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Empirically proven: philosophy students excel in rational thinking
Large-scale study: Philosophy students outperform peers in rational reasoning, even when adjusting for background and prior aptitude.
- Tuesday 29 Jul 2025
- In the media
Karlijn van Vlerken in conversation with Arnon Grunberg at "Het Filosofisch Kwintet"
Karlijn van Vlerken was a guest on Het Filosofische Kwintet. She engaged on the question whether suffering gives meaning to life
- Tuesday 29 Jul 2025
- In the media
Erasmus School of Philosophy appoints Vincent Blok to new chair in Philosophy of Data Science and AI 
Vincent Blok explores the ethical and societal impact of tech by linking philosophy, data science and AI in his new chair at ESPhil.
- Thursday 24 Jul 2025
- Appointment

PhD defence W.M. (Wander) van Baalen
The Adventure of Transdisciplinarity
- Thursday 28 Aug 2025, 10:30 - 12:00
- PhD defence
Onboarding session for PhD candidates (Edition 1)
In our onboarding sessions we like to welcome all new PhD candidates to the Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities (EGSH).
- Tuesday 23 Sep 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
- Introduction
Bachelor Open Day
International Business administration, Communication and Media or Psychology? During the Bachelor Open Day you can find out anything about our study programmes.
- Saturday 4 Oct 2025, 09:00 - 17:00
- Open day