Faculty

Christian Becker

Assistant Professor of Science, Technology and Society
and Philosophy

Christian Becker Education:
  • M.A. Economics (Diplom), University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
  • Ph.D. Economics (Dr.rer.pol.), University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2003
  • Ph.D. Philosophy (Habilitation), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2010
Areas of Specialization:
  • Ethics and Applied Ethics
  • Philosophy of Economics
  • Philosophy of Sustainability Research
  • Romanticism and German Idealism
Recent Courses:
  • Basic Problems of Philosophy
  • Ethics in Science and Engineering
  • Introduction to Philosophy of Technology
  • Business Ethics
  • Environmental Ethics
Recent Publications:
  • Becker, C. (2011): Sustainability Ethics and Sustainability Research. Dordrecht: Springer.
  • Becker, C. (2011): Foundations of Business Ethics. Considerations on the methodology of business ethics and the roles of philosophy and economics within. SSRN Discussion Paper (available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1773174).
  • Becker, C. (2011): Ethical Aspects of the Energy Issue. SSRN Discussion Paper (available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1768194).
  • Becker, C. (2010): Sustainability Ethics. SSRN Discussion Paper, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1626013
  • Becker, C. (2009): Logos and Economy in Aristotle. A contribution to the discussion of economic rationality. Archives for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy 95: 523-539 (in German).
  • 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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