Books by Angela Kallhoff
Der Mensch – das moralische Tier. suhrkamp taschenbuch wissenschaft 2378, 2022
Kallhoff, Angela. Climate Justice and Collective Action. Routledge, 2021
This book develops a theory of climate cooperation designed for concerted action, which emphasise... more This book develops a theory of climate cooperation designed for concerted action, which emphasises the role and function of collectives in achieving shared climate goals.
In debates on climate change action, research focuses on three major goals: on mitigation, on adaptation and on transformation. Even though these goals are accepted, concerted action is still difficult to realize. Climate Justice and Collective Action provides an analysis of why this is the case and develops a theory of climate cooperation designed to overcome the existing roadblocks. Angela Kallhoff starts with a thorough analysis of failures of collective action in the context of climate change action. Taking inspiration from theories of water cooperation, she then establishes a theory of joint action that reframes climate goals as shared goals and highlights the importance of adhering to principles of fairness. This also includes an exploration of the normative claims working in the background of climate cooperation. Finally, Kallhoff puts forward proposals for a fair allocation of duties to cooperate with respect to climate goals.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate action, climate justice, environmental sociology and environmental philosophy and ethics more broadly.
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Dieses Buch stellt die aktuelle Diskussion um internationale Gerechtigkeitsforderungen dar und führt in die Diskussion um eine Ethik des Geo-Engineering ein. Zusätzlich zu Originalbeiträgen (Margit Ammer, Dieter Birnbacher, James Rodger Fleming, Bernward Gesang, Angela Kallhoff, Anton Leist, Konrad Ott und Christian Baatz, Harald Stelzer) werden auch zentrale Beiträge international bekannter Autoren zum Feld der Klimagerechtigkeit in Erstübersetzung vorgestellt (Stephen M. Gardiner, Dale Jamieson and Marcello Di Paola), Henry Shue).
Kallhoff, Angela. Klimagerechtigkeit und Klimaethik, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015. https://doi-org.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1515/9783110401066
Dieses Buch entwickelt eine Theorie des Bürgers/der Bürgerin im Kontext der gegenwärtigen politis... more Dieses Buch entwickelt eine Theorie des Bürgers/der Bürgerin im Kontext der gegenwärtigen politischen Philosophie. Es erörtert insbesondere adjektivische Konzeptionen von "citizenship" wie Umweltbürger, Wirtschaftsbürger, Bürgerin und Bildungs-Bürger. Sein Ziel ist einerseits eine konrketere Diskussion über Inhalte des Konzepts "citizenship". Andererseits wird die These verteidigt, dass der BürgerInnenstatus nicht allein an Rechten der BürgerInnen, sondern auch an Kompetenzen zur aktiven Gestaltung dieses Status festzumachen ist. Kompetenzen sollten staatlich und politisch gefördert werden.
Why Democracy Needs Public Goods. Lanham, MD, et al.: Lexington Books, a Division of Rowman&Littlefield Publishers, 2011.
The category of a public good designates a very peculiar group of items. They have been described... more The category of a public good designates a very peculiar group of items. They have been described as "non-exclusionary" and "non-rival" goods against the background of market theory. In this book, the category of a public good is re-introduced into a normative framework in political philosophy. The book argues that public goods are important in supporting core values of modern democratic societies that suscribe to equity and to fairness. In particular, public goods contribute to "generating the public", they respond to basic claims of justice, and they enhance conditions of a reasonable pluralism.
Ethischer Naturalismus nach Aristoteles. Paderborn: Mentis, 2010.
In diesem Buch wird im Kontext der gegenwärtigen Aristotelesforschung dargelegt, unter welchen Vo... more In diesem Buch wird im Kontext der gegenwärtigen Aristotelesforschung dargelegt, unter welchen Voraussetzungen "eudaimonia" als "human flourishing" ausgelegt werden kann. Nach einer Darlegung der Debatte in der größtenteils anglo-amerikanischen Aristotelesforschung werden fünf Optionen dargelegt, das Konzept des menschlichen Gedeihens im Kontext der heutigen Ethik zu nutzen (biologischer Funktionalismus, Theorien natürlicher Wünsche, naturalistischer Perfektionismus, Theorien natürlicher Gutheit in neo-aristotelischen Tugendethiken und ein Egalitarismus, in welchem ein Recht auf Gedeihen verfochten wird). Insgesamt wird erläutert, welche Konsequenzen und welche metaethischen Voraussetzungen bei der Verwendung des Konzepts menschlichen Gedeihens gegeben sind.
Prinzipien der Pflanzenethik. Die Bewertung pflanzlichen Lebens in Biologie und Philosophie, Frankfurt/New York: Campus, 2002.
Dieses Buch legt einen Ansatz zur Pflanzenethik dar. Das Konzept des "Gedeihens" wird mit Mitteln... more Dieses Buch legt einen Ansatz zur Pflanzenethik dar. Das Konzept des "Gedeihens" wird mit Mitteln der Stressforschung der Botanik erklärt und seine Relevanz für die Pflanzenethik erörtert. Sodann werden andere Ansätze der Pflanzenethik dargelegt.
Papers by Angela Kallhoff
Kallhoff, A. (2023). Climate Change Action as Collective Action. In: Pellegrino, G., Di Paola, M. (eds) Handbook of Philosophy of Climate Change. Handbooks in Philosophy. Springer, Cham. , 2023
Philosophers argue that climate change and shortfalls in climate change action result from proble... more Philosophers argue that climate change and shortfalls in climate change action result from problems of collective action. The biggest problem is the failure not to reach the commonly agreed goals of mitigation. This contribution explores problems of collective action and the related, so-called tragedy of the commons. Even though an analysis of the problems is important, the main part of this contribution focuses on a forward-looking way to address collective action. By taking the nature of climate action goals as collective goals seriously, and by introducing a theory of joint agency into the debate on climate action, a theory of joint climate action can be articulated. The main part of this chapter explores the constituents of such theory of joint climate action and its normative implications. KeywordsClimate change-Tragedy of the commons-Collective action problems-Joint action-Climate goals
Philosophical Papers, 2021
Angela Kallhoff (2021) Public Goods as Obligatory Bridges between the Public and the Private. Phi... more Angela Kallhoff (2021) Public Goods as Obligatory Bridges between the Public and the Private. Philosophical Papers, 50:3, 387-405, DOI: 10.1080/05568641.2022.2046494
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In the context of economics, the distinction between 'the public' and 'the private' has been paralleled with the distinction of 'public policy' on the one hand and the 'private market' on the other hand. Even though both spheres intermingle at some point, the first is the domain of government, the second is the domain of market laws. This contribution argues that public goods do not only undermine that distinction, but they also support an alternative interpretation of the private-public line. A thorough discussion of public goods redefines the relationship of public and private and portrays public goods as bridges between both spheres. The contribution starts with the classical definition of public goods as items that are nonexcludable and non-rival with respect to potential profiteers. The paper then shifts the focus to the normative side of public goods. Precisely because of their characteristics as non-exclusive goods, these items are able to fulfil promises of the constitutional state. They enhance social inclusion, they serve the public by generating spaces of civilized interaction, and they even enhance the sense of shared citizenship. A focus on what has been termed 'central public goods' reveals that public goods serve important claims of social justice. After having explained why public goods should also be regarded as an important ingredient in the economic performance of the nation state, three bridging functions of public goods are apparent.
Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, 2020
Integrität als Konzept der Naturethik. Eine Diskussion am Beispiel pflanzlichen Lebens
Integrity... more Integrität als Konzept der Naturethik. Eine Diskussion am Beispiel pflanzlichen Lebens
Integrity as a concept in the ethics of nature. A debate on plant life
Der Beitrag untersucht, ob das Konzept der Integrität auf pflanzliches Leben angewendet werden kann. Zunächst wird die Debatte um die "Würde der Pflanze" rekapituliert, um daraus problematische Aspekte der Zuschreibung von "Integrität" abzuleiten. Es wird argumentiert, dass das Konzept der Integrität durchaus geeignet ist, die Schwierigkeiten eines Konzepts des guten Pflanzenlebens zu überwinden, das die Eigenschaften der pflanzlichen Leben zu wenig respektiert. Abschließend wird verdeutlicht, dass für die sinnvolle Verwendung des Konzepts die Frage der Hintergrundannahmen entscheidend ist.
Kallhoff, Angela. "Integrität als Konzept der Naturethik: Eine Diskussion am Beispiel pflanzlichen Lebens." Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, 7(2), 171–190. https://doi.org/10.22613/zfpp/7.2.7
Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation, 2018
Kallhoff, Angela. "Justifiable Killing in War? For Taking the Soldier's Stance Seriously in War E... more Kallhoff, Angela. "Justifiable Killing in War? For Taking the Soldier's Stance Seriously in War Ethics." Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society–J-RaT 4.1 (2018): 6-20.
The paper builds on a current debate in the philosophy of war, which are rules that contribute to the containment of war and to a system of fair rules in warfare. Both are key issues in the “jus in bello” as a central part of war ethics. Recently, philosophers have questioned a general exculpation of soldiers in that context. Instead of restricting the debate on “justifiable killing” to the “jus ad bellum,”which explores moral restrictions in starting warfare, philosophers examine moral implications when soldiers kill in war. Even though epistemic limitations and duties of soldiers need to be taken into account, the paper argues for a more detailed exploration of acts of killing in war by soldiers.
Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation, 2018
Kallhoff, Angela, and Thomas Schulte-Umberg. "Introduction: Moralities of Warfare and Religion." ... more Kallhoff, Angela, and Thomas Schulte-Umberg. "Introduction: Moralities of Warfare and Religion." Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society–J-RaT 4.1 (2018): 1-5.
Since antiquity, war has been at the center of moral reasoning. The moral questions involved can either be considered as part of the law of nations or as “just war theory”. The latter can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, Cicero, and Augustine, the former to the Early Modern Age. Francisco Suárez and Hugo Grotius are regarded as first seminal proponents of a law of nations that includes war activities. In all these discussions, war was sometimes seen as a necessary political instrument, yet even more so as a malady. Albeit deeply rooted in human nature and the state of human society, it had to be justified and, if it proved to be inevitable, to be ordered and its consequences needed to be restricted. But the proposal that the use of force in interstate relations should be strictly prohibited was not discussed in terms of public policy before the end of World War I (WWI).
In the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 (officially: Generally Treaty of Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy), the signatory states promised not to use war to resolve “disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them”...
SWS-Rundschau: Die Zeitschrift des Vereins für interdisziplinäre sozialwissenschaftliche Studien und Analysen, Band 4, 1. Aufl. (2018): 410-429., 2018
Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie, 2017
In Just War Theory, the leading paradigm is a normative assessment of war among nation states. As... more In Just War Theory, the leading paradigm is a normative assessment of war among nation states. As an effect of that perspective, the duties and obligations of soldiers as well as the issues of culpability have received only very little attention. Recently, philosophers have questioned this restriction in order to discuss war ethics from a different angle. Research now focuses on the single soldier's decisions on the battlefield and their moral assessment. This paper looks at the "criterion of liability" introduced by Jeff McMahan. It explains consequences of this new approach to war ethics, including the focus on reason-giving narratives. An interdisciplinary framework introduces recent historical findings on the single soldier's "morality". This paper argues that the shift of attention gives insight into the many facets of "morality" in the context of war.
