About this Book

This book is a revised version of my philosophical PhD thesis, which I submitted in 2016 at the University of Salzburg. I wrote my thesis in German between 2013 and 2016, and quoted numerous German sources: for the book you are currently reading, I have translated any quotations originally in German into English. It should be noted that my positionality (cf. Castelló 2022) as an Austrian is apparent in this book, since I often discuss the legal and moral situation in this country. Moreover, it is evident that I have been socialized in a Western capitalist democracy, which heavily influences how I perceive and understand the world. Before we find ourselves in medias res, I would like to tell you a little about my own personal story, since this will help to contextualize the discussions offered in this book.