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    Human dignity, self-respect, and dependency
    with P. Kaufmann, H. Kuch, C. Neuhaeuser, and E. Webster
    In Peter Schaber, P. Kaufmann, H. Kuch, C. Neuhaeuser & E. Webster (eds.), Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy, . pp. 151-158. 2011.
    The paper deals with the question of whether poverty as such violates the dignity of persons. It is argued that it does. This is, it is argued, not due to a lack of basic goods, nor to the fact that poverty prevents persons from enjoying the rights they have, particularly the right to bodily integrity. Poverty does violate dignity, so it is argued, insofar as poor people are dependent on others in a degrading way.
  • Analytische Moralphilosophie
    Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 189 (3): 423-423. 1999.
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    Should research on stem cells be allowed?
    Ethics in Science and Technology 2 7-24. 2005.
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    Human Rights and Basic Needs
    with Marion Albers, Thomas Hoffmann, and Reinhardt Jörn
    In Peter Schaber, Marion Albers, Thomas Hoffmann & Reinhardt Jörn (eds.), Ius Gentium, . pp. 109-120. 2014.
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    Externe Handlungsgründe
    In Ulla Wessels & Georg Meggle (eds.), Analyōmen 1 =, De Gruyter. pp. 842-849. 1994.
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    Achtung vor der Würde von Personen
    Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 57 (1): 169-173. 2009.
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    Was bedeutet es, die Autonomie anderer zu respektieren?
    Archiv Für Rechts- Und Sozialphilosphie 102 (2): 174-185. 2016.
    To respect the autonomous choices of persons is an important moral principle. There is, however, little agreement about its nature and its normative importance. This is due to the fact that the concept of autonomy as well as the moral relevance of autonomy are contested. It is argued in this paper that the debate about autonomy is at its core a debate about the reasons for respecting decisions. Decisions of persons are to be respected as their decisions, and they have to be respected as determin…Read more
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    Analytic ethics in German philosophy
    with Anna Kusser and Klaus-Peter Rippe
    Cogito 8 (3): 264-267. 1994.
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    The so-called resource curse raises moral issues. Who, if anyone, is morally responsible for it? This article argues that this question amounts to: who is blameworthy for the violations of people's property rights? The international oil companies are blameworthy for the violations of property rights only in the case of complicity, not in the normal purchase case. Yet the international community has to take action against massive violations of property rights. The article discusses different meas…Read more
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    Für viele stellt das Instrumentalisierungsverbot, wonach man andere Menschen nie blo als Mittel behandeln darf, eine fundamentale moralische Wahrheit dar. Dieses Buch ist der Versuch, diese Ansicht näher zu fassen und zu begründen. Das Instrumentalisierungsverbot spielt nicht nur in unserer Alltagsmoral, sondern auch in moraltheoretischen Diskussionen eine wichtige Rolle. Verschiedenste Praktiken werden mit der Begründung als unzulässig kritisiert, dass mit ihnen Menschen instrumentalisiert würd…Read more