhood: challenges and perspectives, Springer. pp. 101-114. 2016.Empirical evidence clearly shows that child poverty is a growing concern in the industrialized world and that the well-being of children is deeply affected by growing up in poverty in at least two ways. On the one hand, a low socioeconomic status jeopardizes the access to goods and services that are necessary for the current well-being of children. On the other hand, growing up in poverty also, in various ways, negatively affects the well-being in later life. On the basis of the capability appro…Read more
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704Unemployment, recognition and meritocracyLas Torres de Lucca: Revista Internacional de Filosofía Política 3 (4): 37-61. 2014.Unemployment is one of the greatest social problems all around the world including in modern capitalistic welfare states. Therefore its social critique is a necessary task for any critical social philosophy such as Axel Honneth's recognition approach, which understands social justice in terms of social conditions of recognition. This paper aims to develop an evaluation of unemployment and its moral weight from this perspective. I will lay out the recognition approach and present a moral evaluati…Read more
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1021Recognition and Social Exclusion. A recognition-theoretical Exploration of Poverty in EuropeEthical Perspectives 20 (4): 529-554. 2013.Thus far, the recognition approach as described in the works of Axel Honneth has not systematically engaged with the problem of poverty. To fill this gap, the present contribution will focus on poverty conceived as social exclusion in the context of the European Union and probe its moral significance. It will show that this form of social exclusion is morally harmful and wrong from the perspective of the recognition approach. To justify this finding, social exclusion has to fulfil three conditio…Read more
University of Salzburg
PhD, 2008
Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Areas of Specialization
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Social and Political Philosophy |
Critical Theory |
Politics of Recognition |
Rights and Poverty |
Global Justice |
Ethics of Childhood |
Equality and Capabilities |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |