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Adriaan Heereboord
Adriaan Heereboord was a Dutch philosopher and logician.
Adriaan Heereboord was a Dutch philosopher and logician.
Adriaan Koerbagh
Adriaan Koerbagh (1632, Amsterdam - 1669, Amsterdam) was a Dutch scholar and writer best known as a critic of religion and conventional morality.
Adriaan Koerbagh (1632, Amsterdam - 1669, Amsterdam) was a Dutch scholar and writer best known as a critic of religion and conventional morality.
Andreas Kinneging
Andreas A.M. Kinneging (February 26, 1962 in Eindhoven) is professor of legal philosophy at the University of Leiden, and a prominent conservative philosopher in The Netherlands.
Andreas A.M. Kinneging (February 26, 1962 in Eindhoven) is professor of legal philosophy at the University of Leiden, and a prominent conservative philosopher in The Netherlands.
Annemarie Mol
Annemarie Mol (born 13 September 1958, Schaesberg) is a Dutch ethnographer and philosopher who has written and worked with a range of scholars including John Law.
Annemarie Mol (born 13 September 1958, Schaesberg) is a Dutch ethnographer and philosopher who has written and worked with a range of scholars including John Law.
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch de Spinoza (ברוך שפינוזה Baruch Spinoza, Benedito or Bento de Espinosa, Benedictus de Spinoza) and later Benedict de Spinoza (in all mentioned languages the given name means "th...
Baruch de Spinoza (ברוך שפינוזה Baruch Spinoza, Benedito or Bento de Espinosa, Benedictus de Spinoza) and later Benedict de Spinoza (in all mentioned languages the given name means "th...
Bas Haring
Sebastiaan Haring is a Dutch philosopher and writer of popular science and children's literature.
Sebastiaan Haring is a Dutch philosopher and writer of popular science and children's literature.
Bas van Fraassen
Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen (born Goes, the Netherlands, 5 April 1941) is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, teaching courses in philosophy of science,...
Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen (born Goes, the Netherlands, 5 April 1941) is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, teaching courses in philosophy of science,...
Bernard Delfgaauw
Bernardus Maria Ignatius "Bernard" Delfgaauw (November 24, 1912, Amsterdam – August 20, 1993) was a Dutch philosopher.
Bernardus Maria Ignatius "Bernard" Delfgaauw (November 24, 1912, Amsterdam – August 20, 1993) was a Dutch philosopher.
Bernard Mandeville
Bernard Mandeville, or Bernard de Mandeville (15 November 1670, Rotterdam – 21 January 1733, Hackney), was a philosopher, political economist and satirist.
Bernard Mandeville, or Bernard de Mandeville (15 November 1670, Rotterdam – 21 January 1733, Hackney), was a philosopher, political economist and satirist.
Bernard Nieuwentyt
Bernard Nieuwentijt, Nieuwentijdt, or Nieuwentyt (10 August 1654, West-Graftdijk, North Holland – 30 May 1718, Purmerend) was a Dutch philosopher, mathematician, physician, mag...
Bernard Nieuwentijt, Nieuwentijdt, or Nieuwentyt (10 August 1654, West-Graftdijk, North Holland – 30 May 1718, Purmerend) was a Dutch philosopher, mathematician, physician, mag...
Burchard de Volder
Burchard de Volder (26 June 1643, Amsterdam – 21 March 1709, Leiden) was a Dutch natural philosopher.
Burchard de Volder (26 June 1643, Amsterdam – 21 March 1709, Leiden) was a Dutch natural philosopher.
Cornelis Willem Opzoomer
Cornelis Willem Opzoomer (20 September 1821, Rotterdam - 23 August 1892, Oosterbeek) was a Dutch jurist, positivist philosopher and theologian.
Cornelis Willem Opzoomer (20 September 1821, Rotterdam - 23 August 1892, Oosterbeek) was a Dutch jurist, positivist philosopher and theologian.
Cornelius de Pauw
Cornelius Franciscus de Pauw or Cornelis de Pauw (Corneille de Pauw in French; 18 August 1739 — 5 July 1799) was a Dutch philosopher, geographer and diplomat at the court of Fred...
Cornelius Franciscus de Pauw or Cornelis de Pauw (Corneille de Pauw in French; 18 August 1739 — 5 July 1799) was a Dutch philosopher, geographer and diplomat at the court of Fred...
