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This paper gives a short introduction into the rather new research field of 'Children born of war'. These are children who are born during and after conflicts and wars were the father has been a member of an enemy, allied or peacekeeping force and the mother a local citizen. 'Children born of war' are often stigmatised and discriminated in their home country and their particular interest and rights are overlooked in post-conflict situations. This paper presents different categories of children born of war and some results from research projects on children from Second World War are presented. Finally, the international and juridical situation of children born of war are discussed and possible guidelines to assist mothers and children introduced.

In this book, Luce Irigaray - philosopher, linguist, psychologist and psychoanalyst - proposes nothing less than a new conception of being as well as a means to ensure its individual and relational development from birth. Unveiling the mystery of our origin is probably what most motivates our quests and plans. Now such a disclosure proves to be impossible. Indeed we were born of a union between two, and we are forever deprived of an origin of our own. Hence our ceaseless search for roots: in our genealogy, in the place where we were born, in our culture, religion or language. But a human being cannot develop starting from roots as a tree does, it must take on responsibility for its own being and existence without continuity with its origin and background. How can we succeed in doing that? First by cultivating our breathing, which is not only the means thanks to which we come into the world, but which also allows us to transcend mere survival towards a spiritual becoming. Taking on our sexuate belonging is the second element which makes us able to assume our natural existence. Indeed this determination at once brings us energy and provides us with a structure which contributes to our individuation and our relations with other living beings and the world. Our sexuation can also compensate for our absence of roots by compelling us to unite with the other sex so that we freely approach the copulative conjunction from which we were born; that is, the mystery of our origin. This does not occur through a mere sexual instinct or drive, but requires us to cultivate desire and love with respect for our mutual difference(s). In this way we become able to give rise to a new human being, not only at a natural but also at an ontological level

Das Forschungsinteresse an Ludwig Börne galt und gilt in erster Linie den Bereichen Politik, Kultur und im Besonderen der Thematik Judenemanzipation. Darauf wird noch zurückzukommen sein. Man sollte bei Börne vor allem kein System suchen. Weder Philosoph noch Theologe, stand für ihn die durchgängige Priorität der Politik einer kohärenten Behandlung religiöser Themen im Wege. Dass in allen seinen, auch den der Aktualität gewidmeten Texten eine dezidiert ethische Grundhaltung wahrnehmbar ist, wurde zwar in der Forschung selten geleugnet: Glaube und Menschenliebe, Toleranz und Wahrheitssuche prägen weitgehend Börnes Bild. Dennoch hält sich daneben das Klischee des exaltierten Jakobiners und naiven, kurzsichtigen Deisten, wie es seit Heine nahezu bis heute tradiert wird. Auch auf diesem Hintergrund wird man die im Folgenden skizzierten Stationen von Börnes religiöser Entwicklung reflektieren müssen.