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John-Stewart Gordon, MA in philosophy and history from the University of Konstanz (2001) and Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Göttingen (2005), Germany. He is full professor and head of the Research Cluster for Applied Ethics at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. In addition, he has been visiting professor at Queen's University Kingston, Canada (2009-2010) and permanent visiting professor at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania (2012-2015). Furthermore, he is member of the board of Bioethics since 2007 and has been area-editor and board member of the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2007-2014). He had written and edited several books in the context of practical philosophy and published peer-reviewed articles and special issues at international leading journals and encyclopaedias including Bioethics, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, Ethical Perspectives, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Oxford Bibliographies Online Philosophy. He taught philosophy and bioethics at the University of Tübingen (Germany), Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany), Duisburg-Essen University (Germany), Queen's University in Kingston (Canada), Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas (Lithuania) and the University of Cologne (Germany).

Johann-Christian Põder studied theology and philosophy in Tartu, Greifswald and Göttingen. He graduated from Tartu University in Estonia (theology, 2001) and received his Ph.D. in theology from Göttingen University in Germany (2010) with a thesis on phenomenological ethics of K. E. Løgstrup. He was lecturer in ethics at the Theological Institute of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tallinn (2008-11) and substitute lecturer in modern theology at Tartu University (2011). He was also working as chaplain at Tallinn Prison (2007-2008) and Chaplain General of Prisons