Georg Schilling

Strategic challenges for Austrian universities with a special emphasis on Vienna 2010 AD: An "intercultural, philosophical and historical analysis of "slogans in the field of - so called - legal and business "ethics focussing on Kant Georg Schilling

Scientific Study from the year 2009 in the subject Law - Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business (Institut für Rechtsphilosophie, Religions- und Kulturrecht), course: Against ?white"-washing shadows of philosophers in ethics lectures/courses, language: English, comment: Which challenges should Austrian universities face, especially on the field of ethics? Does the way of "presenting" influencial historical personalities in the field of ethics without mentioning sad aspects, uncritical, racist, misogynist, and antisemitic texts (e.g. with respect to philosopher I. KANT), enhance trust in (legal and managerial) ethics &amp, its teachers? Where is the intercultural ethics approach in Austria? These questions are also asked with respect to Austrian universities, also e.g. the legal ethics departement at the University of Vienna, or the WU WIEN, with ideas pro futuro. , abstract: At universities, students are often presented (almost) ?semi-divine" personalities, be it KANT, be it HEGEL, be it HUME, be it other important, influencial thinkers, especially in the field of - so called - ?ethics" , be it e.g. so called ?management ethics", be it so called ?legal ethics". Some of these students are simply one thing: fed up with the way of in fact almost ?gloryfying" (!) these men. It remains the job of at least some people to at least partially critically (re-)think what and how things are presented to students. Vienna, a city of critically thinking men and women? Vienna, a city, in which e.g. Immanuel KANT is (also!) presented in a (more) critical manner, e.g. with respect to KANT's ?views" e.g. on women, Afro-americans, Jews? Vienna, a city, in which also a so called ?faculty of law" exists in which (some!) legal philosophers - nothwithstanding the fact, that many of them would in fact wish to change some ways and words of presenting e.g. KANT, HEGEL, or ROUSSEAU to students - simply, contrary to a sometimes ?I-am-willing-to