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Vloeibare waarden : politiek, zorg en onderwijs in de laatmoderne maatschappij

Herman De Dijn (author)

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In 1994 analyseerde Herman De Dijn de postmoderne tijd in zijn bekende boek 'Hoe overleven we de vrijheid?' (vier herdrukken). Twintig jaar later gaat hij na hoe de post- of laatmoderne tijd intussen geëvolueerd is. De mentaliteitsverandering die twintig jaar geleden zichtbaar werd, maar die De Dijn toen niet voor zeker hield, heeft zich intussen helemaal doorgezet.

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About Herman De Dijn

Herman De Dijn (born 1943) is a Belgian academic philosopher and historian of philosophy with a particular interest in the ethics of Spinoza, known as a public intellectual in both Belgium and the Netherlands.

Life

De Dijn was born in Galmaarden in 1943 and was educated at the Sint-Catharinacollege, Geraardsbergen. He studied at the KU Leuven, graduating Doctor of Philosophy in 1971. After postdoctoral study at the University of Cambridge he was appointed to the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven, where he was a full professor from 1979 until 2008, when he became professor emeritus. From 1995 to 2000 he was vice-rector of human sciences.

His emphasis on the importance of community and tradition in contrast to individualism has given him the reputation of a conservative thinker.