Bernward Gesang

University of Mannheim, Philosophische Fakultaet, Faculty Member

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CV: Prof. Dr. Bernward Gesang Chair of Philosophy at Mannheim University, Germany Areas of Research:Normative Ethics, especially foundation of utilitarianism Applied Ethics, especially climate ethics Publications in English:2005: „Utilitarianism with a human face“, in: The Journal of Value Inquiry, Bd. 39, S. 169-181. 2008: “Active and passive euthanasia – What´s the difference?” in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Vol. 11, 175-180.2010: “Are Moral Philosophers Moral Experts?”, in: Bioethics 24, 4, 153-159.2013: “What climate policy can a utilitarian justify?” in: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 26, Nr 2, 377-393. 2017: “Climate Change: Do I make a difference?” in: Environmental Ethics Vol. 39.

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Wahrheitskriterien im Kritischen Rationalismus

Rechte und Autonomie im Utilitarismus

De Gruyter eBooks, Aug 29, 2013

Protecting Our Future: What Contribution Can I Make?

Authorea (Authorea), Nov 29, 2021

AU : Pleaseconfirmthatallheadinglevelsarerepresentedcorrectly: (A) The crises related to climate ... more AU : Pleaseconfirmthatallheadinglevelsarerepresentedcorrectly: (A) The crises related to climate and the economy endanger future and current generations but altering the small impact or minimal emissions of an individual person is-because of the failure of political coordination-not the best way to overcome these crises. (B) When we act as individuals to act as stopgaps for policy to minimise the mountain of problems, the following applies: We should not waste our energies on limited involvements in small, primarily symbolic collaborations but should instead endeavour to make the biggest difference of which we are capable with regard to improving the world. (C) We make the biggest difference when our limited budget for improving the world is used against poverty, for example, and combatting poverty is precisely what brings positive side effects with regard to human rights and the protection of the climate, animals, and species. For example, support for poor farmers in rain forests can save those rain forests. Every CO 2 calculator demonstrates that commitment to the Third World is up to 50 times more efficient than reduction of personal emissions.

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Die großen Kontroversen der Rechtsphilosophie

Mentis eBooks, 2011

G. E. Schulzes »Aenesidemus« – das Buch das Kant für Fichte »verdächtig« machte

BRILL eBooks, 2009

Darf ich das oder muss ich sogar?

Springer eBooks, 2022

Darf ich das oder muss ich sogar? : die Philosophie des richtigen Handelns

Braucht die Moral Gott oder braucht Gott mehr Moral? Durfen Windrader ins Naturschutzgebiet geb... more

Über das Einstimmigkeitspostulat im Kontraktualismus1

Zeitschrift Fur Philosophische Forschung, Sep 15, 2022

A legitimate moral justification has to be given by justifying a norm to everyone. Achieving unan... more A legitimate moral justification has to be given by justifying a norm to everyone. Achieving unanimity about norms is a moral correctness criterion for certain contract theories. What exactly is meant by unanimity ? Most contract theorists quickly agree that unanimity, understood as the explicit factual agreement of everyone to a norm candidate, is de facto impossible to achieve. It is stated that the following types of consent can replace de facto unanimous consent: a) majority consent; b) rational consent, c) consent based on self-interest, d) consent based on transcendental interests and e) consent based on undisputed moral principles. I want to show that unanimous consent cannot be achieved in any of these ways, and if you claim that moral norms are based on unanimity or that there are no moral norms, then you have to dismiss morality.

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