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40Die Geschlechtererosion des Semantischen Realismusmentis. 2006.This work is a contribution to analytic philosophy of sex. It deals with the scientific concept of the sexed human body by focusing in particular on the logical and the semantic implications of such a concept.
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42‘Sein, das verstanden werden kann, ist Sprache’. Hommage an Hans-Georg Gadamer (review)Theologie Und Philosophie 77 (3): 460-462. 2002.
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115This book is an introduction to philosophy of sex. The history of philosophy of sex is depicted (from Plato to Herman Schmitz) to set up the background against which the philosophy of sex by Herman Schmitz is analyzed. This leads to the discussion of topics like masturbation, the ontology of the sexed human body, and same-sex marriage.
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12Der mentale Zugang zur Welt (review)Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy 8 (1): 231-238. 2004.
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25Medien der Vernunft. Eine Theorie des Geistes und der Rationalität auf der Grundlage einer Theorie der Medien (review)Philosophischer Literaturanzeiger 55 (4): 361-365. 2002.
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161Gottesbeweis oder Gedankenexperiment christlicher Theologie? Zu Dombrowskis Verteidigung des Ontologischen ArgumentsJahrbuch für Religionsphilosophie 8 69-91. 2009.In this paper I argue that Daniel A. Dombrowski's defence of a version of Anselm's ontological argument fails.
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148Wessen Wille geschehe? Fremdnützige Forschung an Nichteinwilligungsfähigen. Die Argumente in der philosophischen KritikZeitschrift Fur Philosophie Forschung 58 (3): 397-427. 2004.This paper critically examines the predominant arguments that have been proposed either in favour or against non-benefit medical research with human subjects incapable of informed consent. It is argued that none of the arguments succeeds, while acknowledging that such research is necessary.
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118Sexual diversity and divine creation: A tightrope walk between christianity and scienceZygon 48 (1): 35-59. 2013.Although modern societies have come to recognize diversity in human sexuality as simply part of nature, many Christian communities and thinkers still have considerable difficulties with related developments in politics, legislation, and science. In fact, homosexuality is a recurrent topic in the transdisciplinary encounter between Christianity and the sciences, an encounter that is otherwise rather “asexual.” I propose that the recent emergence of “Christianity and Science” as an academic field …Read more
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52Putnams Semi-FideismusTheologische Quartalschrift 185 (3): 215-234. 2007.In this paper I argue that Hilary Putnam is a semi-fideist.
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174Jewish Philosophy as a Guide to Life (review)European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 1 (2): 139-143. 2009.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Religion |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |