Die Zeit des menschlichen Lebens zur Sprache bringen

Der Aufsatz geht der These nach, dass der Lauf der Zeit des menschlichen Lebens in Erzählungen zur Sprache gebracht wird. Ausgehend von Paul Ricoeurs „Zeit und Erzählung“ wird dargestellt, wie durch Erzählungen die subjektive Zeiterfahrung neugestaltet (refiguriert) wird und wie Erzählungen über das eigene Leben (in Analogie zu historischen Erzählungen) das subjektive Zeiterleben in den Horizont objektiver universaler Zeit eintragen. Die „Denkinstrumente“, anhand derer diese Verschränkung von subjektiver und objektiver Zeit – die nicht aufeinander zurückführbar sind –geschieht, sind Kalender, Generationenfolge und Spur. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Zeittheorie kann das Altern des Menschen als Form des Lebens in der Zeit interpretiert werden und kommt als kalendarisches Altern, als soziales Altern und als ständige Krisis der personalen Identität in den Blick

Verletzlich durch Moral. Moralische Vulnerabilität und Resilienz im Spannungsfeld von Moralpsychologie und normativem Anspruch

Die Begriffe der moralischen Vulnerabilität und Resilienz werden in der Diskussion über moralische Belastungssituationen in der Regel als moralpsychologische Begriffe verwendet. Die Frage nach dem Umgang mit moralischer Vulnerabilität impliziert aber auch normative Aspekte, die im Folgenden vor dem Hintergrund der ethischen Diskussion über die menschliche Verletzlichkeit analysiert werden. Es wird argumentiert, dass Interventionen, die die moralisch vulnerabilisierenden Effekte des Gesundheitssystem reduzieren, gegenüber Interventionen, die die betroffenen Personen moralisch resilienter machen sollen, aus ethischen Gründen vorzuziehen sind. Die Frage nach dem Umgang mit moralischer Verletzlichkeit kann sich dabei nicht allein am subjektiven Erleben orientieren, sondern muss als intersubjektiv zu diskutierende normative Frage der Gerechtigkeit begriffen werden

Macht und Moral: zur Einbeziehung der Machtfrage in die theologische Sozialethik

Der Anspruch des moralischen Liberalismus, Machtbeziehungen aus der ethischen Begründung moralischer Normen auszuschließen, übersieht die Abhängigkeit eines imaginierten idealen Diskurses von faktischen Diskursen, die immer von Machtstrukturen und Exklusionen geprägt sind. In theologischer Perspektive wird ausgehend von Augustin ein Konzept theologischer Ethik entwickelt, das einerseits die Orientierung an einem eschatischen und universalistischen Ideal gelingender Sozialität aus Liebe festhält, und das andererseits angesichts der Nichtidealität menschlichen Zusammenlebens Sozialethik als kritische Reflexion des verantwortlichen Umgangs mit politischer Macht versteht

Verletzlichkeit und Autonomie leiblicher Personen. Zum normativen Ort der anthropologischen Frage nach der Verletzlichkeit des Menschen

Considering the normative functions of autonomy and vulnerability leads in a deontological perspective to the question for how to weigh the duties of the respect for autonomy and the duty to care for the other. Considered as moral goods or evils autonomy and vulnerability represent different ideals of how to live a good human life. Both ethical questions, though, rely on normative anthropological considerations: Is living a human life primarily about achieving the greatest possible autonomyor is it rather about arranging oneself with vulnerabilities? By considering the bodily metaphor of the wound (lat. vulnus) I argue that vulnerability is a phenomenon of the embodied existence of human persons. Referring to a phenomenology of embodiment I argue that a normative concept of vulnerability relies on the normative idea of autonomous personhood and that the moral good of autonomy presupposes that autonomous persons exist as embodied persons which are always vulnerable

Tinnitus and Coxsackie B infections: A case series

Tinnitus is a frequent and often debilitating condition. There is consensus in the scientific community that there exist various forms of tinnitus, which differ in their pathogenesis. Here we report a series of five cases where the onset of tinnitus was associated with viral infections. In all five patients elevated antibodies against Coxsackie B have been detected. This observation suggests that Coxsackie B Virus infections might be involved in the development of some cases of tinnitus and indicate that further systematic investigations are warranted.Fil: Langguth, Berthold. Universitat Regensburg; AlemaniaFil: Stadtlaender, Hans. An der Zuckerfabrik 2; AlemaniaFil: Landgrebe, Michael. Universitat Regensburg; AlemaniaFil: Elgoyhen, Ana Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular "Dr. Héctor N. Torres"; ArgentinaFil: Coors, Hermann. Gaußstr 10; AlemaniaFil: Vielsmeier, Veronika. Universitat Regensburg; AlemaniaFil: Kleinjung, Tobias. Universitat Regensburg; Alemani

Identification of Circulating Proteins associated With General Cognitive Function among Middle-Aged and Older adults

Identifying circulating proteins associated with cognitive function may point to biomarkers and molecular process of cognitive impairment. Few studies have investigated the association between circulating proteins and cognitive function. We identify 246 protein measures quantified by the SomaScan assay as associated with cognitive function (p \u3c 4.9E-5, n up to 7289). Of these, 45 were replicated using SomaScan data, and three were replicated using Olink data at Bonferroni-corrected significance. Enrichment analysis linked the proteins associated with general cognitive function to cell signaling pathways and synapse architecture. Mendelian randomization analysis implicated higher levels of NECTIN2, a protein mediating viral entry into neuronal cells, with higher Alzheimer\u27s disease (AD) risk (p = 2.5E-26). Levels of 14 other protein measures were implicated as consequences of AD susceptibility (p \u3c 2.0E-4). Proteins implicated as causes or consequences of AD susceptibility may provide new insight into the potential relationship between immunity and AD susceptibility as well as potential therapeutic targets

Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties

Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s).Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable amounts of local-scale data. Earthworm diversity data, obtained from the primary literature or provided directly by authors, were collated with information on site locations, including coordinates, habitat cover, and soil properties. Datasets were required, at a minimum, to include abundance or biomass of earthworms at a site. Where possible, site-level species lists were included, as well as the abundance and biomass of individual species and ecological groups. This global dataset contains 10,840 sites, with 184 species, from 60 countries and all continents except Antarctica. The data were obtained from 182 published articles, published between 1973 and 2017, and 17 unpublished datasets. Amalgamating data into a single global database will assist researchers in investigating and answering a wide variety of pressing questions, for example, jointly assessing aboveground and belowground biodiversity distributions and drivers of biodiversity change.Peer reviewe

Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties

Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable amounts of local-scale data. Earthworm diversity data, obtained from the primary literature or provided directly by authors, were collated with information on site locations, including coordinates, habitat cover, and soil properties. Datasets were required, at a minimum, to include abundance or biomass of earthworms at a site. Where possible, site-level species lists were included, as well as the abundance and biomass of individual species and ecological groups. This global dataset contains 10,840 sites, with 184 species, from 60 countries and all continents except Antarctica. The data were obtained from 182 published articles, published between 1973 and 2017, and 17 unpublished datasets. Amalgamating data into a single global database will assist researchers in investigating and answering a wide variety of pressing questions, for example, jointly assessing aboveground and belowground biodiversity distributions and drivers of biodiversity change