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12John Stuart Mill: Über Die Freiheit (edited book)De Gruyter. 2015.This work provides an interpretation of John Stuart Mill s On Liberty and elucidates the fundamental principles of Mill s concept of liberty. For Mill, the right to form one s own convictions and live according to them should only be infringed upon for one reason, namely to prevent harm to others."
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35Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine (edited book)Springer. 2017.This is the first wide-ranging, multi-authored handbook in the field of philosophy of medicine, covering the underlying conceptual issues of many important social, political and ethical issues in health care. It introduces and develops over 70 topics, concepts, and issues in the field. It is written by distinguished specialists from multiple disciplines, including philosophy, health sciences, nursing, sociology, political theory, and medicine. Many difficult social and ethical issues in health c…Read more
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15Empathie als der Kitt des moralischen UniversumsZeitschrift für Philosophische Forschung 67 (4). 2013.
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27Geert Keil, Lara Keuck, and Rico Hauswald : Vagueness in PsychiatryJournal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 49 (1): 155-158. 2018.
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4Geert Keil, Lara Keuck, and Rico Hauswald (eds): Vagueness in Psychiatry: Oxford University Press: Oxford 2017, 267 pp, £ 39.99, ISBN: 9780198722373 (review)Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 49 (1): 155-158. 2018.
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14Ethik und Psyche: Die theoretischen Grundlagen des Umgangs mit geistigen Aspekten des MenschseinsEthik in der Medizin 24 (3): 175-177. 2012.
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6Freiwillige Verstümmelung. Warum eigentlich nicht?In Arnd Pollmann & Johann S. Ach (eds.), No Body is Perfect: Baumassnahmen Am Menschlichen Körper, Bioethische Und Ästhetische Aufrisse, Transcript Verlag. pp. 163-184. 2006.
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26Die Eigenständigkeit des Krankheitsbegriffs in der PsychiatrieDeutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 60 (6): 955-970. 2012.Does the reference to a mental realm in using the notion of mental disorder lead to a dilemma that consists in either implying a Cartesian account of the mind-body relation or in the need to give up a notion of mental disorder in its own right? Many psychiatrists seem to believe that denying substance dualism requires a purely neurophysiological stance for explaining mental disorder. However, this conviction is based on a limited awareness of the philosophical debate on the mind-body problem. Th…Read more
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62Die politische Quacksalberei des libertären PaternalismusZeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie 3 (1): 531-558. 2016.Der libertäre Paternalismus befürwortet Eingriffe in die Entscheidungsfindung von Bürgern, ohne ihnen Optionen völlig nehmen zu wollen. Vielmehr soll die Lenkung des Willens durch Schubser geschehen. Im folgenden Beitrag möchte ich zeigen, dass der libertäre Paternalismus auf tönernen Füßen steht. Ich bediene mich dabei des polemischen Bilds von Quacksalbern. Dieses Bild passt zu meinem argumentativen Vorgehen, da ich erstens zeigen will, dass der libertäre Paternalismus falsche Diagnosen über v…Read more
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194 Das Ideal der Individualität und seine BegründungIn Thomas Schramme & Michael Schefczyk (eds.), John Stuart Mill: Über Die Freiheit, De Gruyter. pp. 55-74. 2015.
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171 EinleitungIn Thomas Schramme & Michael Schefczyk (eds.), John Stuart Mill: Über Die Freiheit, De Gruyter. pp. 1-10. 2015.
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10Das Recht auf gleiche Behandlung und das Recht auf Behandlung als GleicheDeutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 61 (5-6): 831-832. 2013.
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13Die Anmaßung der GleichheitsvoraussetzungDeutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 51 (2): 255. 2003.
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29Disadvantage and equal opportunity in education: A noncomparative perspectiveSocial Philosophy and Policy 31 (1): 135-149. 2014.
