Dr. PD Alexander Bagattini

  • Douglasstraße 24
    76133 Karlsruhe

Research Focus and Interests

  • Applied ethics: ethics of technology, philosophy of childhood, philosophy of sport, methods of applied ethics
  • Normative ethics: moral pluralism
  • Political philosophy: legitimacy and authority, paternalism, children's rights
  • Moral epistemology: ethical expertise
  • Ethics advicer in several projects and settings: Daimler (working group autonomous driving), UNICEF (Collaboration on several reports on child welfare), ethical mentorings for research projects at KIT, EU Horizon Project InTransit

Education and Scientific Career

Since 2023 Senior researcher at the Academy for Responsible Research, Teaching, and Innovation (ARRTI) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT (permanent position)
2020 - 2022 Management Director of the Academy for Responsible Research, Teaching, and Innovation (ARRTI) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT
2018 - 2020 Coordinator of the Munich College for Ethics in Practice at the LMU
2016 Completion of the habilitation process at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Düsseldorf with a thesis on “Child welfare and children's rights - writings on the ethics of child welfare”
2015 - 2018 Research assistant at the University of Munich (LMU) at the Chair V/Practical Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Monika Betzler)
2013 3-month research stay at the University of Victoria (Canada), hosted by Prof. Colin Macleod with the support of the Fritz von Thyssen Foundation
2012 - 2015 Research assistant at the University of Düsseldorf at the Chair of Practical Philosophy (Chair of Prof. Dr. Frank Dietrich)
2009 - 2012 Research assistant at the University of Düsseldorf at the Chair of Practical Philosophy (Chair of Prof. Dr. Dieter Birnbacher)
2010 Dr. phil. (University of Leipzig). Dissertation in philosophy, topic: “The problem of perceptive knowledge”. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Georg Meggle and Prof. Dr. Nicos Psarros, grade “Magna Cum Laude”
2006 6-month research stay at the “School of Advanced Studies” at University College London, hosted by Prof. Tim Crane, DAAD scholarship
2004 - 2008 Research assistant at the University of Frankfurt (Main) at the Chair of History of Philosophy (Chair of Prof. Dr. Marcus Willaschek)
2004 Master's degree at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Leipzig (Chair of Prof. Dr. Georg Meggle) with a thesis on “Sensory data and the problem of the epistemic foundation”, overall grade 1.1

 

Publications


Genetisch modifizierte Pflanzen – Chancen, Risiken und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung
Bagattini, A.; Mukerji, N.; Nick, P.
2025
Wissenschaftskommunikation als Schnittstelle von Forschung und Verantwortung
Bagattini, A.; Mukerji, N.; Post, S.
2025
Open Science – Chancen, Transparenz und Verantwortung
Bagattini, A.; Mukerji, N.; Nieken, P.
2025
Die elektronische Patientenakte – Zwischen Innovation und Verantwortung
Bagattini, A.; Mukerji, N.; Dössel, O.
2025
Making Them Strong? Vulnerability and Resilience in Poor Children
Bagattini, A.; Gutwald, R.
2018. Philosophy and Child Poverty. Brando, N., Schweiger, G. (eds), 107–125, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22452-3_6