englischThe question of women's human rights worldwide represents a critical key point in the discourse on gender and culture, which is addressed in this book from an ethical perspective. This interdisciplinary and culturally sensitive study systematically explores the topic of women's human rights [...]

englisch'Eine Stufentheorie der Migrationsethik' (A Staged Theory of Migration Ethics) offers an approach to making sense of the complex discourses on migration ethics and thus contributes to the systematisation of the dynamic discipline of 'migration ethics'. This work methodically distinguishes [...]

englischDemographic change, changing ways of working and living, increasing poverty in old age... The pension system is currently facing a variety of challenges, which means that the question of a fair pension is of existential importance to many people. But what does a "fair pension" mean? This [...]

englischThe current pension debate focuses primarily on the issue of generational equity. However, this work addresses problems that do not concern intergenerational but intragenerational distribution processes in the statutory pension system: Given the plurality of forms of employment and [...]

englischGiven the fact that the prevalent political debates about the status and significance of liberty and welfare are almost polarised, this book defends both of them as essential to human dignity and well-being. Amartya Sen’s capability approach is the result of his constructive criticism of [...]

Der Autor gewinnt aus dem kohärenztheoretischen Modell des amerikanischen Moralphilosophen John Rawls Gerechtigkeitskriterien für den deutschen Sozialstaat. Dazu konfrontiert er Prinzipien, die sich aus dem Sozialrecht extrapolieren lassen, mit Einstellungen der Bürger zum Sozialstaat, die aus der [...]

Eine Christliche Theorie der Gerechtigkeit ist eine pluralismusfähige christliche Gerechtigkeitsethik mit globaler Reichweite. Angesichts zahlloser globaler Probleme wie die extreme Armut von fast einer Milliarde Menschen ist für die christliche Ethik ein Paradigmenwechsel zu einer [...]