Verschlagwortet: Ethik

Tagungsbericht: “Wissenschaft als Teil der Zivilgesellschaft”

Abstract [en]: Recent epochal events, such as the pandemic, natural disasters, climate change, global migration movements motivated by hunger, scarcity of resources, lack of life prospects and, last but not least, a terrible war of aggression, have disproved previous certainties in a devastating way. What can science and civil society do in the face of this immense challenge? Civil society...

Ethische Aspekte des assistierten Suizids

Abstract [en]: Different European societies pursue different approaches when it comes to the issue of assisted suicide. To ensure social cohesion, a solution is needed that accounts for the various conflicting positions. To achieve this, it is useful to, in turn, learn about basics of ethical argumentation and to apply these to the issue in question. It is key that...

Impfpflicht

Unbürokratische Impfpflicht? Von wegen! – Vol. 2

Abstract [en]: “Who counts as vaccinated?” – Mandatory vaccination presupposes a sustainable definition of the status “vaccinated”. In addition to the medical dimension of “being vaccinated”, i.e. the protection of people against infection and serious illness, the legal status of “vaccinated” would play an increasingly important role in the discussions around mandatory vaccination. On the one hand, answering the question “Who counts as vaccinated?” is...

Mensch

Vom Defizitmodell des Menschen zur digitalen Humanität

Abstract [en]: Humanity is currently facing a huge transformation towards a digital-analogue, hybrid form of existence. While the difference between humans and animals used to be the subject of philosophical reflection, nowadays, the distinction between humans and artificial intelligence is the fundamental question. In comparison to the widespread deficit model of humans, according to which artificial intelligence is superior to...