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Julien Kloeg joins the Young Erasmus Academy
As of 26 January 2026 Julien Kloeg will join the Young Erasmus Academy (YEA) of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
- Tuesday 27 Jan 2026
- General
In our country, ideas came together: Ronald van Raak on philosophy in the Netherlands
Van Raak questions a Dutch philosophy, yet traces ten centuries of thinking shaped in the Netherlands, revealing past and present limits of tolerance.
- Friday 23 Jan 2026
- Publication
Katharina Bauer appointed ESPhil’s new Engagement Officer
The Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil) has appointed Dr. Katharina Bauer, Associate Professor of Practical Philosophy, as its new Engagement Officer.
- Friday 16 Jan 2026
- Appointment

PhD defence A.C.P. (Aldo) Houterman
‘Our Body Invents a Thousand Unexpected Figures': Michel Serres’s philosophy of the body, movement and sport
- Friday 30 Jan 2026, 13:00 - 14:30
- PhD defence
PhD defence T. (Thijs) Heijmeskamp
A Force of Habit: The situational and embodied underpinnings of agency
- Thursday 5 Feb 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
- PhD defence
PhD defence H. (Henri) Slob
Love as Moral Foundation for Leading and Organizing: A philosophical and empirical study of augustinian leadership and relational governance
- Friday 6 Feb 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
- PhD defence