David van Goorle
David van Goorle also known under his Latinized name David Gorlaeus was a Dutch theologian, and in the seventeenth century one of the first early modern atomists.
David van Goorle also known under his Latinized name David Gorlaeus was a Dutch theologian, and in the seventeenth century one of the first early modern atomists.
Dennis Dieks
Dennis Dieks is a Dutch physicist and philosopher of physics.
Dennis Dieks is a Dutch physicist and philosopher of physics.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (October 28, 1466 – July 12, 1536), sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and a theologian.
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (October 28, 1466 – July 12, 1536), sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and a theologian.
Egbert Schuurman
Egbert Schuurman (born July 23, 1937 in Borger) is a professor of philosophy in the Netherlands, whose teaching is most concerned with exploring and developing Reformational philosophy and its o...
Egbert Schuurman (born July 23, 1937 in Borger) is a professor of philosophy in the Netherlands, whose teaching is most concerned with exploring and developing Reformational philosophy and its o...
Eric Walten
Eric Walten (1663–1697) was a Dutch Enlightenment thinker and pamphleteer, notably accused of blasphemy and of secretly following the philosophical thinking of Benedict Spinoza in the 1690s.
Eric Walten (1663–1697) was a Dutch Enlightenment thinker and pamphleteer, notably accused of blasphemy and of secretly following the philosophical thinking of Benedict Spinoza in the 1690s.
Evert Willem Beth
Evert Willem Beth (July 7, 1908 – April 12, 1964) was a Dutch philosopher and logician, whose work principally concerned the foundations of mathematics.
Evert Willem Beth (July 7, 1908 – April 12, 1964) was a Dutch philosopher and logician, whose work principally concerned the foundations of mathematics.
Franciscus van den Enden
Franciscus van den Enden (Antwerp c. 5 February 1602 - Paris, 27 November 1674) was a former Jesuit, Neo-Latin poet, physician, art dealer, philosopher and plotter against Louis XIV of France an...
Franciscus van den Enden (Antwerp c. 5 February 1602 - Paris, 27 November 1674) was a former Jesuit, Neo-Latin poet, physician, art dealer, philosopher and plotter against Louis XIV of France an...
Franco Burgersdijk
Franco Petri Burgersdijk or Franciscus Burgersdicius, born Franck Pieterszoon Burgersdijk, (3 May 1590, De Lier - 19 February 1635, Leiden), was a Dutch logician.
Franco Petri Burgersdijk or Franciscus Burgersdicius, born Franck Pieterszoon Burgersdijk, (3 May 1590, De Lier - 19 February 1635, Leiden), was a Dutch logician.
Frank Ankersmit
Franklin Rudolf Ankersmit is professor of intellectual history and historical theory at the University of Groningen.
Franklin Rudolf Ankersmit is professor of intellectual history and historical theory at the University of Groningen.
François Hemsterhuis
François Hemsterhuis (December 27, 1721 – July 7, 1790) was a Dutch writer on aesthetics and moral philosophy.
François Hemsterhuis (December 27, 1721 – July 7, 1790) was a Dutch writer on aesthetics and moral philosophy.
G. A. den Hartogh
Govert A. den Hartogh (born 1943, Kampen) is a Dutch philosopher.
Govert A. den Hartogh (born 1943, Kampen) is a Dutch philosopher.
Gabriel Nuchelmans
Gabriel Nuchelmans (born May 15, 1922 Oud-Gastel/Nordbrabant; died August 6, 1996) was a Dutch philosopher, focusing on the history of philosophy, especially philosophy of the Middle Ages, as we...
Gabriel Nuchelmans (born May 15, 1922 Oud-Gastel/Nordbrabant; died August 6, 1996) was a Dutch philosopher, focusing on the history of philosophy, especially philosophy of the Middle Ages, as we...
George F C Griss
George François Cornelis Griss, usually cited as G. F. C. Griss, was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher, who was occupied with hegelian idealism and Brouwers intuitionism and stated a n...
George François Cornelis Griss, usually cited as G. F. C. Griss, was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher, who was occupied with hegelian idealism and Brouwers intuitionism and stated a n...
Gerard Blasius
Gerard Leendertsz Blaes or Gerrit Blasius was a Dutch physician and philosopher.
Gerard Leendertsz Blaes or Gerrit Blasius was a Dutch physician and philosopher.