Kallhoff, Angela, and Thomas Schulte-Umberg. "Neues zur Theorie des Gerechten Krieges: Die Wende zum Soldaten und Fragen der Kriegsmoral." Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 65.4 (2017): 762-780.
Environmental Ethics, 2017
Environmental virtues have become an essential ingredient in an ethics of nature. An account of e... more Environmental virtues have become an essential ingredient in an ethics of nature. An account of environmental virtues can contribute to this ethics of nature by exploring the virtues that the gardener displays in cultivating and caring for plants. An approach that relates to the virtues of gardening is helpful in explicating a more general approach in a certain domain of interaction with nature. Good gardeners get involved in processes of natural growth and decay, they are aware of their position within the garden, and they endure ambivalences in nature. This relational account of the virtues of gardening is also exemplary in processes of active co-designing of nature and in landscaping.
Kallhoff, Angela, and Maria Schörgenhumer. "The Virtues of Gardening: A Relational Account of Environmental Virtues." Environmental Ethics 39.2 (2017): 193-210.
Nanoethics, 2017
Kallhoff, Angela. Safer by Design and Trump Rights of Citizens. Nanoethics 11, 291–295 (2017). ht... more Kallhoff, Angela. Safer by Design and Trump Rights of Citizens. Nanoethics 11, 291–295 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-017-0308-3
The debate on "safer by design" has primarily been focused on strategies to render products safer during the design process. This article focuses on correlated basic legal rights of citizens. The reference to "trump rights" is helpful in highlighting two normative claims: Firstly, products that are "safer by design" are suitable instruments to protect the bodily integrity and health of potential users. Both figure as trump rights in Ronald Dworkin's sense. In this perspective, "safer by design" strategies can guarantee some most basic rights of citizens. Secondly, the debate on trump rights also suggests that safety needs to be regarded as part of a more comprehensive normative framework. Even trump rights are competitive in that a plurality of rights needs to be respected. A final section gives evidence that both claims resonate with recent insights in debate on the precautionary principle. This section also highlights the recent emphasis on environmental concerns.
Keywords: Precaution. Trump right, Safer by design, Privacy by design, Environmental ethics
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2016
In political philosophy, citizenship is a key concept. Citizenship is tied to rights and duties, ... more In political philosophy, citizenship is a key concept. Citizenship is tied to rights and duties, as well as to concepts of social justice. Recently, the debate on citizenship has developed a new direction in focusing on qualified notions of citizenship. In this contribution, I shall defend three claims. Firstly, consumer citizenship fits into the discussion of qualified notions of citizenship. Secondly, the debate on qualified notions of citizenship cannot be detached from the normative claims in the philosophy of citizenship more generally. In particular, duties and rights receive a distinct shape when debated in terms of ''consumer citizenship''. Thirdly, I shall argue that further normative limits can be established by discussing qualified notions of citizenship as items of a list that need to cohere in normative terms. I shall pay particular attention to environmental citizenship.
"The normative limits of consumer citizenship." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 29 (2016): 23-34.
Environmental values, 2014
"Flourishing" is a concept of the life of plants that comprises a descriptive and an evaluative a... more "Flourishing" is a concept of the life of plants that comprises a descriptive and an evaluative aspect. In this paper, I shall first present an empirical account of "flourishing". The paper then focuses on the discussion of the meaning of a concept of the "good" life of plants for plant ethics. It also gives an overview over recent attempts to defend a plant ethics in terms of the dignity of plants and interests of plant.
Kallhoff, A. (2014). Plants in ethics: Why flourishing deserves moral respect. Environmental values, 23(6), 685-700.
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2014
The most distinctive features of public goods are usually understood to be the difficulty of excl... more The most distinctive features of public goods are usually understood to be the difficulty of excluding potential beneficiaries and the fact that one appropriator’s benefits do not diminish the amount of benefits left for others.
