Income inequality in China is severe; measured by the Gini-coefficient it amounted to 0.46 in 2011; wealth distribution is even worse with 0.61. These disparities led to a major shift in emphasis of politics in general and of the Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development by the...

In this paper, we discuss the relationship between responsibility and joint production. Responsibility mirrors our ability to act freely. We can act freely only if we can assume responsibility for our actions and their consequences; the limits of our responsibility are therefore also the limits...

In diesem Aufsatz untersuchen wir die Beziehung von Verantwortung und Kuppelproduktion. Unsere Verantwortung reflektiert unsere Fähigkeit, frei zu handeln. Wir können nur frei handeln, insofern wir für unsere Handlungen und ihre Folgen Verantwortung übernehmen; die Grenzen unserer...

Die modernen Umweltprobleme sind Folgen des menschlichen Handelns. Sie werfen nicht nur die Frage auf, wer für diese Probleme die Verantwortung trägt. In ihrer Komplexität machen es diese Umweltprobleme vielmehr fraglich, ob wir für unsere Eingriffe in die Natur Verantwortung überhaupt...

Income inequality in China is severe; measured by the Gini-coefficient it amounted to 0.46 in 2011; wealth distribution is even worse with 0.61. These disparities led to a major shift in emphasis of politics in general and of the Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development by the...

The paper critically examines the status of the sustainability discourse and sustainability politics against the backdrop of considerations about the meaning of justice in the context of sustainability. We argue that the preservation of the natural basis of life is by itself a requirement of...

MINE - Mapping the Interplay between Nature and Economy is a digital archive and visual map showing the intersection between nature and economy. By focusing on the interconnections between fundamental concepts e.g. of time, thermodynamics, evolution, responsibility and justice, a new concept of...

In diesem Aufsatz untersuchen wir die Beziehung von Verantwortung und Kuppelproduktion. Unsere Verantwortung reflektiert unsere Fähigkeit, frei zu handeln. Wir können nur frei handeln, insofern wir für unsere Handlungen und ihre Folgen Verantwortung übernehmen; die Grenzen unserer...

In this paper, we discuss the relationship between responsibility and joint production. Responsibility mirrors our ability to act freely. We can act freely only if we can assume responsibility for our actions and their consequences; the limits of our responsibility are therefore also the limits...