Oliver Hallich

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Oliver Hallich is professor of philosophy at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. His research interests include philosophy of forgiveness, theories of punishment, ethics of reproduction,anti-natalism, assisted suicide, Plato, Schopenhauer. His book publications include "Strafe" (de Gruyter 2021) and "Anders handelnkönnen" (Meiner 2022). Among his more recent article publications are
"Is it morally legitimate to punish the late stage demented for their past crimes?" (The Journal of Ethics, 2022), "Apologies - A Critical View" (The Journal of Ethics, 2025) and "A Butlerian Account of Forgiveness" (British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 2026). Together with Paula Satne, he co-edited "Commemorating Evildoers" (Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2025). He currently working on a book project "Debunking Forgiveness."