Kebadu Mekonen
Full Name | Kebadu Mekonnen Gebremariam |
Academic Rank/Status | Assistant Professor |
Working for AAU since | (Sep. 2006-Aug.2008); Oct 2017- |
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Education attended | PhD in Philosophy, Centre for Ethics (UFSP ETHIK) University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2016
M.A. in Political and Economic Philosophy (PEP), Department of Philosophy, University of Bern, Switzerland, 2011 B.A. in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2006 |
Awards & recognitions
(Distinctions, Academic Honors and Awards) |
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Research Grant for a Doctoral Dissertation project “Human Dignity and Moral Rights” 01.11.2011-31.10.2014
Master Scholarship (prestigious merit scholarship) for International Students, University of Bern 2008-2010 Dean’s office citation for great distinction, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Addis Ababa University Aklilu Lemma Merit Scholarship for undergraduate students, Aklilu Lemma Foundation, Addis Ababa University Dec.2005- June 2006
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Publicity: Journals, editorial roles, initiatives etc. | |
Research interest/ not more than hundred words | Metaethics, Normative Moral Theory, Moral Psychology, Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy |
Publications on reputable journals | Book:
Human Dignity and Moral Rights, Dignity Press: World Dignity University Press (forthcoming 2018) Book chapter: “On the Problem of Evil and Violations of Human Dignity: A Moral Approach to Transforming Degrading and Humiliating Treatments of Persons.” in Michael Britton and ChipamongChawdhury (eds.) Human Dignity (Dignity Press) December 2017 Journal Articles Kebadu M. Gebremariam and RituSadana, “On the Ethical Foundations of Healthy Ageing: A Case for Setting Impermissible Trade-offs relating to the Health and Well-Being of Older Adults on the Path to Universal Health Coverage” in review, Journal of Public Health Ethics -« Two Conceptions of Human Dignity as Moral Status» under review at the Ethical Theory and Moral Practice -“The Idea of Open Boarders: For and Against” Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (EJOSSAH) Vol. V, No. 2, http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejossah/article/view/63647 |
Community Services such as board membership etc. | |
Address | Campus: Social Science Main Campus
Building: NCR Floor number: 92 Office no. 203 Office telephone: +251111239747 Mobile: +251-904592351 University email ID Alternative email ID kebadum@gmail.com |