Yet, because of these properties (non-excludability and non-rivalry), public goods cause market failures and contribute to problems of collective action. This article aims to portray public goods in a different light. Following
a recent reassessment of public goods in political philosophy, this contribution argues that public goods are particularly suitable for sustaining a well-ordered society. Public goods contribute to social inclusion, they
support the generation of the public, and they strengthen a shared sense of citizenship. This article scrutinizes these functions of public goods and offers a discussion of the interventionist thesis which states that governments
should sustain public goods.
Angela Kallhoff (2014) Why societies need public goods. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 17:6, 635-651, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2014.904539
XXIII. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Philosophie 2014 Münster, 32, 2014
The philosophy has citizenship has recently highlighted "qualified concepts of citizenship", incl... more The philosophy has citizenship has recently highlighted "qualified concepts of citizenship", including green citizenship, ecological citizenship, educated citizenship and economic citizenship. This paper discusses this recent turn against the background of the philosophy of citizenship. The paper argues that this recent twist is helpful in providing a more concrete focus in the debate on citizenship.
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In debates on climate change action, research focuses on three major goals: on mitigation, on adaptation and on transformation. Even though these goals are accepted, concerted action is still difficult to realize. Climate Justice and Collective Action provides an analysis of why this is the case and develops a theory of climate cooperation designed to overcome the existing roadblocks. Angela Kallhoff starts with a thorough analysis of failures of collective action in the context of climate change action. Taking inspiration from theories of water cooperation, she then establishes a theory of joint action that reframes climate goals as shared goals and highlights the importance of adhering to principles of fairness. This also includes an exploration of the normative claims working in the background of climate cooperation. Finally, Kallhoff puts forward proposals for a fair allocation of duties to cooperate with respect to climate goals.
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Dieses Buch stellt die aktuelle Diskussion um internationale Gerechtigkeitsforderungen dar und führt in die Diskussion um eine Ethik des Geo-Engineering ein. Zusätzlich zu Originalbeiträgen (Margit Ammer, Dieter Birnbacher, James Rodger Fleming, Bernward Gesang, Angela Kallhoff, Anton Leist, Konrad Ott und Christian Baatz, Harald Stelzer) werden auch zentrale Beiträge international bekannter Autoren zum Feld der Klimagerechtigkeit in Erstübersetzung vorgestellt (Stephen M. Gardiner, Dale Jamieson and Marcello Di Paola), Henry Shue).
Kallhoff, Angela. Klimagerechtigkeit und Klimaethik, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015. https://doi-org.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1515/9783110401066
Papers by Angela Kallhoff
The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is freely available in Philosophical Papers, 50:3, 387-405, 25 Apr 2022, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/05568641.2022.2046494
In the context of economics, the distinction between 'the public' and 'the private' has been paralleled with the distinction of 'public policy' on the one hand and the 'private market' on the other hand. Even though both spheres intermingle at some point, the first is the domain of government, the second is the domain of market laws. This contribution argues that public goods do not only undermine that distinction, but they also support an alternative interpretation of the private-public line. A thorough discussion of public goods redefines the relationship of public and private and portrays public goods as bridges between both spheres. The contribution starts with the classical definition of public goods as items that are nonexcludable and non-rival with respect to potential profiteers. The paper then shifts the focus to the normative side of public goods. Precisely because of their characteristics as non-exclusive goods, these items are able to fulfil promises of the constitutional state. They enhance social inclusion, they serve the public by generating spaces of civilized interaction, and they even enhance the sense of shared citizenship. A focus on what has been termed 'central public goods' reveals that public goods serve important claims of social justice. After having explained why public goods should also be regarded as an important ingredient in the economic performance of the nation state, three bridging functions of public goods are apparent.