Gerard Bolland
Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland (9 June 1854, Groningen – 11 February 1922, Leiden), also known as G.J.P.J. Bolland, was a Dutch autodidact (self-taught man), linguist, philosoph...
Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland (9 June 1854, Groningen – 11 February 1922, Leiden), also known as G.J.P.J. Bolland, was a Dutch autodidact (self-taught man), linguist, philosoph...
Gerard Verschuuren
Gerard M. (N.) Verschuuren (born 1946 in The Netherlands; nicknames Gerry and Geert) is a writer, speaker, and consultant, working at the interface of science, philosophy, and religion.
Gerard M. (N.) Verschuuren (born 1946 in The Netherlands; nicknames Gerry and Geert) is a writer, speaker, and consultant, working at the interface of science, philosophy, and religion.
Gerardus Everardus Tros
Gerardus Everardus Tros (December 25, 1927) is a metaphysical philosopher and writer.
Gerardus Everardus Tros (December 25, 1927) is a metaphysical philosopher and writer.
Gerardus Heymans
Gerardus Heymans (17 April 1857, Ferwerderadeel – 18 February 1930, Groningen) was a famous philosopher, psychologist, a follower of Fechner's idea of psychic monism, and from 1890 to 192...
Gerardus Heymans (17 April 1857, Ferwerderadeel – 18 February 1930, Groningen) was a famous philosopher, psychologist, a follower of Fechner's idea of psychic monism, and from 1890 to 192...
Gerardus Johannes Geers
Gerardus Johannes Geers, (Delft, 10th.
Gerardus Johannes Geers, (Delft, 10th.
Gerardus van der Leeuw
Gerardus van der Leeuw (March 18, 1890, The Hague – November 18, 1950, Utrecht) was a Dutch historian and philosopher of religion.
Gerardus van der Leeuw (March 18, 1890, The Hague – November 18, 1950, Utrecht) was a Dutch historian and philosopher of religion.
Gerrit Mannoury
Gerrit Mannoury (1867–1956) was a Dutch philosopher and mathematician, professor at the University of Amsterdam and communist, known as the central figure in the signific circle, a Dutch c...
Gerrit Mannoury (1867–1956) was a Dutch philosopher and mathematician, professor at the University of Amsterdam and communist, known as the central figure in the signific circle, a Dutch c...
Hans Achterhuis
Herman Johan "Hans" Achterhuis (born September 1, 1942, Hengelo ) is Professor Emeritus in Systematic Philosophy at the University of Twente, The Netherlands and one of the country's foremost ph...
Herman Johan "Hans" Achterhuis (born September 1, 1942, Hengelo ) is Professor Emeritus in Systematic Philosophy at the University of Twente, The Netherlands and one of the country's foremost ph...
Hans Kamp
Johan Anthony Willem Kamp (born 1940, Den Burg, Texel, North Holland) is a Dutch philosopher and linguist, responsible for introducing Discourse Representation Theory (DRT) in 1981.
Johan Anthony Willem Kamp (born 1940, Den Burg, Texel, North Holland) is a Dutch philosopher and linguist, responsible for introducing Discourse Representation Theory (DRT) in 1981.
Hendrik van Eikema Hommes
Hendrik Jan van Eikema Hommes (May 3, 1930, IJlst - September 3, 1984, Bussum) was a noted Dutch legal scholar and successor to Herman Dooyeweerd in the post of philosopher and judicial scholar ...
Hendrik Jan van Eikema Hommes (May 3, 1930, IJlst - September 3, 1984, Bussum) was a noted Dutch legal scholar and successor to Herman Dooyeweerd in the post of philosopher and judicial scholar ...
Hendrik van Riessen
Hendrik Van Riessen (17 August 1911, Bloemendaal, North Holland – 28 February 2000, Bloemendaal) was one of the second generation of reformational philosophers arising from the Free Univer...
Hendrik Van Riessen (17 August 1911, Bloemendaal, North Holland – 28 February 2000, Bloemendaal) was one of the second generation of reformational philosophers arising from the Free Univer...
Henricus Regius
Henricus Regius (July 29, 1598, Utrecht - February 19, 1679) was a Dutch philosopher, physician, and professor of medicine.
Henricus Regius (July 29, 1598, Utrecht - February 19, 1679) was a Dutch philosopher, physician, and professor of medicine.
