Research
- Normative ethics and applied ethics
- especially philosophy of death and dying, just war theory, self-defence, moral decision-making under risk and uncertainty
Curriculum vitae
| Since 2025 |
Associate Professor in Applied and Normative Ethics, |
| 2021 – 2025 |
Junior Professor (Tenure Track) in Practical Philosophy with a Special Focus on Political and Social Philosophy, Philosophy Department, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany |
| 2015 – 2021 |
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) |
| 2013 – 2015 |
Postdoctoral Researcher (“Habilitationsstelle”) |
| 2010 – 2014 |
PhD in Philosophy |
| 2009 – 2010 |
Master of Science in Economics and Philosophy (distinction), |
| 2006 – 2009 |
Bachelor of Arts in Economics (GPA of 5.84/6), |
Teaching
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| 2423 |
06ST160-011h
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2318 |
06ST160-013g
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2306 |
06ST160-014g
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2444 |
06ST160-015h
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2424 |
06ST160-506d
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2314 |
06ST160-508g
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2325 |
06ST160-509i
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2452 |
06ST160-510g
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2369 |
06ST163-502g
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2374 |
06ST163-503b
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2169 |
06ST160-011e
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 0257 |
06ST160-013b
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 0237 |
06ST160-014b
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2180 |
06ST160-506i
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2212 |
06ST160-015b
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 1567 |
06ST163-503d
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 1536 |
06ST163-502b
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 0242 |
06ST160-508b
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 2215 |
06ST160-510b
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 0262 |
06ST160-509b
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Susanne Burri | |
| 3091 |
06ST160-504b
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from 26.11.2026
to 26.11.2026
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26.11.: 12:00-15:30 | Susanne Burri | |
| 3823 |
06VL160-004a
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from 17.09.2026
to 17.12.2026
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Do 16:15-18:00, 17.12.: 16:15-17:45 | Susanne Burri | |
| 3829 |
06RP160-004a
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from 11.02.2027
to 11.02.2027
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11.2.: 16:15-17:45 | Susanne Burri | |
| 4075 |
06KO160-503d
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from 15.09.2026
to 15.12.2026
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Di 14:00-15:45 | Susanne Burri Felix Koch | |
| 5266 |
06KOG11p007a
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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nach Ankündigung | Susanne Burri |
Publications
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Publications
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2025
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Respect for Rights and Liability to Defensive Harm Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 28, 799–820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-025-10489-w
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Sterben müssen und loslassen können Sozialpsychiatrische Informationen, 21–26. https://psychiatrie-verlag.de/product/burri-s-sterben-muessen-und-loslassen-koennen-einzelartikel-aus-si-4-2025/
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2024
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Almost Over : Aging, Dying, Dead , by F. M. Kamm. Mind, 133, 242–250. https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzac002
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How (Not) to Fear Death Public Affairs Quarterly, 38, 45–61. https://doi.org/10.5406/21520542.38.1.04
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2023
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Pazifismus und Selbstbestimmung : Kommentar zu Pazifismus . Eine Verteidigung. Zeitschrift Für Philosophische Forschung, 77, 204–209. https://doi.org/10.3196/004433023837453597
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2022
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Conceptualising morally permissible risk imposition without quantified individual risks Synthese, 200, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-022-03888-4
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If You Care About a Rule, Why Weaken Its Enforcement Dimension? On a Tension in the War Convention Law and Philosophy, 41, 671–690. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10982-022-09446-w
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Review of Richard Pettigrew’s Choosing for Changing Selves - Richard Pettigrew, Choosing for Changing Selves. Oxford: Oxford University Press (2020), 272 pp., $72.00 (hardcover; also available as an e-book) Philosophy of Science, 89, 398–401. https://doi.org/10.1017/psa.2022.13
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2021
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Defensive Liability : A Matter of Rights Enforcement, not Distributive Justice. Criminal Law and Philosophy, 16, 539–553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11572-021-09591-8
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2020
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What Do Business Executives Think About Distributive Justice? Journal of Business Ethics, 174, 15–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04627-w
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The option value of life Economics and Philosophy, 37, 118–138. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266267120000061
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Morally Permissible Risk Imposition and Liability to Defensive Harm Law and Philosophy, 39, 381–408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10982-019-09368-0
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Book Section
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Are We Morally Required to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint Independently of What Others Do? In J. Moss & L. Umbers (Eds.), Climate Justice and Non-State Actors - Corporations, Regions, Cities, and Individuals (pp. 118–134). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429351877-101
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2019
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Civilian Immunity Without the Doctrine of Double Effect Utilitas: A Journal of Utilitarian Studies, 32, 50–69. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0953820819000335
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On the enforceability of poverty-related responsibilities Ethics & Global Politics, 12, 68–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/16544951.2019.1565607
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Was niemanden angeht In E. Alloa, M. G. Festl, F. Gregoratto, & T. Telios (Eds.), Quertreiber des Denkens : Dieter Thomä - Werk und Wirken (pp. 67–78). Transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839447611-005
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How Death is Bad for us as Agents In E. Gamlund, C. T. Solberg, & J. McMahan (Eds.), Saving People from the Harm of Death (pp. 175–186).
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2017
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Personal Sovereignty and Our Moral Rights to Non‐Interference Journal of Applied Philosophy, 34, 621–634. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12175
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