Integrity as a concept in the ethics of nature. A debate on plant life
Der Beitrag untersucht, ob das Konzept der Integrität auf pflanzliches Leben angewendet werden kann. Zunächst wird die Debatte um die "Würde der Pflanze" rekapituliert, um daraus problematische Aspekte der Zuschreibung von "Integrität" abzuleiten. Es wird argumentiert, dass das Konzept der Integrität durchaus geeignet ist, die Schwierigkeiten eines Konzepts des guten Pflanzenlebens zu überwinden, das die Eigenschaften der pflanzlichen Leben zu wenig respektiert. Abschließend wird verdeutlicht, dass für die sinnvolle Verwendung des Konzepts die Frage der Hintergrundannahmen entscheidend ist.
Kallhoff, Angela. "Integrität als Konzept der Naturethik: Eine Diskussion am Beispiel pflanzlichen Lebens." Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, 7(2), 171–190. https://doi.org/10.22613/zfpp/7.2.7
The paper builds on a current debate in the philosophy of war, which are rules that contribute to the containment of war and to a system of fair rules in warfare. Both are key issues in the “jus in bello” as a central part of war ethics. Recently, philosophers have questioned a general exculpation of soldiers in that context. Instead of restricting the debate on “justifiable killing” to the “jus ad bellum,”which explores moral restrictions in starting warfare, philosophers examine moral implications when soldiers kill in war. Even though epistemic limitations and duties of soldiers need to be taken into account, the paper argues for a more detailed exploration of acts of killing in war by soldiers.
Since antiquity, war has been at the center of moral reasoning. The moral questions involved can either be considered as part of the law of nations or as “just war theory”. The latter can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, Cicero, and Augustine, the former to the Early Modern Age. Francisco Suárez and Hugo Grotius are regarded as first seminal proponents of a law of nations that includes war activities. In all these discussions, war was sometimes seen as a necessary political instrument, yet even more so as a malady. Albeit deeply rooted in human nature and the state of human society, it had to be justified and, if it proved to be inevitable, to be ordered and its consequences needed to be restricted. But the proposal that the use of force in interstate relations should be strictly prohibited was not discussed in terms of public policy before the end of World War I (WWI).
In the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 (officially: Generally Treaty of Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy), the signatory states promised not to use war to resolve “disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them”...
Kallhoff, Angela, and Thomas Schulte-Umberg. "Neues zur Theorie des Gerechten Krieges: Die Wende zum Soldaten und Fragen der Kriegsmoral." Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 65.4 (2017): 762-780.
Kallhoff, Angela, and Maria Schörgenhumer. "The Virtues of Gardening: A Relational Account of Environmental Virtues." Environmental Ethics 39.2 (2017): 193-210.
The debate on "safer by design" has primarily been focused on strategies to render products safer during the design process. This article focuses on correlated basic legal rights of citizens. The reference to "trump rights" is helpful in highlighting two normative claims: Firstly, products that are "safer by design" are suitable instruments to protect the bodily integrity and health of potential users. Both figure as trump rights in Ronald Dworkin's sense. In this perspective, "safer by design" strategies can guarantee some most basic rights of citizens. Secondly, the debate on trump rights also suggests that safety needs to be regarded as part of a more comprehensive normative framework. Even trump rights are competitive in that a plurality of rights needs to be respected. A final section gives evidence that both claims resonate with recent insights in debate on the precautionary principle. This section also highlights the recent emphasis on environmental concerns.
Keywords: Precaution. Trump right, Safer by design, Privacy by design, Environmental ethics
"The normative limits of consumer citizenship." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 29 (2016): 23-34.
Kallhoff, A. (2014). Plants in ethics: Why flourishing deserves moral respect. Environmental values, 23(6), 685-700.
Yet, because of these properties (non-excludability and non-rivalry), public goods cause market failures and contribute to problems of collective action. This article aims to portray public goods in a different light. Following
a recent reassessment of public goods in political philosophy, this contribution argues that public goods are particularly suitable for sustaining a well-ordered society. Public goods contribute to social inclusion, they
support the generation of the public, and they strengthen a shared sense of citizenship. This article scrutinizes these functions of public goods and offers a discussion of the interventionist thesis which states that governments
should sustain public goods.
Angela Kallhoff (2014) Why societies need public goods. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 17:6, 635-651, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2014.904539
Leseprobe des Verlags:
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In debates on climate change action, research focuses on three major goals: on mitigation, on adaptation and on transformation. Even though these goals are accepted, concerted action is still difficult to realize. Climate Justice and Collective Action provides an analysis of why this is the case and develops a theory of climate cooperation designed to overcome the existing roadblocks. Angela Kallhoff starts with a thorough analysis of failures of collective action in the context of climate change action. Taking inspiration from theories of water cooperation, she then establishes a theory of joint action that reframes climate goals as shared goals and highlights the importance of adhering to principles of fairness. This also includes an exploration of the normative claims working in the background of climate cooperation. Finally, Kallhoff puts forward proposals for a fair allocation of duties to cooperate with respect to climate goals.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate action, climate justice, environmental sociology and environmental philosophy and ethics more broadly.
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Dieses Buch stellt die aktuelle Diskussion um internationale Gerechtigkeitsforderungen dar und führt in die Diskussion um eine Ethik des Geo-Engineering ein. Zusätzlich zu Originalbeiträgen (Margit Ammer, Dieter Birnbacher, James Rodger Fleming, Bernward Gesang, Angela Kallhoff, Anton Leist, Konrad Ott und Christian Baatz, Harald Stelzer) werden auch zentrale Beiträge international bekannter Autoren zum Feld der Klimagerechtigkeit in Erstübersetzung vorgestellt (Stephen M. Gardiner, Dale Jamieson and Marcello Di Paola), Henry Shue).
Kallhoff, Angela. Klimagerechtigkeit und Klimaethik, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015. https://doi-org.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1515/9783110401066
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In the context of economics, the distinction between 'the public' and 'the private' has been paralleled with the distinction of 'public policy' on the one hand and the 'private market' on the other hand. Even though both spheres intermingle at some point, the first is the domain of government, the second is the domain of market laws. This contribution argues that public goods do not only undermine that distinction, but they also support an alternative interpretation of the private-public line. A thorough discussion of public goods redefines the relationship of public and private and portrays public goods as bridges between both spheres. The contribution starts with the classical definition of public goods as items that are nonexcludable and non-rival with respect to potential profiteers. The paper then shifts the focus to the normative side of public goods. Precisely because of their characteristics as non-exclusive goods, these items are able to fulfil promises of the constitutional state. They enhance social inclusion, they serve the public by generating spaces of civilized interaction, and they even enhance the sense of shared citizenship. A focus on what has been termed 'central public goods' reveals that public goods serve important claims of social justice. After having explained why public goods should also be regarded as an important ingredient in the economic performance of the nation state, three bridging functions of public goods are apparent.
Integrity as a concept in the ethics of nature. A debate on plant life
Der Beitrag untersucht, ob das Konzept der Integrität auf pflanzliches Leben angewendet werden kann. Zunächst wird die Debatte um die "Würde der Pflanze" rekapituliert, um daraus problematische Aspekte der Zuschreibung von "Integrität" abzuleiten. Es wird argumentiert, dass das Konzept der Integrität durchaus geeignet ist, die Schwierigkeiten eines Konzepts des guten Pflanzenlebens zu überwinden, das die Eigenschaften der pflanzlichen Leben zu wenig respektiert. Abschließend wird verdeutlicht, dass für die sinnvolle Verwendung des Konzepts die Frage der Hintergrundannahmen entscheidend ist.
