Ethics
Ethics in Heidelberg
Theological ethics reflects on normative aspects of lifestyle, social practices, and societal structures from a systematic theological perspective. Key areas include bioethics, medical ethics, environmental ethics, political ethics, peace ethics, business ethics, social ethics, ethics of lifestyles, and ethics of church activities. Theological ethics is in constant dialogue with the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies.
News
Job posting: Doctoral POSITION
As part of the SynthImmune Cluster of Excellence, a doctoral position (66–75%) on the topic of “Synthetic” vs. ‘natural’: Scientific terminologies and their normative substructures" is available at the Faculty of Theology as of January 1. For more information, please click on the link.
Ceremonial Opening of the Camilla-und-Georg-Jellinek-Center for Ethics
On October 6, the Camilla and Georg Jellinek Center for Ethics was officially opened. With this center, whose opening was attended by some 250 visitors from the university, other scientific institutions and the city's public, Heidelberg University reaffirmed its “commitment to shaping science not only successfully, but also responsibly,” said Prof. Dr. Frauke Melchior, Rector of Heidelberg University, in her opening speech.
The opening ceremony, consisting of two parts, the ceremony itself and the subsequent symposium, explored the theme of trust. Prof. Thomas W. Simpson (Oxford University) spoke at the ceremony about “The Highest Form That Civilization Can Reach: Exploring Trust and its Foundations.” This speech also marked the start of the symposium entitled “Why Trust Matters – and How it Fails. On Confidence in Individuals, Institutions, and Professions,” which took place in the afternoon.
Information about studying ethics
The following courses are regularly offered in the subject of ethics:
- Overview lecture on the history of ethics
- Lecture on special topics in ethics (with exercises)
- Advanced seminar on ethics
- Ethics revision course
- Basic studies in ethics and philosophy (EPG)
Teaching materials for the courses can be found on Moodle and via the link to further reading below. Please also refer to the documents available for download below.
Documents (german)
Chair
Secretariat
Lisa Sentiwany
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 54 - 3292
Mail: Sekretariat.Ethik@ts.uni-heidelberg.de
Open hours secretariat:
Mo, Di, Mi, Fr: 08.30 - 12 a.m.
Do: 14 - 16 p.m.
