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Bernhard Bleyer

Germany
Institution University of Passau
Position Chair of Theological Ethics
Email Address bernhard.bleyer@uni-passau.de
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Prior Educational Background
  • Studies of Catholic Theology in Regensburg (Germany) and Cochabamba (Bolivia)
  • 2007: Doctorate at University of Regensburg
  • 2019: Habilitation at KU Linz (Austria)
Research Interests
  • Biblical Ethics
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Business Ethics
  • Environmental/Ecological Ethics
  • Fundamental Moral Theology
  • Human Rights
  • Liberation Theologies
  • Philosophical Ethics
  • Social Ethics
Recent Publications
  • Casuistry. On a Method of Ethical Judgement in Patient Care. In: HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum 32 (2020) 211–226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10730-020-09396-7
  • With J. Pfirstinger, C. Blum, M. Rechenmacher, C. Wiese, H. Gruber, Determinants of Completion of Advance Directives: A Cross-Sectional Comparison of 649 Outpatients from Private Practices versus 2158 Outpatients from a University Clinic. In: British Medical Journal Open 7 (2017) 12, 1–9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015708
  • Pragmatic Judgments in Direct Patient Care. Moral Theory at the Beginning of Clinical Ethics Consultation. Springer 2023.
Professional Activities and Affiliations
  • 2012 - 2018: Head of the Institute for Sustainability in Technology and Economics at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden
  • 2018 - 2021: Professor for Applied Ethics and Sustainable Development in Health Science at Deggendorf Institute of Technology
  • Since 2021: Chair of Theological Ethics at University of Passau