englisch‘War is hell’—and that is precisely why an ethical examination of it is so important. This textbook discusses the ethical questions that arise in connection with war: What are the conditions under which waging a war should be allowed? What is one allowed to do in war and what not? And when [...]

Dieses Buch von Stephan Kirste führt in das rechtsphilosophische Denken ein. Rechtsphilosophie setzt sich kritisch mit dem juristischen Denken auseinander. Sie vermittelt damit die ethischen Grundlagen des Rechts und fördert die kritische Auseinandersetzung mit ihm. Dazu untersucht sie zunächst [...]

englischCarl Schmitt for connoisseurs: These new studies—some previously unpublished, some revised—deal with research desiderata from a new collection of sources: correspondence with companions and critics, such as Feuchtwanger, Heidegger and Voegelin, as well as the chain of ‘Schmittians’, from [...]

englischThe dispute about political content, about the orientation and identity of a community is driven by concepts. They are the starting point of controversial interpretive difficulties and at the same time function as a heuristic framework for political science research. However, what in detail [...]

englischEmotions have always been considered an important element of political communication. Recent research has demonstrated the significance of emotions in individual information-processing and political judgements. Used strategically, emotions thus become an instrument for influencing people. [...]

englischThis anthology aims to address a void in the debates on assisted dying and assisted suicide, which are dominated by legal, medical, theological and practical–ethical perspectives. Liberal institutionalisation of assisted suicide has been within reach since the Federal Constitutional Court's [...]