Herman Dooyeweerd
Herman Dooyeweerd (7 October 1894, Amsterdam - 12 February 1977, Amsterdam) was a Dutch juridical scholar by training, who by vocation was a philosopher and the founder of the philosophy of th...
Herman Dooyeweerd (7 October 1894, Amsterdam - 12 February 1977, Amsterdam) was a Dutch juridical scholar by training, who by vocation was a philosopher and the founder of the philosophy of th...
Herman Philipse
Herman Philipse (born May 13, 1951) is a professor of philosophy at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Herman Philipse (born May 13, 1951) is a professor of philosophy at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic.
Hugo Grotius (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic.
Isaac Beeckman
Isaac Beeckman (10 December 1588, Middelburg – 19 May 1637, Dordrecht) was a Dutch philosopher and scientist, who, through his studies and contact with leading natural philosophers, may ha...
Isaac Beeckman (10 December 1588, Middelburg – 19 May 1637, Dordrecht) was a Dutch philosopher and scientist, who, through his studies and contact with leading natural philosophers, may ha...
Jacob Klapwijk
Jacob Klapwijk (born 24 October 1933, Dronrijp) studied under D. H. Th. Vollenhoven in philosophy at the VU University in Amsterdam.
Jacob Klapwijk (born 24 October 1933, Dronrijp) studied under D. H. Th. Vollenhoven in philosophy at the VU University in Amsterdam.
Jacobus Wittichius
Jacobus Wittichius was a Dutch philosopher, a Cartesian and follower of Burchard de Volder, and holder of controversial views on the nature of God.
Jacobus Wittichius was a Dutch philosopher, a Cartesian and follower of Burchard de Volder, and holder of controversial views on the nature of God.
Jan Standonck
Jan Standonck was a Dutch priest and reformer.
Jan Standonck was a Dutch priest and reformer.
Johan Quanjer
Johan Henri Quanjer (23 May 1934 – 13 February 2001) was a Dutch author, publisher and a new age philosopher and mystic who spent most of his adult life in London.
Johan Henri Quanjer (23 May 1934 – 13 February 2001) was a Dutch author, publisher and a new age philosopher and mystic who spent most of his adult life in London.
Johan van Benthem (logician)
Johannes Franciscus Abraham Karel van Benthem is a University Professor of logic at the University of Amsterdam at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation and professor of philosophy ...
Johannes Franciscus Abraham Karel van Benthem is a University Professor of logic at the University of Amsterdam at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation and professor of philosophy ...
Johannes Bredenburg
Johannes Bredenburg (1643–1691) was a Rotterdam wine merchant and weaver who was a member of the Collegiants.
Johannes Bredenburg (1643–1691) was a Rotterdam wine merchant and weaver who was a member of the Collegiants.
Johannes de Raey
Johannes de Raey (also: Raei) (Wageningen, the Netherlands, 1622, - Amsterdam 1702) was a Dutch philosopher and an early cartesian.
Johannes de Raey (also: Raei) (Wageningen, the Netherlands, 1622, - Amsterdam 1702) was a Dutch philosopher and an early cartesian.
Johannes Jacobus Poortman
Johannes Jacobus Poortman (Rotterdam April 26, 1896 – The Hague December 21, 1970), studied philosophy and psychology at Groningen University under Professor Gerardus Heymans.
Johannes Jacobus Poortman (Rotterdam April 26, 1896 – The Hague December 21, 1970), studied philosophy and psychology at Groningen University under Professor Gerardus Heymans.
Johannes van den Driesche
Johannes van den Driesche or Drusius
Protestant divine, distinguished specially as an Orientalist, Christian Hebraist and exegete, was born at Oudenarde, in Flanders.
Johannes van den Driesche or Drusius
Protestant divine, distinguished specially as an Orientalist, Christian Hebraist and exegete, was born at Oudenarde, in Flanders.
Kars Veling
Kars Veling is rector of the Johan de Witt College in The Hague and former politician for the GPV and Christen Unie in the Dutch parliament.
Kars Veling is rector of the Johan de Witt College in The Hague and former politician for the GPV and Christen Unie in the Dutch parliament.
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (February 27, 1881 – December 2, 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher,...
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (February 27, 1881 – December 2, 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher,...
Marc de Vries
Prof. Dr. M.J. de Vries, is professor of Reformational Philosophy at the Delft University of Technology.
