Critique of brain research. Neurophysiology and freedom of will; Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2008
The subject of dignity. Critique of the German stem cell debate; PapyRossa Verlag, Cologne 2004
Editorships
Climate change and social criticism, Christine Zunke, Helena Post, Jakob Hoffmann, Jan Rickermann, Robin Forstenhäusler, Ronja Rossmann (eds.), Verbrecher Verlag, Berlin 2025.
"We must make science human again". Aspects and Perspectives of Natural Philosophy, Myriam Gerhard / Christine Zunke, Könighausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2012.
The science of powerlessness - an epistemological reflection on social (de)formations of our thinkingin: Doris Maja Krüger (ed.),Karl Marx in History. Entstehung und Rezeption der Marx'schen Kritik, transcript Verlag, expected to be published in September 2024.
The naturalised image of man of the "Homo neurobiologicus", in: Astrid Hackel/Ralf Schöppner (eds.), Automat und Autonomie. Zum Verhältnis von Mensch, Technologie und Gesellschaft, Alibri Verlag, Aschaffenburg 2022, pp. 177-190.
When pigeonholing gets stuck: Enlightenment reason between control complex and unavailability. In: "For the true is not the whole..." Contributions to the Negative Anthropology of Ulrich Sonnemann, Tobias Heinze and Martin Mettin (eds.), Neofelis Verlag, Berlin, to be published in September 2021.
The Materialisation of the Psyche. Neurophysiology as a mirror of alienated society. In: Psychotherapie zwischen Klinik und Kulturkritik, Sebastian Edinger et al. (eds.), Psychosozial-Verlag, 2021, pp.41-64. ISBN-13: 978-3-8379-2883-9.
The sting of the subject. In: Kritik und System, Erkenntnistheoretische Grundlagen kritischer Theorie, M. Städtler (ed.), zu Klampen Verlag, Springe 2020, ISBN:9783866746244.
From the 'refined' distinction between animals and humans to the ideology of their similarity. How reason goes to the dogs. In: Gerhard Schweppenhäuser (ed.), Sven Kramer (eds.) Journal for Critical Theory, issue 50/51, 26th volume (2020), pp. 251-270.
The Other of Nature (by J.C. Schmidt). Review Issue II 2016 Philosophisches Jahrbuch, published on behalf of the Görres-Gesellschaft by Thomas Buchheim, Volker Gerhardt, Matthias Lutz-Bachmann, Isabelle Mandrella, Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer, Wilhelm Vossenkuhl. Karl Alber publishing house, volume II 2016, pp. 618-620.
Natur als Herrschaftsmythos Internationales Jahrbuch für Philosophische Anthropologie/International Yearbook for Philosophical Anthropology Volume 6: Mensch und Gesellschaft zwischen Natur und Geschichte. On the Relationship between Philosophical Anthropology and Critical Theory, Ebke/Edinger/Müller/Yos (eds.), de Gruyter 2016, pp. 117-132.
A dispute about values. What the euthanasia debate reveals about our individualised, performance-oriented society. In: Die Zeit No. 9, 26.2.2015, p. 34.
Nature and society in the spotlight of freedom In: Which nature do we need? Analysing a fundamental anthropological problem of the 21st century. Gerald Hartung/Thomas Kirchhoff (eds.), Verlag Karl Alber, Freiburg/Munich 2014, pp. 397-413. (ISBN 978-3-495-48482-1).
Biology and Ideology of Homo sapiens. Theory and practice of heteronomous determinants of human nature. In: Journal for Critical Social Theory and Philosophy 2014 Volume 1 Issue 1 (ISSN 2194-5632), I. Elbe, S. Elmers et al. (eds.), de Gruyter Verlag Berlin/Boston 2014, pp. 4-39.
Organ donation - gift or commodity? together with Francisco Gomez, Extrablatt 2013.
It is not all appearance that deceives. Hirnforschung zwischen Erkenntnisfortschritt und Ideologieproduktion. In: Zeitschrift für kritische Theorie, Heft 34/35 2012, W. Bock, S. Kramer, G. Schweppenhäuser (eds.),zu Klampen Verlag, Lüneburg 2012, pp. 141-162.
Die zwieschlächtige Natur der Moderne. Vom Hegelschen Naturbegriff und positivistischem Naturbegreifen In: Hegel und die Moderne. Hegel Yearbook 2012. A. Arndt, M. Gerhard, J. Zovko (eds.), Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2012, pp. 62-67.
Brain and mind. On the relationship of material and freedom to the opposition of empirical research and reflexivity. In: "... wenn die Stunde es zuläßt." On the traditionality and topicality of critical theory. Malte Völk, Oliver Römer, Sebastian Schreull et al. (eds.), Westfälisches Dampfboot, Münster 2012, pp. 289-303.
The real existing difference. What the difference between men and women can teach us about biology. In: Ambivalente Männlichkeit(en). Masculinity discourses from an interdisciplinary perspective. Uta Fenske, Gregor Schuhen (eds.), Verlag Barbara Budrich, Opladen/Berlin/Toronto 2012, pp. 43-59.
The Meaning Of Life. Darwin und der Kreationismus. In: "Der Geist geistloser Zustände" Religionskritik und Gesellschaftstheorie. Maxi Berger, Tobias Reichardt, Michael Städtler (eds.), Westfälisches Dampfboot, Münster 2012, pp. 129-142.
Artificial life and ratio perversa. Craig Venter as the Newton of the blade of grass? In: The Nature of Man. Aspects and Perspectives of Natural Philosophy. Myriam Gerhard, Christine Zunke (eds.), Könighausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2012, pp. 73-104.
The Objectivity of Nature In: Truth and History. The Broken Tradition of Metaphysical Thought. Commemorative publication on the 70th birthday of Günther Mensching. Alia Mensching-Estakhr, Michael Städtler (eds.), Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2012, pp. 275-290.
There is only one reasonable reason to want to realise freedom socially: Morality In: Die Moral in der Kritik. Ingo Elbe, Sven Ellmers (eds.), Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2011, pp. 11-37.
Seemingly reasonable. Why and for whom social biologism is so attractive In: BioSkop, Zeitschrift zur Beobachtung der Biowissenschaften, BioSkop e.V. Essen, vol. 14, no. 56, Dec. 2011, pp. 14-15.
Biology and ideology. On similarities between monkeys and investors In: ZAG, Antirassistische Zeitschrift, No. 58, 2011, pp. 14-15.
Vom Leben der metaphysischen Leiche im Keller der Biologie In: Hegel-Jahrbuch 2010. A. Arndt, P. Cruysberghs, A. Przylebski (eds.), Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2010, pp. 186-190.
Back to feeling. On the galloping counter-enlightenment in the neurosciences In: Jungle World No. 30, 29 July 2010, pp. 19-23.
The sociobiological world view - painting by numbers? In: "We must make science human again". Aspects and perspectives of natural philosophy. Myriam Gerhard, Christine Zunke (eds.), Könighausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2010, pp. 99-112.
What is life? In: Oldenburger Jahrbuch für Philosophie 2009. Myriam Gerhard (ed.), BIS-Verlag der University of Oldenburg 2010, pp. 113-126.
Philosophy is unthinkable without its history. In: Oldenburger Jahrbuch für Philosophie 2009, Myriam Gerhard (ed.), BIS-Verlag der University of Oldenburg 2010, pp. 29-39.
The brain is not free - so what? In: BioSkop, Zeitschrift zur Beobachtung der Biowissenschaften, BioSkop e.V. Essen, 12th Vol., No. 46, June 2009, pp. 8-9.
"[S]o arbitrariness, however, if it is to be freedom, can be called a deception" In: Hegel-Jahrbuch 2008. A. Arndt, P. Cruysberghs, A. Przylebski (eds.), Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2008, pp. 82-86.
Geistevolution In: Myriam Gerhard (ed.), Oldenburger Jahrbuch für Philosophie 2008, BIS-Verlag der University of Oldenburg 2008, pp. 69-94.
The brain as material and idea In: What is idea? Georgi. Kapriev, Günther. Mensching (eds.), Wehrhahn Verlag, Hanover 2007, pp. 21-36.
Revolution or evolution? In: Analyse & Kritik, Verein für politische Bildung, Analyse und Kritik e. V. (ed.), 17 November 2006, vol. 36, no. 511, p. 17.
Die Widerspenstigkeit phantastischer Tiere, die es wirklich gibt In: Hegel Jahrbuch 2004. A. Arndt, K. Bol, H. Ottmann (eds.), Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2004, pp. 232-236.
False Anthropology of Difference. Biologism under the label of non-sexism In: Forum Wissenschaft, BdWi (ed.), 4/2004, pp. 14-17.
Mere human material? On the use of embryos in stem cell research In: Forum Wissenschaft, BdWi (ed.), 3/2004, pp. 31-35.