About the person
Academic qualifications
Habilitation: University of Münster, 2012.
Habilitation thesis:
Kühler, Michael. 2013. Should without can? On the meaning and validity of unfulfillable ought claims. Münster: Mentis.
Doctorate: Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 2005.
Doctoral thesis:
Kühler, Michael. 2006. Morality and ethics - justification and motivation. A twofold understanding of moral justification. Paderborn: Mentis.
Research
Research topics
Ethics, metaethics and applied ethics, in particular ethics of social work, ethics of technology and medical ethics.
Philosophy of the person.
Philosophy of love.
Political philosophy.
Publications
ORCID
- Open publicationGuo, Y., & Kühler, M. (2024). History, AI and utilitarianism. AI and Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-024-00581-9
- Open publicationKühler, M., & Schweiger, G. (2024). Aktuelle Herausforderungen in der Philosophie der Liebe und Sexualität. Zeitschrift für Ethik und Moralphilosophie, 7(2), 433–438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42048-024-00197-y
- Open publicationKühler, M., Wint, N., Hillerbrand, R., & Gimenez-Carbo, E. (2024). Ethical theories. In S. Chance, T. Børsen, D. A. Martin, R. Tormey, T. T. Lennerfors, & G. Bombaerts, The Routledge International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education (pp. 44–59). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003464259-4
Teaching
Statement on teaching
In our lives, whether private or professional, we are constantly confronted with practical questions. What is the best way to act? Of course, situations can be more or less complex and the decisions we make can have more or less far-reaching consequences. Normally, however, our decisions, especially in the professional sphere, also affect others, which is where ethics come into play. How should I act from an ethical point of view? In my opinion, we are well advised to have ethical competence, i.e. to be able to think about ethical issues in a well-founded and systematic way. In my seminars, I would like to help students to develop their ethical competence in an open and constructive atmosphere in which, in the best case, it is simply fun to discuss a topic together.