Democratie, vrijheid, gelijkheid voor wie? Deze vraag staat centraal in het boek Denken over Democratie, geschreven voor het havo-eindexamen filosofie. Leerlingen verdiepen zich in een reeks politieke denkers van de Oudheid tot de huidige tijd: van Plato tot Michael Sandel. Ze denken na over fundamentele …

Kim Meijer, zelf werkzaam als docent, onderzoeker en trainer in de bedrijfsethiek, is in december 2023 gepromoveerd op het proefschrift ‘Impossible and Inevitable: Reconstructing the Critique of Business Ethics’. Voor toegepast filosofen is dit een belangrijk proefschrift, omdat het de modderigheid van …

Over the last five years, I have found myself circling around four key concepts: Performance. Philosophy. Animals. And Equality. And I have found myself thinking in and with circles. It began with the various references to circles we can find in the philosophy of Henri Bergson - in his idea of the field …

In secondary school philosophy classes students learn to reason critically about social and scientific issues. This study examined the effects of a whole-class, teacher-led philosophy classroom dialogue intervention on students’ value-loaded critical thinking. Value-loaded critical thinking is logically …

The idea that technologies influence society—both positively and negatively—is not new. This is mainly the terrain of the philosophy and the ethics of technolo-gy research. Similarly, design research aims to help create new technologies in line with individual, social, and societal needs and values. …

The idea that technologies influence society—both positively and negatively—is not new. This is mainly the terrain of the philosophy and the ethics of technolo-gy research. Similarly, design research aims to help create new technologies in line with individual, social, and societal needs and values. …

The idea that technologies influence society—both positively and negatively—is not new. This is mainly the terrain of the philosophy and the ethics of technology research. Similarly, design research aims to help create new technologies in line with individual, social, and societal needs and values. Against …

Een lied dat toegekend werd aan Drake en Bad Bunny, een video van een moordpoging op Trump en compromitterende nepfoto’s die gebruikt worden voor online chantage. Ze hebben met elkaar gemeen dat ze door generatieve AI gemaakt en moeilijk van echt te onderscheiden zijn. Ontwikkelingen op het vlak van …

Smart glasses have the potential to transform healthcare, but their acceptance and use are under pressure due to concerns about social interaction around smart glasses, such as privacy, intended use, and the social isolation of the user. However, the value is seen in healthcare, where they could potentially …

Value-loaded critical thinking refers to a combination of critical thinking, moral value development and reflection. It is important to teach value-loaded critical thinking in secondary education and philosophy seems the pre-eminent subject to do so. This article describes the theoretical foundations …