Prof. Dr. M.J. de Vries, is professor of Reformational Philosophy at the Delft University of Technology.
Marlies ter Borg
Marlies ter Borg is a Dutch philosopher, editor and author.
Marlies ter Borg is a Dutch philosopher, editor and author.
Martin Stokhof
Martin Stokhof (born 1950, Amsterdam) is a Dutch logician and philosopher.
Martin Stokhof (born 1950, Amsterdam) is a Dutch logician and philosopher.
Martin van Hees
M.V.B.P.M. (Martin) van Hees (born 26 July 1964) is a Dutch philosopher and professor of ethics at the University of Groningen.
M.V.B.P.M. (Martin) van Hees (born 26 July 1964) is a Dutch philosopher and professor of ethics at the University of Groningen.
Otto Heurnius
Otto Heurnius was a Dutch physician, theologian and philosopher.
Otto Heurnius was a Dutch physician, theologian and philosopher.
Paul Cobben
Paul Gulian Cobben (born 5 June 1951 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch philosopher.
Paul Gulian Cobben (born 5 June 1951 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch philosopher.
Petrus Cunaeus
Petrus Cunaeus was the pen name of the Dutch Christian scholar Peter van der Kun.
Petrus Cunaeus was the pen name of the Dutch Christian scholar Peter van der Kun.
Philip Willem van Heusde
Philip Willem van Heusde (June 17, 1778, Rotterdam - July 2, 1839, Geneva) was an influential Dutch philosopher, who founded Groningen theology.
Philip Willem van Heusde (June 17, 1778, Rotterdam - July 2, 1839, Geneva) was an influential Dutch philosopher, who founded Groningen theology.
Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck
Pieter Nicolaas/Nicolaus van Eyck or van Eijk (Breukelen, Utrecht, 1 October 1887 - Wassenaar, South Holland, 28 April 1954) was a poet, critic, essayist and philosopher from the Netherlands.
Pieter Nicolaas/Nicolaus van Eyck or van Eijk (Breukelen, Utrecht, 1 October 1887 - Wassenaar, South Holland, 28 April 1954) was a poet, critic, essayist and philosopher from the Netherlands.
Pim Haselager
Willem F.G. "Pim" Haselager (1970??) is a Dutch philosopher-researcher in the philosophy of cognitive science.
Willem F.G. "Pim" Haselager (1970??) is a Dutch philosopher-researcher in the philosophy of cognitive science.
Roel Kuiper
Roelof (Roel) Kuiper (born April 5, 1962 in Mariënberg) is a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor.
Roelof (Roel) Kuiper (born April 5, 1962 in Mariënberg) is a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor.
Ronald van Raak
Antonius Adrianus Gerardus Maria van Raak is a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic.
Antonius Adrianus Gerardus Maria van Raak is a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic.
Ulrik Huber
Ulrik Huber (March 13, 1636, Dokkum - November 8, 1694, Franeker), also known as Ulrich Huber or Ulricus Huber, was a professor of law at the University of Franeker and a political p...
Ulrik Huber (March 13, 1636, Dokkum - November 8, 1694, Franeker), also known as Ulrich Huber or Ulricus Huber, was a professor of law at the University of Franeker and a political p...
Wilhelm Homberg
Wilhelm Homberg, also known as Guillaume Homberg in French, was a Dutch natural philosopher.
Wilhelm Homberg, also known as Guillaume Homberg in French, was a Dutch natural philosopher.
Willem B. Drees
In 2009 Willem B. Drees (April 20, 1954 - ) assumed the editorship of Zygon, Journal of Religion & Science the leading journal of religion and science in the world.
In 2009 Willem B. Drees (April 20, 1954 - ) assumed the editorship of Zygon, Journal of Religion & Science the leading journal of religion and science in the world.
Willem van Blijenbergh
Willem van Blijenbergh was a Dutch grain broker and amateur Calvinist theologian.
Willem van Blijenbergh was a Dutch grain broker and amateur Calvinist theologian.
Wim Klever
Wilhelmus Nicolaas Antonius (Wim) Klever (1930) is an important Dutch expert on the philosophy of 17th century Jewish Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza.
Wilhelmus Nicolaas Antonius (Wim) Klever (1930) is an important Dutch expert on the philosophy of 17th century Jewish Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza.