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The Global Applied Ethics Institute aims to engage in political discourse and take a stand from an ethical perspective. The Global Applied Ethics Institute is committed to promoting differentiated and ethically justifiable positions, thereby setting limits on populist influences, regardless of their origin.

The Global Applied Ethics Institute takes a stand on socio-political issues, offering politicians and business leaders options for action and decision-making based on the principles of human dignity, justice, and sustainability affirmed in international declarations worldwide.

Members support the Global Applied Ethics Institute through individual activities such as interviews and guest articles in the media, social media debates, or blog posts.
 

Our Team
Prof. Dr. Werner Theobald
Ethics in Sciences
Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Areas of Focus
Bioethics, medical ethics, and environmental ethics | Ethical communication | Moral psychology and sociology

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Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Knoepffler
Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Ethik an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Areas of Focus
Medizinethik (Menschenwürde, Probleme am Lebensanfang und ‑ende) | Wirtschaftsethik | deutsche Philosophie (Kant)

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Dr. Katharina von Knop
Founder and CEO
Digital Trust Analytics GmbH

Areas of Focus
AI ethics: transparency, discrimination, and responsibility | Medical ethics: AI, patient autonomy

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Prof. Dr. Robert Ranisch
Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften an der Universität Potsdam

Areas of Focus
Biomedizinische Ethik | Ethik und Genetik | Digitalethik | Organisationsethik | Klinische Ethikberatung | Forschungsethik | Neuroethik

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Martin O’Malley, PhD
Chairman of the Ethics Commission at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Areas of Focus
Meta-ethical approaches | Conflict and Reconciliation Studies | Social and Political Philosophy

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Thomas U. Koll, Dipl.-Pol.
CEO, Laplink Software Inc.,
Seattle/USA

Areas of Focus
International Relations and Organizations | Economic Development | Nation Building | Digital Economy, IT | Artificial Inttelligence

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Ralf T. Hillebrand, Dipl.-Pol.
politik & internet,
Communications Consulting, Berlin

Areas of Focus
Development of communication strategies | Public relations | Online communication | Conception of websites

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