Andri König

E-Mail: andri [ punkt ] koenig [ at-zeichen ] lmu [ punkt ] de

Andri König is a research assistant and doctoral student at the Munich School for Ethics in Practice (MKEP). He studied philosophy/ethics, history and English (state examination) in Tübingen and Copenhagen. In philosophy/ethics, he wrote his admission work on concepts of justice in sustainability theories.

Research Interests

• Ethics and Sustainable Development
• Business and Consumer Ethics
• Theories of Justice
• Education for Sustainable Development

Dissertation Project

In his dissertation on corporate and environmental ethics, Andri König explores the question of responsibility for sustainable consumption and production patterns: Should this be a voluntary task of consumers and companies, or are there good ethical reasons for stronger state control? What are the consequences of the ethical considerations for the practical implementation of sustainable production and consumption?

Ethics in Practice

In the practical project at the renowned outdoor supplier VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG, the above and other company-related ethical questions are discussed in relation to each other. The family-owned company is known, among other things, for its diverse sustainability activities, such as fair and environmentally friendly product manufacturing. Through the collaboration, considerations of philosophical ethics find their way into entrepreneurial practice. Likewise, practical knowledge is integrated into ethical reflection.

Publications

• Albiez, Marius; König, Andri; Potthast, Thomas (2018): Transdisziplinarität und Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Lehre an der Universität Tübingen: Konzeptionelle Fragen mit Bezug auf Lehraktivitäten des „Energielabors Tübingen“. In: Walter Leal Filho (Hg.): Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehre. Eine Herausforderung für Hochschulen. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg (Theorie und Praxis der Nachhaltigkeit), S. 189–206.

• Albiez, Marius; König, Andri; Potthast, Thomas (2016): Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung in Reallaboren. Die bildungsbezogenen Angebote des „Energielabors Tübingen“ in der Kinder-Uni Tübingen. In: Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis 25 (3), S. 41–45.

• König, Andri (2015): Einblicke einer studentischen Hilfskraft in den Arbeitsbereich „Natur und Nachhaltige Entwicklung“. In: Ammicht Quinn, Regina & Thomas Potthast (Hg.): Ethik in den Wissenschaften – 1 Konzept, 25 Jahre, 50 Perspektiven. Materialien zur Ethik in den Wissenschaften 10, IZEW, Tübingen 2015, S. 349-355.