Autonomous Weapons Systems; AI in Military Applications.

Moral and political philosophy, normative political theory, ethics, global justice, value pluralism, incommensurability, comparability

Daphne Brandenburg is an Assistant Professor in Moral Psychology, at the University of Groningen.

Her work critically analyses how research in psychology and the cognitive sciences has bearing on ethical questions about autonomy, consent, and responsibility. Do implicit biases undermine our autonomy? How can we hold a person responsible without blaming them, and when should we do so? Do failures of empathy undermine morality?  When and why is praise patronizing? And, what do the answers to these questions imply for society, criminal justice, and therapy? These are key questions she has addressed in her work.

She also has an interest in the ethics of humor and in the philosophy of emotions.

Currently, she is developing a theory of moral agency in childhood, and initiating a public engagement project called ‘Philosophy with Children, for Adults’ in cooperation with Sparklab. 

medical ethicsphilosophy of medicinereflectionmoral case deliberationsocratic dialogueBooks (in Dutch):
Donald van Tol, Hanke Dekker, Menno de Bree en Thys van der Molen (red) (2014): Handboek Medische Professionaliteit. ['Hanbook Medical Professionalism'] Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum.Menno de Bree en Eite Veening (2016): Handleiding Moreel Beraad. Praktische gids voor zorgprofessionals. Tweede, geheel herziene editie. ['Manual for Moral Case Deliberation. A practical fieldguide for health care professionals. 2nd edition'] Assen: Van Gorcum.Book chapters (selection; in Dutch)Menno de Bree, Donald van Tol, Hanke Dekker, Thys van der Molen, 'Over Reflecteren: wat, waarom en hoe' ['On reflection: what, why and how']. In: Donald van Tol, Hanke Dekker, Menno de Bree en Thys van der Molen (red) (2014): Handboek Medische Professionaliteit. Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, p 13 - 24Menno de Bree en Menno Buiskool, 'Kwaliteit van Leven' ['quality of life']. In: Donald van Tol, Hanke Dekker, Menno de Bree en Thys van der Molen (red) (2014): Handboek Medische Professionaliteit. Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, p 137-148Hanke Dekker, Peter van Dijken, Donal gan Tol, Menno de Bree en Thys van der Molen, 'Wat is professionaliteit?' ['What is professionalism?']. In: Donald van Tol, Hanke Dekker, Menno de Bree en Thys van der Molen (red) (2014): Handboek Medische Professionaliteit. Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, p 1 - 12Menno de Bree en Eite Veening 'het zeven fasen-model' ['the seven stage model']. In: Hans van Dartel en Bert Molewijk (red) (2014) In Gesprek Blijven over Goede Zorg. Overlegmethodieken voor ethiek in de praktijk. Amsterdam: Boom

Financial Ethics

Asset Pricing, Responsible Investing, Investment Funds.

Decision-making, well-being at work, morality, culture

Ethics, Social Ontology, and Political Philosophy

History of ideas, interaction religion - philosophy; practical philosophy (ethics, political philosophy); history of death, dying and bereavement; history of grief therapy; heritage and cemetery studies

ethics and world politics/global political economy; theory of international relations

Ethics and political philosophy (esp. Immanuel Kant, Kantianism), philosophical cosmopolitanism

 * Ancient Curse Tablets and the New Testament
    (literary, religio- and culture-historical approaches) 
 * Speech-ethics in the New Testament and the ancient context   
 * Theory of History and Historiography in Antiquity and New Testament   
 * Miracle stories in early Christianity (miracles of Jesus and
    the apostles in canonical and apocryphal gospels and acts)  
 * Hermeneutics, Biblehermeneutics  
 * Texts: Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of John, Letter of
    James and New Testament Apocrypha (gospels and acts)

Confidential Advisor Scientific Integrity, Medical Ethics, Scientific Integrity, Medical Humanities

Roland Mees is currently a director of Sustainable Finance at ING Wholesale Banking, where he mainly focuses on the moral practice of sustainability, for example when granting Sustainability-Linked Loans to corporate customers. Mees has gained over 30 years of experience in the banking sector, not only at ING, but also at ABN Amro and Triodos Bank.

While pursuing his career in a business environment, he felt the need to reflect more deeply on the pragmatic reality of the organizations he worked for. Thus, Mees sought to deepen his academic knowledge with a master’s in Philosophy in Business at Utrecht University, followed by a PhD at the Ethics Institute of Utrecht University. Both alongside his full-time job at ING.

Mees is an expert on motivational obstacles to taking sustainable action and pathways for individuals, institutions and humanity. As a professor of Practice of Business Ethics, he works in close collaboration with professor of Financial Ethics, Boudewijn de Bruin. Together with the other professors at the EE&F department that focus on topics such as sustainable development, sustainable banking & finance and corporate governance, Mees contributes to setting up, innovating and carrying out education in the field of business ethics. Apart from his educational contributions, he takes part in research projects within the faculty and develops his own research in the field of business ethics.

Medical ethics, research ethics, moral deliberation, competency & professional development

Research contracts and legal questions regarding research.Research ethics and bioethics.Research Integrity.Privacy in research.

I am a political philosopher with an insatiable interest in compromise. I study collective decision-making in various contexts, including religious accommodation, workplace diversity, democratic politics and institutional design. I have also written on the right of exit from voluntary associations, such as marriage, employment and religious groups. I am currently serving as interim programme director of University College Fryslân.

Prior to joining the University of Groningen, I contributed to two projects as a postdoctoral researcher, one on public life and religious diversity (University of Oxford, 2016-2019) and another on the ethics of voting (Horizon 2020 Grant, Sciences Po Paris, 2019-2020). I completed my PhD at Sciences Po Paris (2016) and was a Fox Fellow at Yale University (2013-2014) and an Alliance visiting scholar at Columbia University (2015). 

Economic Ethics, Financial Ethics, Business Ethics

Political Theory; Ethics; Public Health Ethics; Philosophy of Public Policy

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Social and Political Philosophy, Critical Social Theory, Ideology Theory, Applied issues, Philosophy of Privacy, Philosophy of Hope

Metaethics and related areas of philosophy

Ethical and social aspects at the interface of natural sciences (especially the life and environmental sciences) and society.

Social contract theory

Philosophy of markets, Ethics of organizations, Moral responsibility, Organization theory, Transaction cost theory, Online platforms, Sharing economy

Interdisciplinary work combining philosophy, sociology and economics; social norm (change); culture; values; national identity

Business Ethics
Integrity Management
Financial Management

Governance and Innovation
Digital Governance
Sustainability
State of Emergency and Humanitarian Action
Interdisciplinary Research and Education Management