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    Introduction to the Special Issue “Popularizing Philosophy”
    Kriterion – Journal of Philosophy 35 (4): 283-285. 2022.
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    Is There Any Utopia in Zootopia?
    In Richard Brian Davis (ed.), Disney and Philosophy, Wiley. 2019.
    Disney's Zootopia (2016) is a crime story about the involuntary partnership between Judy Hopps, the first rabbit police officer in the city of Zootopia, and Nick Wilde, a red fox making his living as a con artist. What makes Zootopia a utopia and the city of Judy's dreams is that it appears to be “where anyone can be anything.” Zootopia confronts people with three utopian ideals: of security and social order, of individual self‐determination and fulfillment, and of a just multispecies society. Z…Read more
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    Wissenschaftsleugnung und Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit werden zunehmend als gravierende Probleme für die partizipatorische Organisation von gesellschaftlichen und politischen Entscheidungsprozessen, die Repräsentation politischer Interessen und die Akzeptanz von wissenschaftlich begründeten Entscheidungen im privaten und öffentlichen Leben begriffen. Dies macht es dringlich, sich mit der Frage auseinanderzusetzen, wie Wissenschaftler/-innen, Forschungsgemeinschaften und wissenschaftliche Instituti…Read more
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    The Second International Conference of the German Society for Philosophy of Science , 8–11 March 2016
    with Alexander Gebharter and Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla
    Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 48 (2): 289-291. 2017.
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    On the Suppression of Medical Evidence
    Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 48 (3): 395-418. 2017.
    Financial conflicts of interest in medical research foster deviations from research standards and evidentially lead to the suppression of research findings that are at odds with commercial interests of pharmaceutical companies. Questionable research practices prevent data from being created, made available, or given suitable recognition. They run counter to codified principles of responsible conduct of research, such as honesty, openness or respect for the law. Resulting in ignorance, misreprese…Read more