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Department of Philosophy

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The department of Philosophy does not have its own course or final specialisation but participates in all of the faculty's courses. The curriculum's philosophical input is mainly thematically oriented: teaching and research is intended to contribute to conceptual clarification and normative reflection on technological, social, and cultural problems.

The philosophical expertise of the department does not extend to all areas of philosophy. Instead, the emphasis is on three specialist areas or points of special interest relevant to the various Bachelor and Master programmes:

philosophy of technology, particularly the ethics and politics of new and emerging technologies
the philosophy of art and culture, with an important focus on artistic research
political and social philosophy, with a special interest in political culture

Research

Problems associated with technology, society, and modern culture are studied from the perspective of philosophy. Most philosophers in the department are members of the Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture (WTMC). Examples of research themes are:

the mutual shaping of technology, morality, and politics
democracy in smart cities
disruptive innovation
the use of Big Data in healthcare
good care for people with dementia
the lasting influence of romanticism
the ethics of BioArt
modern roles for classical music
the role of emotions, like resentment, in politics

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences\ Department of Philosophy

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External Blog

H. Van Engeland

Philosophy

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Department of Philosophy

Research

Staff

Bogachov

D.M. Cressman

F.M. Doorman

H. Van Engeland

K. Gabriels

S. Gavazzi

R.H. Gabriels

R.G. Gianni

K.J.R. Goffin

M.E. Henningsen

J.P. Graff

L. van den Heuvel

C.J.M.E. Juhasz

D.J. Kamphof

D.E. Meacham

N. Mohamed Naguib Mostafa

W.W. Nauta

S.L.F. Neuteleers

O.A. Olumoroti - Odetola-Benjamin

M.M.M. Oostindie

F. Palazzi

J.R. Parkinson

P.F. Peters

P. du Plessis

E.E.M. Poinas

J.L.P. Prinz

H. Seidler

D.A. Shanley

L. Silberzahn

M.R.P. Simons

C.L.B. Stein

T.E. Swierstra

T. Viola

S. Withaeckx