Faculty

Christian Becker

Assistant Professor of Science, Technology and Society
and Philosophy

Becker Education:
  • B.A. (Zwi-pr.), Mathematics, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1993
  • B.A. (Zwi-pr.), German, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1995
  • B.A. (Vordipl), Economics, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1995
  • M.A., Economics, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2003
  • Ph.D. (Habilitation), Philosophy, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, (thesis under reivew)
Areas of Specialization:
  • Enviromental and Sustainability Ethics
  • Philosophy of Economics
  • Philosophy of Sustainability Research
  • Romanticism and German Idealism
Recent Courses:
  • Business Ethics
  • Enviromental Ethics
  • Technology and the Environment
  • How to Win an Argument
  • Rationality, Economics, Ethics
  • Types of Ethical Theories
Recent Publications:
  • Economic Rationality: An Aristotelian Perspective. Archives for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy 95 (3), (In German, forthcoming 2009)
  • Lanzerath, D.; J. Mutke, W. Barthlott, S. Baumgärtner, C. Becker and T.M. Spranger (2008): Biodiversity, (Expert Reports Series of the German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences, Vol. 5), Alber: Freiburg. (In German)
  • Relating the Philosophy and Practice of Ecological Economics. The Role of Concepts, Models, and Case Studies in Inter- and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research. Ecological Economics 67: 384-393, Baumgärtner, S.; C. Becker, K. Frank, B. Müller and M. Quaas (2008)
  • Thoreau’s Economic Philosophy. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought 15: 211-246, Becker, C. (2008)
  • Restructuring the Welfare State – A business ethics analysis of the ethical dilemma of economic proposals. Journal for Business, Economics, and Ethics 8: 126-141. (In German), Becker, C. and F. Jöst (2007)
  • Uncertainty and Sustainability in the Management of Rangelands. Ecological Economics 62: 251-266, Quaas, M.; S. Baumgärtner; C. Becker; K. Frank and B. Müller (2007)
  • Becker, C. (2006): The Human Actor in Ecological Economics: Philosophical Approach and Research Perspectives. Ecological Economics 60: 17-23.
  • Baumgärtner, S.; C. Becker; M. Faber and R. Manstetten (2006): Relative and Absolute Scarcity of Nature. Assessing the Roles of Ecology and Economics for Biodiversity Conservation. Ecological Economics 59: 487-498.
  • Baumgärtner, S. and C. Becker (eds) (2005): Philosophy of Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. Marburg: Metropo-lis. (In German).
  • Becker, C.; M. Faber; K. Hertel and R. Manstetten (2005): Malthus vs. Wordsworth: Perspectives on Humankind, Nature and Economy. A Contribution to the History and the Foundations of Ecological Economics. Ecological Economics 53: 299-310.
  • Becker, C. and R. Manstetten (2004): Nature as a You. Novalis’ Philosophical Thought and the Modern Ecological Crisis. Environmental Values 13: 101-118.
  • Becker, C. (2003): Economy and Nature in Romanticism. The Thought of Novalis, Wordsworth and Thoreau as Foundation of Ecological Economics. Marburg: Metropolis. (Ph.D. Thesis, in German).
  Current Projects:
  • Sustainability Ethics
  • Methodology of Sustainability Research
  • Philosophical Foundation of Business Ethics
  • Designing a Successful CSR-Strategy - An Aristotelian Approach

 

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