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Radboud Reflects Book Club on Ken jezelf | With philosopher Cees Leijenhorst and moderator Noortje Schonck
Read Ken jezelf by philosopher Tinneke Beeckman and learn from philosopher Cees Leijenhorst and moderator Noortje Schonck about the search for who we are.
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The Reflector – Solidariteit. Een kleine filosofie | Podcast with philosopher René ten Bos Radboud Reflects
DUTCH - Listen to René ten Bos about his new book 'Solidariteit. Een kleine filosofie', showing that true solidarity is not found in rules or policy, but in the awareness of our shared vulnerability.
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High Sensitivity: Brain, Mental Health and Society | Lecture and conversation with psychologist Corina Greven and neuroscientist Judith Homberg
What happens in the brain of a highly sensitive person? How does high sensitivity affect mental health? And if there’s an increase, what does that say about our society?
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Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz: Developments in the War on Iran | Current Affairs lecture with political scientist Nora Stel and American Studies scholar Peter van der Heiden
What is the nature of the relationship between the United States and Israel, and who has which interests in this increasingly complex war? What is Lebanon’s role in all of this?
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Course | Hannah Arendt: Politics and the Individual
COURSE IN DUTCH - Five-part course with philosopher Tim Miechels on the life and work of Hannah Arendt.
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Imagine! How Dystopian and Utopian Stories Shape Our Future | Film and conversation with scholar of religion Seth Bledsoe and scholar of culture Christopher Cusack
Can utopian movies help us to imagine alternative futures, or do we overestimate how much our imagination can shape our future?
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Mold, Plant, Animal: Hidden Worlds Revealed | Lecture and conversation with ecologist Dina in ’t Zandt and artist Theun Karelse
How do technology and art help us better understand the complexity of nature and escape the limits of our human perspective?
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AI and The End of Copyright | Lecture and conversation with scholar of law Roma Leuyerink and cultural scientist Vincent Meelberg
Who owns a piece of culture generated by AI? Is using data without permission to train AI models a form of theft? Or is our idea of ownership simply outdated?
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Who Was Philosopher and Sociologist Jürgen Habermas? | Lecture and conversation with social philosopher Vivienne Matthies-Boon and political philosopher Bert van den Brink
Who was the German philosopher, sociologist, and public intellectual Jürgen Habermas? Why was Habermas one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century? And why is his work still so important today?
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Parkinson’s Disease, Art, and the Future of Healthcare | Lecture and conversation with neurologist Bas Bloem and art advisor Esther Vossen
What can Parkinson’s teach us about how health works?
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Why One Person Sees Discrimination and Another Doesn’t | Lecture and conversation with sociologist Niels Spierings, alderman Cilia Daemen and philosopher Hasan Erkan
Why does one person interpret a remark as a factual statement, while someone else sees it as a clear form of discrimination?
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Michael Pollan: What is Consciousness? | Reading and conversation with journalist Michael Pollan, cognitive philosopher Marc Slors and neuroscientist Jolien Francken
In his new book, the renowned journalist and bestselling author Michael Pollan examines the question of how the elusive phenomenon of consciousness can be investigated in a scientifically rigorous manner.
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Anna Terruwe and Identity | Lecture and conversation with historian Marit Monteiro, psychologists Lara Vreeswijk, Leentje Vervoort and mindfulness researcher Jelle Lubbers
Who was Anna Terruwe, and how does her theory relate to the ways in which scholars today think about identity?
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What is Happening at The Strait of Hormuz? | Current Affairs Lecture with economist André van Hoorn and political historian Laurien Crump
What exactly is happening in the Strait of Hormuz, and how did the situation escalate to this point? What are the geopolitical consequences of the current situation? And how much of the global economy truly depends on this narrow passage?
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From Rome to Today: How Politicians Use Antiquity | Lecture and conversation with historian Olivier Hekster and political philosopher Marcel Wissenburg
When politicians draw on history to reinforce their message, they strikingly often turn to antiquity—with the Roman Empire up front. Do these references actually make sense, and does that even matter?
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Geert Mak on Power and the History of Europe | Conversation with author Geert Mak, political scientist Reinout van der Veer and scholar of cultural studies Albertine Bloemendal
How does political power work? What dilemmas did the founders of Europe face and what lessons can we draw from this? Geert Mak tells all on what Harry Hopkins' story can teach us about Europe today.
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Paul’s Prejudices | Podcast with Theologian Matthijs den Dulk
De Reflector - Theologian Matthijs den Dulk has researched the use of ethnic stereotypes in the letters of the apostle Paul. What kinds of prejudices were these?
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The Librarians - The War on Books | Film and conversation with librarian Marjolein Hordijk and americanist Peter van der Heiden
The documentary The Librarians shows how librarians in the US are fighting for free access to knowledge and books. Learn from librarian Marjolein Hordijk and American studies scholar Peter van der Heiden.
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Review - Denkwerk, philosophical festival with lectures, film, music and more
DUTCH and ENGLISH- At Denkwerk philosophical festival philosophers, theologians, and scholars of religion from Radboud University have invited participants to delve deeper into both everyday questions and the major issues of our time.
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War In Iran | Current affairs lecture with researcher Samaneh Khademi and political scientist Panagiotis Vasileiadis
What will the consequences be of the war in Iran? What will this mean for the Iranian people who recently rekindled the protests against the regime? How will this affect the region and international relations?