News overview

Reopening highlights Spinoza’s enduring relevance on freedom and society, with Han van Ruler’s involvement and royal attention to philosophical heritage.

Is ethical consumption possible? Jamie van der Klaauw was a guest on De Nacht is Zwart to discuss the paradox of ethical consumption: ethical or elitist?

NWO awards a Vici grant supporting philosophical research on AI, automation and technodiversity, strengthening interdisciplinary work at Erasmus University.

On Thursday, 12 February 2026, Gijs van Oenen took his leave with his farewell lecture entitled Adventures of Dialectics.

A new study offering a unifying interpretation of Kant’s citizenship, linking freedom, equality and self-sufficiency to poverty, labour and economic justice.

Bloomsbury announces the publication of Kant Machine (2026), a major new work by Yuk Hui, Chair of Human Conditions.

In conversation with philosopher Aldo Houterman about top-level sport, violence and why safety cannot be enforced from above.

As of 26 January 2026 Julien Kloeg will join the Young Erasmus Academy (YEA) of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Van Raak questions a Dutch philosophy, yet traces ten centuries of thinking shaped in the Netherlands, revealing past and present limits of tolerance.

The Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil) has appointed Dr. Katharina Bauer, Associate Professor of Practical Philosophy, as its new Engagement Officer.