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30Political Perfectionism and State PaternalismJahrbuch für Wissenschaft Und Ethik 14 (1): 147-166. 2009.
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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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28On Norman Daniels' interpretation of the moral significance of healthcareJournal of Medical Ethics 35 (1): 17-20. 2009.According to Norman Daniels, the moral significance of health needs stem from their impact on the normal opportunity range: pathological conditions involve comparative disadvantage. In this paper I defend an alternative reading of the moral importance of healthcare, which focuses on non-comparative aspects of disease. In the first section I distinguish two contrasting perspectives on pathological conditions, viz a comparative versus a non-comparative. By using this distinction I introduce a rela…Read more
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27Wenn Philosophen aus der Hüfte schießenZeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie 2 (2): 377-384. 2015.In diesem Artikel wird argumentiert, dass die Philosophie nicht über passende Methoden verfügt, reale politische Probleme angemessen zu analysieren. So sind die tatsächlich vorzufindenden Empfehlungen zur Lösung solcher Fragen meist trivial oder unterkomplex. Es wird geraten, zuerst geeignete Instrumentarien der angewandten bzw. konkreten Ethik zu entwickeln, bevor sich PhilosophInnen zu solch komplexen Fragen wie die der Flüchtlingspolitik äußern.
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26Philosophy and Psychiatry (edited book)De Gruyter. 2003.The interdisciplinary contributions of this edition promote the development of a new "philosophical psychopathology".
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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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26Geert 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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25Review: Philosophie und Medizin. Ein Blick in aktuelle Veröffentlichungen (review)Zeitschrift für Philosophische Forschung 51 (1). 1997.
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25Health as Complete Well-Being: The WHO Definition and BeyondPublic Health Ethics 16 (3): 210-218. 2023.The paper defends the World Health Organisation (WHO) definition of health against widespread criticism. The common objections are due to a possible misinterpretation of the word complete in the descriptor of health as ‘complete physical, mental and social well-being’. Complete here does not necessarily refer to perfect well-being but can alternatively mean exhaustive well-being, that is, containing all its constitutive features. In line with the alternative reading, I argue that the WHO definit…Read more
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24Noncomparative Justice Regarding Health and Its Social DeterminantsAmerican Journal of Bioethics 15 (3): 44-45. 2015.
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23Michael Schefczyk: Umverteilung AlS legitimationsproblem (review)Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 9 (5): 599-601. 2006.
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23Selbstbestimmung zwischen Perfektionismus und VoluntarismusDeutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 59 (6): 881-896. 2011.
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22Sport-related concussion research agenda beyond medical science: culture, ethics, science, policyJournal of Medical Ethics. forthcoming.The Concussion in Sport Group guidelines have successfully brought the attention of brain injuries to the global medical and sport research communities, and has significantly impacted brain injury-related practices and rules of international sport. Despite being the global repository of state-of-the-art science, diagnostic tools and guides to clinical practice, the ensuing consensus statements remain the object of ethical and sociocultural criticism. The purpose of this paper is to bring to bear…Read more
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21Forms of Fellow Feeling: Empathy, Sympathy, Concern and Moral Agency (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2017.What is the basis of our capacity to act morally? This is a question that has been discussed for millennia, with philosophical debate typically distinguishing two sources of morality: reason and sentiment. This collection aims to shed light on whether the human capacity to feel for others really is central for morality and, if so, in what way. To tackle these questions, the authors discuss how fellow feeling is to be understood: its structure, content and empirical conditions. Also discussed are…Read more
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20Marcus Düwell (2008) Bioethik. Methoden, Theorien und Bereiche: Metzler Verlag, Stuttgart, 276 Seiten, 24,95 €, ISBN 978-3-476-01895-3Ethik in der Medizin 22 (4): 367-368. 2010.
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20Expanding the Normative Framework of Public Health Ethics: Some Results from an Interdisciplinary Research GroupPublic Health Ethics 8 (1): 4-6. 2015.
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20IntroductionIn New Perspectives on Paternalism and Health Care, Springer Verlag. 2015.This chapter introduces the main findings of the medical research on psychopathy as well as the most significant threads of the philosophical debates surrounding psychopathy. It also introduces the articles collected in this volume. The introduction focuses on issues in moral psychology and metaethics, such as moral motivation, moral responsibility, and moral understanding. It shows the difficulty in conceptualising psychopathy and in using psychopathy as a test case for philosophical theories.
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19Review: Zur Währungskrise der egalitären Gerechtigkeit (Teil 1) (review)Zeitschrift für Philosophische Forschung 57 (4). 2003.
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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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17Should We Prevent Non‐Therapeutic Mutilation and Extreme Body Modification?Bioethics 22 (1): 8-15. 2008.In this paper, I discuss several arguments against non‐therapeutic mutilation. Interventions into bodily integrity, which do not serve a therapeutic purpose and are not regarded as aesthetically acceptable by the majority, e.g. tongue splitting, branding and flesh stapling, are now practised, but, however, are still seen as a kind of ‘aberration’ that ought not to be allowed. I reject several arguments for a possible ban on these body modifications. I find the common pathologisation of body modi…Read more
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17Coercive Threats and Offers in PsychiatryIn Thomas Schramme & Johannes Thome (eds.), Philosophy and Psychiatry, De Gruyter. pp. 357-369. 2003.If a patient complies voluntarily with a certain proposal, we generally regard the treatment as legitimate. But a competent patient may also assent to a certain treatment only because he was compelled to do so. Influences on the formation of his decision may render his choice contrary to his will. It is my aim to focus on these particular forms of coercion which are often neglected in discussions of informed consent.
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15Empathie als der Kitt des moralischen UniversumsZeitschrift für Philosophische Forschung 67 (4). 2013.
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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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14AuswahlbibliographieIn Thomas Schramme & Michael Schefczyk (eds.), John Stuart Mill: Über Die Freiheit, De Gruyter. pp. 195-198. 2015.
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14Hinweise zu den Autorinnen und AutorenIn Thomas Schramme & Michael Schefczyk (eds.), John Stuart Mill: Über Die Freiheit, De Gruyter. pp. 205-206. 2015.
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14Theories of Health Justice: Just Enough HealthRowman & Littlefield International. 2018.Ideal for students in the philosophy of medicine, healthcare and public health, this book offers an introduction to the philosophical debates around health justice. It presents clear conceptual definitions of health, disease and illness and the various theories of justice, developing a specific normative argument in the debate on health justice.
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14Review: Zur Währungskrise der egalitären Gerechtigkeit (Teil 2) (review)Zeitschrift für Philosophische Forschung 58 (1). 2004.
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Areas of Interest
Paternalism |
Empathy and Sympathy |
Altruism |
Philosophy of Psychiatry and Psychopathology |