Sascha Settegast

Teaching resumed this week in Halle for the winter term. This term, I am again teaching two courses, one on "Epistemic Injustice", the other on "Philosophy of Disability". The students already seem very engaged, so I am looking forward to an intense and enjoyable semester!

Ich kam letzten Donnerstag in den Genuss! Sehr schön.

Ethik in der Medizin Die Zeitschrift Ethik in der Medizin widmet sich der interdisziplinären wissenschaftlichen Erforschung und Vermittlung von Ethik in der Medizin in allen ...

New special issue out now!

The Sept 2025 issue of Ethik in der Medizin @aem-online.bsky.social explores ethical challenges in genomic newborn screening, including the two articles we recently spotlighted.

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#Bioethics #Genomics #NewbornScreening

I am pleased I have been invited to speak at a workshop on the anthropological foundations of applied ethics at TU Darmstadt in early January. I will be speaking on "Virtue Ethics as Practical Anthropology". Looking forward to insightful discussions!

Ethik in der Medizin Die Zeitschrift Ethik in der Medizin widmet sich der interdisziplinären wissenschaftlichen Erforschung und Vermittlung von Ethik in der Medizin in allen ...

OUT NOW: Eva C. Winkler and I have co-edited a special issue of Ethik in der Medizin with ten amazing papers on the ethics of genomic newborn screening. It is now finally published! link.springer.com/journal/481/... @aem-online.bsky.social @ethicswinkler.bsky.social

I‘m traveling to Passau today to attend the 12th Conference in Practical Philosophy. Tomorrow, Philipp Richter and I will speak on „Learning Virtue with Julia Annas: Implications for Teaching Ethics in Schools“. Of course, we have a 100 min train delay.

Was als nächstes? Klatschen vom Balkon?

I’m traveling to Düsseldorf today to attend the 12th congress of the German Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP.12). On Thursday I will speak on “What is a Second Nature and How Do We Acquire It?” Looking forward to it!

Towards genomic newborn screening, part II: outlining a normative framework - Ethik in der Medizin Definition of problem Newborn screening (NBS) is an internationally successful program for the secondary prevention of rare congenital diseases. At present, most of the target conditions in NBS are di...

NEW PUBLICATION: Part II of the paper I first-authored with the NEW_LIVES group is now out as well. In it, we outline a normative framework for genomic newborn screening and indicate some of its implications for gNBS program design. doi.org/10.1007/s004... @ethicswinkler.bsky.social

Ethics of genomic newborn screening—a child centered public health framework - Ethik in der Medizin Background The screening of newborns for severe congenital diseases has been a success story since the 1960s. With the upsurge of genomic sequencing technologies, the question arises: Should genomic N...

A further paper in our special issue on the ethics of genomic newborn screening has just been published: M Jungkunz & C Schickhardt outline a child-focused normative framework for gNBS that draws on a review of established public health norms. doi.org/10.1007/s004... @ethicswinkler.bsky.social

New paper out! It will be part of our upcoming special issue on the ethics of genomic newborn screening. Looking forward to it! @ethicswinkler.bsky.social

Seems like the bots have discovered bluesky.

I'm pleased two papers I first-authored with the NEW_LIVES group have been accepted for publication in Ethik in der Medizin: "Towards Genomic Newborn Screening, Part I: Mapping the Ethical Issues" and "Part II: Outlining a Normative Framework". They will open our special issue on the ethics of gNBS.

Ethik der genetischen Kommunikation im Kontext des genomischen Neugeborenen-Screenings: Hermeneutische Überlegungen und zwei Fallbeispiele - Ethik in der Medizin Definition of the problem This article examines the ethical implications of genomic newborn screening (gNBS) from a hermeneutic perspective. Decisions on criteria for preventive actionability, as well...

Pleased another paper in our special issue is out: L:E Kramheller & C Rehmann-Sutter consider how population-wide gNBS might impact hermeneutic processes & societal practices by which parents understand their children's corporeality and development: doi.org/10.1007/s004... @aem-online.bsky.social

Simply in terms of fame, it must be Minerva McGonagall.

The case against genomic sequencing of healthy newborns - Ethik in der Medizin Background Newborn screening (NBS) is a coordinated and comprehensive public health program that includes parent and provider education, the collection of dried blood spot specimens, testing and patie...

Another important paper in our Ethik in der Medizin special issue on the ethics of genomic newborn screening has been published! Lainie Friedman Ross argues the case against universal genomic sequencing of healthy newborns: doi.org/10.1007/s004... @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @aem-online.bsky.social

Qua Geburt in der Datenbank In mehreren Ländern wird diskutiert, Neugeborene per DNA-Analyse auf genetisch bedingte Krankheiten zu screenen. Dadurch könnten allerdings durch die Hintertür nationale Gendatenbanken entstehen, mit ...

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"Empfehlungen zu ethischen, rechtlichen, sozialen und medizinischen Rahmenbedingungen für ein genomisches Neugeborenenscreening-Programm in Deutschland"

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Right now @MarsiliusKolleg in Heidelberg the NEW_LIVES project group is presenting the results of their project "Genomic NEWborn screening programs – Legal Implications, Value, Ethics and Society"👶🧬

I am traveling to Kiel today to attend a workshop on virtue and character education at Kiel University. Looking forward to shared projects!

Die Besten gehen halt auch nicht da hin, wo die Bedingungen am schlechtesten sind.

Iris Murdoch: A Fairly Honourable Defeat

This week is the final week of teaching for the summer term here in Halle. I taught two courses, one on phil of sex, the other comparing Hume & Mill on the foundations of morality. Next winter, I will be teaching two courses again, one an intro to phil of disability, the other on epistemic injustice

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Unintended social effects of newborn genomic data use and storage in the age of sociogenomics and genetic surveillance - Ethik in der Medizin Definition of the problem Genetic data are increasingly important in the field of medicine for diagnostics as well as preventative health care. With the emergence of rapid and cost-effective DNA-seque...

I'm pleased another paper in our special issue on genomic newborn screening has been published: I. Bartram discusses potential risks of gNBS data generation & storage related to genetic determinism, social stigmatization, discrimination & policing @ethicswinkler.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s004...

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Rechtliche Aspekte der Nutzung und Aufbewahrung von Proben aus einem (genomischen) Neugeborenen-Screening - Ethik in der Medizin Definition of the problem This article discusses the legal challenges associated with the use and storage of blood samples collected as part of newborn screening programs. A key question is whether th...

@ethicswinkler.bsky.social and I are editing a special issue on the ethics of genomic newborn screening. I'm pleased the first paper is now online: H. Straub & R. Müller-Terpitz consider the German legal context for further use of gNBS biosamples, e.g. in research. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I am pleased that Philipp Richter (Bochum) and I will be speaking on "Learning Virtue with Julia Annas: Implications for Teaching Ethics in Schools" at this year's XII. Conference in Practical Philosophy, 25/26 Sept 2025 at University of Passau.

Mich stört auch, nicht nur an diesem Diskurs, die Geringschätzung des heimischen Personals, nach dem Motto: „Wen wir ausgebildet haben, der kann ja nur drittklassig sein.“