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'Almost every experience begins with stepping onto a road'
Dirk-Jan Laan's dissertation explores how roads shape our world and worldview, a topic often overlooked in philosophy beyond metaphorical "life paths."
- Tuesday 5 Nov 2024
- PhD defence
Erasmus researchers put themselves on the world map with Rotterdam-themed issue
With a special themed issue of Erasmus Studies, Ronald van Raak, Han van Ruler and Sanne Steen are introducing the world to Erasmus research at ESPhil.
- Thursday 24 Oct 2024
- Press release
In an article in Nederlands Dagblad, Richard Steenvoorde calls for becoming a ‘hope provider'’
In an article in Nederlands Dagblad, special professor of Christian philosophy Richard Steenvoorde illustrates how we can become providers of hope.
- Thursday 17 Oct 2024
- Blogpost

PhD defence J. (Jamie) van der Klaauw
In the Name of the People: Democracy, Government, and Representation
- Thursday 21 Nov 2024, 13:00 - 14:30
- PhD defence
Connecting Cultures Festival 2024
A festival to celebrate, showcase, and present the different nationalities and cultures of our own students!
- Thursday 21 Nov 2024, 15:00 - 22:00
- General
Exploring the Indigenous Symbiocene with Professor Brian Burkhart
Brian Burkhart presents the notion of political power through a shared, relational ontology of voice grounded in locality.
- Thursday 21 Nov 2024, 15:00 - 17:00
- Lecture