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97Mocht Plato zien wat er van de universiteit geworden is, dan zou hij stomverbaasd en bezorgd zijnHttps://Www.Knack.Be/Nieuws/Belgie/Onderwijs/Mocht-Plato-Zien-Wat-Er-van-de-Universiteit-Geworden-is-Dan-Zou-Hij-Stomverbaasd-En-Bezorgd-Zijn/. 2024.Als Plato de hedendaagse academie zou aanschouwen, zou hij niet alleen stomverbaasd zijn over de massificatie en de byzantijnse bureaucratie, maar gezien het ethische doel van de universiteit zou hij ook reden hebben om bezorgd te zijn.
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4Verdinglichung. Eine anerkennungstheoretische Studie (Reification. A Recognition-Theoretic Study) (review)Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 9 (2): 237-242. 2006.
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18Is architecture relevant for political theory?European Journal of Political Theory 23 (1): 116-124. 2024.Is architecture relevant for political theory? That is the key question that structures this excellent collection Political Theory and Architecture, although a number of essays fit a broader formulated theme better, namely, concerning the political relevance of the organization and design of our built environment more generally, including architecture but also spatial planning and urban design. The collection demonstrates that our build environment is not merely a passive backdrop to a political…Read more
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20Is architecture relevant for political theory?European Journal of Political Theory 23 (1): 116-124. 2024.Is architecture relevant for political theory? That is the key question that structures this excellent collection Political Theory and Architecture, although a number of essays fit a broader formulated theme better, namely, concerning the political relevance of the organization and design of our built environment more generally, including architecture but also spatial planning and urban design. The collection demonstrates that our build environment is not merely a passive backdrop to a political…Read more
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14Urban civility or urban community? A false opposition in Richard Sennett’s conception of public ethosEuropean Journal of Social Theory 17 (1): 3-23. 2014.Richard Sennett can be interpreted as one of the more robust representatives of a current critique with regard to ethnic communities in urban areas, namely, that such ethnic enclaves are a proof of urban disintegration and failing citizenship. Firstly, I take issue with Sennett’s assumption that there is an inherent tension between in-group solidarity and the ability to deal with members of perceived out-groups. Secondly, instead of simply cutting citizens off from the wider public sphere and le…Read more
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1270Should the Homeless Be Forcibly Helped?Public Health Ethics 12 (1): 30-43. 2019.When are we morally obligated as a society to help the homeless, and is coercive interference justified when help is not asked for, even refused? To answer this question, we propose a comprehensive taxonomy of different types of homelessness and argue that different levels of autonomy allow for interventions with varying degrees of pressure to accept help. There are only two categories, however, where paternalism proper is allowed, be it heavily qualified. The first case is the homeless person w…Read more
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61Dealing with Urban Diversity: Promises and Challenges of City Life for Intercultural CitizenshipPolitical Theory 38 (5): 631-657. 2010.Intercultural citizenship seems to benefit from certain generic aspects of city life that carry a negative quality, such as “blasé attitude” or the typical “indifference” of city dwellers. The main part of this essay argues that this observation allows the formulation of a moral minimum—a threshold conception—of intercultural citizenship in the urban setting, namely, what I call side-by-side citizenship. A certain level of indifference makes possible personal freedom and a tolerant multicultural…Read more
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7Verdinglichung. Eine anerkennungstheoretische Studie (Reification. A Recognition-Theoretic Study) (review)Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 9 (2): 237-242. 2006.
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37Erkenning, identiteit en verschil. De morele logica achter multiculturalismeTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 63 (4): 751-784. 2001.The main argument of this paper is concerned with a formal recognition of difference, namely recognition of the value of a culture for the other. Axel Honneth makes a distinction between three types of recognition: love, respect and social esteem. Recognition of cultural difference is situated in the third sphere. There are two problems with his proposals. In the first place he constructs appreciation for cultural difference as a moral imperative in the form of 'solidarity'. When it comes to nor…Read more
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30Multiculturalisme, erkenning, onverschilligheidTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 62 (3): 573-585. 2000.
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133A formal recognition of social attachments: Expanding Axel Honneth's theory of recognitionInquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 50 (2). 2007.Axel Honneth draws a distinction between three types of recognition: (1) love, (2) respect and (3) social esteem. In his The Struggle for Recognition, the recognition of cultural particularity is situated in the third sphere. It will here be argued that the logic of recognition of cultural identity also demands a non-evaluative recognition, namely a respect for difference. Difference-respect is formal because it is a recognition of the value of a particular culture not "for society" or "as such"…Read more
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1Doctor Seraphicus, Vier Studies over de H. BonaventuraTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 13 (1): 123-124. 1951.
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51Social attachments as conditions for the condition of the good life? A critique of will Kymlicka's moral monismPhilosophy and Social Criticism 32 (3): 401-428. 2006.The moral justification of Will Kymlicka's theory of minority rights is unconvincing. According to Kymlicka, cultural embeddedness is a necessary condition for personal autonomy (which is, in turn, the precondition for the good life) and for that reason liberals should be concerned about culture. I will criticize this instrumentalism of social attachments and the moral monism behind it. On the basis of a modification of Axel Honneth's theory of recognition, I will reject the false opposition bet…Read more
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Het verlangen naar cultuur: Nederland en het einde van het geloof in een moderne politiek (review)Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 101 (4): 290-291. 2009.
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Minima philosophica - Voor de laatste keer: de 'plasseks'-afficheFilosofie En Praktijk 18 109-109. 1997.
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45Verdinglichung. Eine anerkennungstheoretische studie (reification. A recognition-theoretic study)Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 9 (2): 237-242. 2006.
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2Recognition, identity and difference. The moral logic behind multiculturalismTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 63 (4): 751-784. 2001.
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Door de ogen van de haat: Racisme geïnterpreteerd vanuit sartres existentiële fenomenologieAlgemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 97 (4). 2005.
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Bindingen als voorwaarden voor de voorwaarde van het goede leven?: Een kritiek op Will Kymlicka's morele monismeNetherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy 3 235-250. 2002.
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39To the Edge of the Urban Landscape: Homelessness and the Politics of CarePolitical Theory 46 (4): 586-610. 2018.Homelessness is an obvious moral challenge, given the fact that it is a problem that millions of people in the developed world have to deal with on a daily basis. In the relatively scarce literature on this subject, there appear to be—roughly—three main approaches, namely, what I will refer to as the “difference approach,” the “liberal approach” and the “care approach.” In the paper I will critically review these three moral perspectives on the issue of homelessness. I will argue that the differ…Read more
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Het verlangen naar gemeenschap; over moraal en politiek in Nederland na deverzuilingFilosofie En Praktijk 18 210-210. 1997.
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Onzuivere gedachten; over het Vlaanderen van de Minister-PresidentFilosofie En Praktijk 18 49-49. 1997.
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43Racist Variations of Bad Faith: A Critical Study of Lewis Gordon’s Phenomenology of RacismSocial Theory and Practice 34 (1): 49-69. 2008.
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Kan universeel respect zonder morele ontologie?: Strawson, attitude-racisme en spontane morele reactiesAlgemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 104 (4): 285-289. 2012.
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Areas of Interest
Social and Political Philosophy |
20th Century Philosophy |