Sascha Settegast
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Sascha Settegast
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Postdoc in Philosophy at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg | Applied Ethics (Phil of Sex, Medical Ethics), Virtue Ethics, J. McDowell | INTJ 🏳️‍🌈

https://philpeople.org/profiles/sascha-settegast
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Very pleased that my paper „Praktischer Hylemorphismus: Ansätze zu einer Theorie praktischen Wissens im Anschluss an McDowell“ (Practical Hylomorphism: Towards a McDowellian account of practical knowledge) is now out in a volume edited by J. Kertscher & P. Richter
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!
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reposted by Sascha Settegast
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.

🔗 link.springer.com/journal/481/...

#Bioethics #Genomics #NewbornScreening
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 ...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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!
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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
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 ...
link.springer.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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.
September 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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!
September 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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
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...
doi.org
September 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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
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...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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
Jetzt neu in der AEM-Zeitschrift: Settegast, Sascha; Alex, Karla, Dikow; Nicola, Mütze, Ulrike; Schnabel-Besson, Elena; Doll, Elena Sophia, u. a. (2025): Auf dem Weg zum genomischen Neugeborenen-Screening, Teil I: Kartierung der ethischen Problemfelder. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004...
Towards genomic newborn screening, part I: Mapping the ethical issues - 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...
dx.doi.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Seems like the bots have discovered bluesky.
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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.
August 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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
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...
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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
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...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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July 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Reposted by Sascha Settegast
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"Empfehlungen zu ethischen, rechtlichen, sozialen und medizinischen Rahmenbedingungen für ein genomisches Neugeborenenscreening-Programm in Deutschland"

doi.org/10.11588/fmk...
July 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Reposted by Sascha Settegast
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"👶🧬
July 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I am traveling to Kiel today to attend a workshop on virtue and character education at Kiel University. Looking forward to shared projects!
July 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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
July 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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...
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...
doi.org
July 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@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...
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...
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June 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I am pleased I have been accepted to speak on "What is a Second Nature and How Do We Acquire It?" at the 12th Congress of the German Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP) in Düsseldorf in early September. www.gap12.de
GAP.12: Pathways to Truth
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May 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I am grateful I have been invited to speak on "Sex as Joint Action: Contrasts and Presuppositions" at an upcoming workshop on "Sexual Agency" at FU Berlin on 22/23 May, organized by Milena Bartholain and Manon Garcia. Looking forward to good discussions!
May 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM