German minister denies plagiarism on PhD thesis

[Gerald]

Germany's defence minister has given up his doctoral title for good, after allegations that he had plagiarised sections of his thesis.

Last week Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said he would temporarily give up the title while his university investigated the charges.

The University of Bayreuth says he has now asked them to retract his doctorate in law, according to German TV.

Mr Guttenberg admitted that he had made "serious mistakes".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12532877

Note: Update Record,22 February 2011 Last updated at 00:27 GMT

[Gerald]

You knew very well what it's all about, who fabricated the paper that would benefit you

[the_tyrant]

"lifted from other people's work"

With the new computer anti cheating software traditional plagiarism has almost no chance of success.
Why didn't he hire someone to help him form a thesis?

[Gammelpreusse]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

"lifted from other people's work"

With the new computer anti cheating software traditional plagiarism has almost no chance of success.
Why didn't he hire someone to help him form a thesis?

lol, there even are rumors stating exactly that, somebody else got hired to write it for him.

Fun, but I doubt it will damage Guttenberg's political career beyond repair.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Gammelpreusse

lol, there even are rumors stating exactly that, somebody else got hired to write it for him.

Fun, but I doubt it will damage Guttenberg's political career beyond repair.

Do not say it, a small bird can easily become larger,anyway, so it became problematic in view of trust.

[Skybird]

A PhD is not worth much anymore. That should not minimise those writing their dissertation with honest effort currently, but it is a simple truth. You can buy the title, you can paste and copy other author's work, you can can hire ghostwriters, and the inflationary presence of PhD titles in certain circles of power and influence is more than just smelling suspicious. Plus that the methodological standards in different achademic branches vary widely regarding what methodological competence must be shown in order to succeed with your PhD - in some branches, like medicine, it is a bad joke.

Guttenberg knows how to sell himself to the public, but he is just another poltiicians, and his top priority his himself. Whenever he is in danger of getting into troubled waters, he starts kicking other people and in a very haughty manner, and this has become a pattern with him from the very beginning of his days as defence minister.

So now he even has lost his claim to be honest and "playing by the rules". In other words, the noble man has lost his honour - and he still plays the media game from a high horse. Why the majority of Germans still support this blender just because he sells himself so well to the media, is beyond me. Once again I think people want to be deceived.

He is just another politician. He's just another blender .

[Gerald]

Although a PhD is not worth much as this harms him indirectly, even if he is how good any time of the "marketing effort" so of course I agree .... he is one of the crowd anyway right now