History has shown that attitudes toward new technologies can change abruptly following
disruptive events. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it became apparent that care robots …

In situations where animal models (AMs) are necessary, as in the field of neuroscience, a
strong culture of care must be supported and established. The pivotal question remains: how …

A growing gap is emerging between the supply of and demand for professional caregivers,
not least because of the ever-increasing average age of the world's population. One strategy …

Roboter sind auf dem Sprung in menschliche Lebens-und Arbeitswelten und werden zu
Gegenübern in Kommunikation und Interaktion. Für soziale Roboter werden …

In recent decades, we witnessed a boom of words and notions such as ethics, values, ethics
commissions, scientific integrity, vaulted by the postulate for responsibility. In particular …

This thesis considers the relationship of technology to the human through a posthumanist
lens, questioning what will become of the human an increasingly more-than-human world …

Ziel der Medizin ist die Gesundheit von Menschen. In den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten
jedoch haben wissenschaftlich-technische Visionen zur technischen Verbesserung von …

Bildung means transformation of the subject's relationship with the world, the others, and
himself/herself, linked with the long history of human action on Earth. However, the political …

This essay identifies and articulates some phenomenological thoughts implicit in Pope
Francis 'celebrated encyclical on nature Laudato Si'. Careful attention to the nuances of …

This thesis presents, discusses and critically evaluates the contribution of a selection of
research outputs since 1990. Collectively, these publications make a novel contribution to …