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Personen können sich durch verschiedene Situationen und Einflüsse dazu aufgefordert oder genötigt sehen, sich nicht nur zu verändern, sondern im Hinblick auf das Selbstverständnis ihrer eigenen Identität grundlegend ‚ein anderer zu... more
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      Virtues (Moral Psychology)Bernard Williams
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One of the most threatening effects of dementia is the experience of forgetting or losing one's self. How can patients and their caregivers cope with this experience? Based on the example of Arno Geiger's narrative about his father this... more
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Recently some bioethicists and neuroscientists have argued for an imperative of chemical cognitive enhancement. This imperative is usually based on consequentialist grounds. In this paper, the topic of cognitive self-enhancement is... more
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      Kant's Practical PhilosophyKantian ethicsPerfect Imperfect dutiesCognitive Enhancement
Kant introduces a duty to oneself to respect oneself and to avoid servility – or not to make oneself a worm. I argue for a wider understanding of this duty: Persons ought to respect their own dignity as persons with autonomy, rationality,... more
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      KantKant's Practical PhilosophySelf-RespectKantian ethics
Das Ideal individueller Authentizität von Personen ist ein ebenso verbreitetes wie umstrittenes Ideal in modernen, liberalen Gesellschaften. Wertgeschätzt wird in Bezug auf die Authentizität von Personen die Idee einer authentischen... more
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There are strong expressions of hope that the experience of the COVID-19 crisis might strengthen our sense of justice and inspire activities that bring about fundamental change for the better. What may we hope for during the crisis and... more
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      Social ChangePhilosophy Of LawJonathan Lear
Discussions about the dignity of human beings often focus on violations of a person's dignity that are performed by other persons. However, human beings can also violate their own dignity or at least they can expose it to a violation by... more
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      Moral PhilosophySelf-Respect
There are strong expressions of hope that the experience of the COVID-19 crisis might strengthen our sense of justice and inspire activities that bring about fundamental change for the better. What may we hope for during the crisis and... more
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      Social ChangePhilosophy Of LawTragedy (Philosophy)Jonathan Lear
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      PhilosophyEpistemologySelf and IdentityMoral Philosophy
Kant introduces a duty to oneself to respect oneself and to avoid servility – or not to make oneself a worm. I argue for a wider understanding of this duty: Persons ought to respect their own dignity as persons with autonomy, rationality,... more
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      PhilosophyKantSelf-RespectKantian ethics
There are strong expressions of hope that the experience of the COVID-19 crisis might strengthen our sense of justice and inspire activities that bring about fundamental change for the better. What may we hope for during the crisis and... more
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      Social ChangeLawEthicsPhilosophy Of Law
Recently some bioethicists and neuroscientists have argued for an imperative of chemical cognitive enhancement. This imperative is usually based on consequentialist grounds. In this paper, the topic of cognitive self-enhancement is... more
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      PhilosophyKantian ethicsPerfect Imperfect dutiesCognitive Enhancement
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      Self and IdentitySelf Improvement
In today’s highly dynamic societies, moral norms and values are subject to change. Moral change is partly driven by technological developments. For instance, the introduction of robots in elderly care practices requires caregivers to... more
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Düsseldorf, 02. Januar 2013
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      AnthropologyPhilosophySocial AnthropologySocial Philosophy
Günther Anders ist dem fachkundigen Publikum vor allem durch sein aus den 1950er Jahren stammendes, zentrales Werk „Die Antiquiertheit des Menschen – Über die Seele im Zeitalter der zweiten industriellen Revolution“ bekannt. Dem... more
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      AnthropologyPhilosophySocial and Cultural AnthropologyGunther Anders
Der Text stellt einen ersten Ansatz zur phänomenologischen Analyse der Auswirkungen der Moderne auf den Menschen dar, aufbauend auf Günther Anders‘ Untersuchung der Seele des Menschen in der zweiten und dritten industriellen Revolution,... more
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