Kallhoff, Angela. "Integrität als Konzept der Naturethik: Eine Diskussion am Beispiel pflanzlichen Lebens." Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, 7(2), 171–190. https://doi.org/10.22613/zfpp/7.2.7
The paper builds on a current debate in the philosophy of war, which are rules that contribute to the containment of war and to a system of fair rules in warfare. Both are key issues in the “jus in bello” as a central part of war ethics. Recently, philosophers have questioned a general exculpation of soldiers in that context. Instead of restricting the debate on “justifiable killing” to the “jus ad bellum,”which explores moral restrictions in starting warfare, philosophers examine moral implications when soldiers kill in war. Even though epistemic limitations and duties of soldiers need to be taken into account, the paper argues for a more detailed exploration of acts of killing in war by soldiers.
Since antiquity, war has been at the center of moral reasoning. The moral questions involved can either be considered as part of the law of nations or as “just war theory”. The latter can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, Cicero, and Augustine, the former to the Early Modern Age. Francisco Suárez and Hugo Grotius are regarded as first seminal proponents of a law of nations that includes war activities. In all these discussions, war was sometimes seen as a necessary political instrument, yet even more so as a malady. Albeit deeply rooted in human nature and the state of human society, it had to be justified and, if it proved to be inevitable, to be ordered and its consequences needed to be restricted. But the proposal that the use of force in interstate relations should be strictly prohibited was not discussed in terms of public policy before the end of World War I (WWI).
In the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 (officially: Generally Treaty of Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy), the signatory states promised not to use war to resolve “disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them”...
Kallhoff, Angela, and Thomas Schulte-Umberg. "Neues zur Theorie des Gerechten Krieges: Die Wende zum Soldaten und Fragen der Kriegsmoral." Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 65.4 (2017): 762-780.
Kallhoff, Angela, and Maria Schörgenhumer. "The Virtues of Gardening: A Relational Account of Environmental Virtues." Environmental Ethics 39.2 (2017): 193-210.
The debate on "safer by design" has primarily been focused on strategies to render products safer during the design process. This article focuses on correlated basic legal rights of citizens. The reference to "trump rights" is helpful in highlighting two normative claims: Firstly, products that are "safer by design" are suitable instruments to protect the bodily integrity and health of potential users. Both figure as trump rights in Ronald Dworkin's sense. In this perspective, "safer by design" strategies can guarantee some most basic rights of citizens. Secondly, the debate on trump rights also suggests that safety needs to be regarded as part of a more comprehensive normative framework. Even trump rights are competitive in that a plurality of rights needs to be respected. A final section gives evidence that both claims resonate with recent insights in debate on the precautionary principle. This section also highlights the recent emphasis on environmental concerns.
Keywords: Precaution. Trump right, Safer by design, Privacy by design, Environmental ethics
"The normative limits of consumer citizenship." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 29 (2016): 23-34.
Kallhoff, A. (2014). Plants in ethics: Why flourishing deserves moral respect. Environmental values, 23(6), 685-700.
Yet, because of these properties (non-excludability and non-rivalry), public goods cause market failures and contribute to problems of collective action. This article aims to portray public goods in a different light. Following
a recent reassessment of public goods in political philosophy, this contribution argues that public goods are particularly suitable for sustaining a well-ordered society. Public goods contribute to social inclusion, they
support the generation of the public, and they strengthen a shared sense of citizenship. This article scrutinizes these functions of public goods and offers a discussion of the interventionist thesis which states that governments
should sustain public goods.
Angela Kallhoff (2014) Why societies need public goods. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 17:6, 635-651, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2014.904539
integrity of water as a vulnerable resource, cultural justice addresses values attached to water reservoirs, and procedural justice explicates fair procedures in negotiating water conflicts. After having given an overview over recent contributions to the various meanings of water justice, the paper tries to answer the question of how standards
of justice can be integrated into an approach that overcomes the alleged tragedies of the commons. It focuses on the example of a water reservoir whose access conditions
provoke conflicts among neighbors.
Kallhoff, Angela. "Water justice: A multilayer term and its role in cooperation." Analyse & Kritik 36.2 (2014): 367-382.
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