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40Can We Measure the Badness of Death for the Person who Dies?Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 90 253-276. 2021.I aim to show that the common idea according to which we can assess how bad death is for the person who dies relies on numerous dubious premises. These premises are intuitive from the point of view of dominant views regarding the badness of death. However, unless these premises have been thoroughly justified, we cannot measure the badness of death for the person who dies. In this paper, I will make explicit assumptions that pertain to the alleged level of badness of death. The most important ass…Read more
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184Can we define mental disorder by using the criterion of mental dysfunction?Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 31 (1): 35-47. 2010.The concept of mental disorder is often defined by reference to the notion of mental dysfunction, which is in line with how the concept of disease in somatic medicine is often defined. However, the notions of mental function and dysfunction seem to suffer from some problems that do not affect models of physiological function. Functions in general have a teleological structure; they are effects of traits that are supposed to have a particular purpose, such that, for example, the heart serves the …Read more
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64Christopher Boorse and the Philosophy of MedicineJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 39 (6): 565-571. 2014.In 2012, the symposium "Christopher Boorse and the Philosophy of Medicine" was held at the University of Hamburg. The initial ideas presented at this event, which celebrated Chris's contribution to the development of what is now a vibrant area of research, especially to the theory of disease, form the core of the papers published in this issue. Similarly to what Robert Nozick once said about John Rawls's work, it can be demanded that philosophers of medicine must now either work within Boorse's …Read more
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3Begründungsmodelle des SozialstaatsArchiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 92 (3): 322-334. 2006.This essay is concerned with different strategies of justifying a welfare state. I begin with a description of the formal aims of its different versions. I then vindicate the transformation of mutual civic responsibilities into state-controlled institutions. In the main part I develop three accounts that are typically brought forward in order to justify particular institutions of a welfare state. These models focus on freedom, equality, and security. In conclusion, I argue in favour of a higher-…Read more
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36Barbara Bleisch/ Peter Schaber (eds.), Weltarmut und Ethik, Paderborn: Mentis 2007, 342 pp (review)Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 14 (2): 253-255. 2011.
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15AuswahlbibliographieIn Thomas Schramme & Michael Schefczyk (eds.), John Stuart Mill: Über Die Freiheit, De Gruyter. pp. 195-198. 2015.
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5Begründungsmodelle des SozialstaatsArchiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 92 (3): 322-334. 2006.This essay is concerned with different strategies of justifying a welfare state. I begin with a description of the formal aims of its different versions. I then vindicate the transformation of mutual civic responsibilities into state-controlled institutions. In the main part I develop three accounts that are typically brought forward in order to justify particular institutions of a welfare state. These models focus on freedom, equality, and security. In conclusion, I argue in favour of a higher-…Read more
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37Behinderung. Absolute oder relative Einschränkung des Wohlergehens?Ethik in der Medizin 15 (3): 180-190. 2003.ZusammenfassungDer Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, ob eine Behinderung immer als Form von Leid betrachtet werden muss. Mit Hilfe einer Unterscheidung zwischen absoluten und komparativen Einschränkungen des Wohls wird aufgezeigt, dass die bloße Tatsache einer vorliegenden medizinischen Schädigung nicht hinreicht, ein Urteil über das absolute Wohl einer Person zu treffen. Es werden verschiedene Argumente geprüft, warum Behinderung dennoch generell negativ bewertet werden sollte. Diese werd…Read more
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4On Moral Sentimentalism (edited book)Cambridge Scholars Press. 2015.Michael Slote has long been one of the foremost contributors to discussions in moral theory. Both his work on consequentialism and his particular version of virtue ethics have been highly influential. In recent years, Slote has developed a distinctive and original voice, placing his various theoretical endeavours under the title of “sentimentalism”. His key ethical work in this context is Moral Sentimentalism, which, uniquely, defends versions of both a metaethical and aretaic sentimentalist the…Read more
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67A qualified defence of a naturalist theory of healthMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 10 (1): 11-17. 2006.The paper contrasts Lennart Nordenfelt’s normative theory of health with the naturalists’ point of view, especially in the version developed by Christopher Boorse. In the first part it defends Boorse’s analysis of disease against the charge that it falls short of its own standards by not being descriptive. The second part of the paper sets out to analyse the positive concept of health and introduces a distinction between a positive definition of health (‘health’ is not defined as absence of dise…Read more
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106Moral Theory and Theorizing in Healthcare EthicsEthical Theory and Moral Practice 14 (4): 365-368. 2011.Moral Theory and Theorizing in Healthcare Ethics Content Type Journal Article Category Editorial Pages 365-368 DOI 10.1007/s10677-011-9291-x Authors Mike McNamee, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea, SA28PP UK Thomas Schramme, Universität Hamburg, Philosophisches Seminar, Von-Melle-Park 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany Journal Ethical Theory and Moral Practice Online ISSN 1572-8447 Print ISSN 1386-2820 Journal Volume Volume 14 Journal Issue Volume 14, Number 4
Liverpool, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Areas of Interest
Paternalism |
Empathy and Sympathy |
Altruism |
Philosophy of Psychiatry and Psychopathology |