The Law of War: Israel and Gaza
What is the international community doing about the war in Gaza? Find out about the judicial efforts and their impact.
What is the international community doing about the war in Gaza? Find out about the judicial efforts and their impact.
We like to fix things, and there is no shortage of big ideas. Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?
Politiek filosoof Ivana Ivkovic en hoofd Studium Generale Leon Heuts vertellen over de geschiedenis van de filosofie aan de hand van actuele thema’s.
Wat als we bomen laten ‘spreken’ voor Delft? Wat vertellen ze ons over het groene verleden van de stad, en over hoe de stad van nu te lezen is als woorden, zinnen en verhalen van bomen en groen?
The annual Van Hasselt Lecture addresses topics around ethics, peace and justice in our technological age.
Anger and activism play an important role in the public debate on climate justice. But what is the best way of channelling our emotions and turn them into positive action?
Who bears the responsibility when everyday technology ends up shaping conflicts around the world?
Technology is becoming ever more intimately involved in our lives and has enormous potential to bring us closer together. But can technology truly offer an intimate experience?
The climate scenarios we face offer little cause for optimism. We are looking for ways in which we can imagine and create better futures. But how do we imagine a future so radically different from anything that has come before?
Wat als we de wereld zouden bezien vanuit de vrouwelijke blik?
Politiek filosoof Ivana Ivkovic en hoofd Studium Generale Leon Heuts vertellen over de geschiedenis van de filosofie aan de hand van actuele thema’s.
In de stad is alles ontworpen: de breedte van de straat, de hoogte van de gebouwen, de plek van de boom en het paaltje. Daarbinnen speelt het leven zich af, dat door de tijd steeds andere eisen stelt aan de stad.
How “post-truth” are we really? As the planet and the debates heat up, we have to deal with climate change scepticism. How can we have better conversations about climate change?
How to do good? How to help someone else in a world full of injustice, inequality and corrupt systems? And how do we know that we’re actually doing the right thing? What are our blind spots when we approach those we want to give a hand? Come discuss!
The greatest good for the greatest number of people sounds like a sensible approach for impact on society. But do the needs of the many always outweigh the needs of the few, or are there other values and human rights at stake?