| jokesmitacademie.nl | Joke Smit Academy | The academy originated from the Joke Smit school and now offers programs. Students have access to lesson materials through the archive, accessible with their email address. In 2025-2026, 'Welcome to the Symbioceen' by Jos de Mul will be discussed from September, with various time slots available. | Literature → Philosophy 39 | lesson material 189 archive 2067 course 14728 | North-Holland → Amsterdam 41253 |
| vitalelimburgers.nl | Vitale (Lim)burgers | The project addresses the increasing prevalence of chronic conditions such as obesity, rheumatism, cancer, COPD, and stroke by advocating for a healthy and active lifestyle. Vitale (Lim)burgers operates on two tracks: assisting (Lim)burgers in making personal lifestyle choices and training professionals to support them. The website provides information about initiatives like Leef!cards, which illustrate the benefits of various lifestyle choices, and emphasizes the importance of healthy food and exercise programs. | Education → Adult & Continuing Learning 6510 | citizen 184 vitality 1726 professionals 1966 lifestyle 2918 food 3872 | |
| republikanisme.nl | Republikanisme | The site contains a comprehensive overview of historical documents relating to democracy, republican thought, and active citizenship. Pages are dedicated to Roman history, including the Twelve Tables and Roman consuls, as well as various forms of republic, such as the Athenian, Roman, and Neo-Roman. The website also includes documents from Dutch history, starting with the Magna Carta and ending with the Dutch constitution of 1983, as well as a draft constitution for a republic of the Netherlands. | Politics & Governance → Political History 94 | constitution 41 citizenship 80 democracy 136 document 1678 history 7286 | |
| rutgerclaassen.nl | Utrecht University | Rutger Claassen is a Professor of Political Philosophy and Economic Ethics, dedicated to exploring the underlying ideas influencing social, political, and economic systems. He actively engages with interdisciplinary networks, including the Institutions for Open Societies, the Ethics Institute of Utrecht University, and the Utrecht University Sustainable Finance Lab. Claassen seeks to connect with various stakeholders – citizens, policymakers, and business professionals – to facilitate philosophical analysis and mutual learning. | Politics & Governance → Political Science 114 | ethics 119 citizen 184 institution 245 philosophy 570 network 11123 | |
| tussenwoord.nl | tussenwoord.nl | The website publishes articles on a wide range of subjects, including History, Philosophy, Culture, Science, Politics, and Environment. An article from November 26, 2020, addresses the question of whether Frederik Jansen was a Nazi and the media surrounding it. Other articles cover topics such as the US presidential elections (US 2020), the novel ‘Can you keep a secret?’ by Sophie Kinsella, the role of philosophy in the modern world, and the fight against fake news. | Culture → Literature 3578 | fake news 11 election 404 philosophy 570 politics 1259 culture 3922 article 6000 | |
| jansaal.nl | Jan J.C. Saal | The website addresses topics such as the debt crisis, initiative culture, basic income, and the development of a new economy, with the human being and humanity at the center. It presents various concepts and ideas, including vertical value circulation, capital neutralization, and the role of fertilizer in the economy. The website also contains personal elements, such as an author's biography and topics related to life forces, community building, and the final stages of life. | | income 660 economy 682 value 1352 idea 2367 community 7931 | |
| fairlimits.nl | Utrecht University | The project investigates the validity of limitarianism as an approach to distributive justice, contrasting it with established theories like sufficientarianism, prioritarianism, and egalitarianism. It examines limitarianism's relevance to economic and ecological resources, analyzing potential implications for resource distribution and sustainability. The website features news articles, blog posts, and presentations related to the project’s research and discussions on limitarianism's acceptance in the media and academic circles. | Anthropology & Sociology → Sociology 454 | justice 123 resources 310 philosophy 570 news 15293 | |
| leesspengler.nl | LeesSpengler | The website offers a selection of articles and podcasts related to Spengler's work. There are summaries of the chapters from Spengler’s books, accessible via a unique code from the book. The site provides video lectures and summaries of those lectures, produced by Ad Verbrugge. | | summary 68 podcast 3328 book 11396 | |
| vrijheidmaaktarbeid.nl | vrijheidmaaktarbeid.nl | The text emphasizes the need to decouple the relationship between labor, freedom, and income in modern society, with automation potentially playing a role. The website traces the origin of the phrase 'Work sets you free' back to Lorenz Diefenbach’s novella and subsequent application by various figures, including Auguste Forel and the Deutsche Schulverein. The article describes how the phrase was adopted by the Nazis as a slogan for their employment programs, originally intended as an encouragement, but later with a cynical undertone. | Time Periods → 20th Century 226 | labor 114 income 660 freedom 848 automation 2682 history 7286 | |
| postcovidenwerk.nl | Unspecified | The website contains handbooks with practical tips and information about working with post-COVID-19, aimed at employees, employers, healthcare professionals, and their involved parties. The content is based on the experiences of people dealing with post-COVID-19 and work, offering insights into various situations and challenges. The website also provides an overview of available work-related assistance and employee profiles to promote work recovery after post-COVID-19. | Specialty Medicine → Occupational Medicine 1291 | handbook 194 work 3122 employee 4429 story 8285 | |
| geloofindemocratie.nl | Leiden University | The website explores the similarities between democracy and totalitarian regimes, suggesting that democracy can also develop a ‘political religion’ that undermines its own principles. The definition of ‘political religion’ is given as a conscious belief in political systems, institutions, and processes, and this is seen as characteristic of democracy. The website references the works of thinkers such as Voegelin, Talmon and Bellah who have explored this subject and investigate the characteristics of democratic rationality that are considered ‘belief’. | Specific Institutions → Universities 877 | democracy 136 university 593 | |
| wereldbrand.nl | Wereldbrand | The website features essays by authors such as Reinier Gerritsen, Peter Cuypers, and Alex Doherty, focusing on topics like art, neoliberalism, and economics. The collection also includes texts from philosophers such as Franco Berardi, Slavoj Žižek, and Giorgio Agamben, offering in-depth analyses of the current societal situation and potential solutions. The website addresses various themes, including the impact of COVID-19, climate change, political crises, and the future of capitalism, providing a broad perspective on complex challenges. | Philosophy → Ethics 598 | covid-19 102 crisis 358 philosophy 570 economy 682 climate 934 politics 1259 | |
| basgeerts.nl | Boom Filosofie | The website offers translations of Agamben’s texts, published in early 2020, reflecting on the political and ethical implications of the pandemic. The texts vary in length, from a few lines of poetry to single observations. The website includes links to further research on Agamben and the pandemic, including interviews and articles. | Philosophy → Ethics 598 | pandemic 94 ethics 119 philosophy 570 politics 1259 translation 1523 | |
| dilarabilgic.nl | Dilara Bilgic | In 2020, her debut book, 'The Black Box Democracy,' a philosophical essay on political polarization, was published by Boom Uitgevers and nominated for the Hypatia Prize 2022. Subsequently, she released 'The Labeled,' a literary non-fiction book exploring labels and their impact on her personal life, which was nominated for the Most Beautiful Book Cover Award 2022 and the Jan Hanlo Essay Prize. Bilgic has also written essays for various publications, including De Buitenkant, De Correspondent, and Trouw, De Volkskrant, and Het Parool. | Social → Personal Blog 2718 | essay 155 publisher 757 label 819 book 11396 | |
| kunstenfilosofiecafe.nl | Het Kunst- & Filosofiecafé | The website addresses current concerns about the state of democracy, including the feeling of not being represented and polarization caused by social media. A philosophical analysis of the decline of democracy is presented, based on classical philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) and the SPA analysis. The website offers workshops and meetings around the theme of democracy. | Philosophy → Ethics 598 | democracy 136 philosophy 570 meetings 1011 | |
| agorismewiki.nl | Agorisme Wiki | Agorism is a libertarian social philosophy advocating for a society based on voluntary transactions between people. The wiki offers articles on various topics including freedom, self-sufficiency, entrepreneurship, food production, energy, and alternative financial systems. Users can contribute to and correct the wiki, particularly with regards to tax avoidance and circumventing the law. | IT Services & Consulting → Information Technology 3763 | bitcoin 359 knowledge base 569 | |
| leerstoelverdraagzaamheid.nl | Stichting Leerstoel Uytenbogaert | The foundation was established due to concerns about the handling of differing viewpoints and mutual misunderstanding, conducting research on the meaning of tolerance. The chair offers education to students from various disciplines and encourages interdisciplinary approaches. The foundation regularly publishes and organizes events related to the chair's themes, such as tolerance and the safeguard of the Constitution. | Anthropology & Sociology → Sociology 454 | tolerance 17 publication 2018 research 8967 education 13471 event 45199 | |
| purporc-artdepartment.nl | Pur Porc Art Department | Boris Everts' work investigates the mechanisms of power and deception, questioning how truth can be manipulated and presented as desirable. He aims to provoke new perspectives on complex political and social issues through a surreal approach, encouraging viewers to form their own interpretations. The website emphasizes the influence of propaganda and media on individual perceptions of truth, highlighting how subjective realities are shaped by external forces. It draws connections between these concepts and the techniques of surrealism. Boris Everts’ artistic practice incorporates contemporary methods like artificial intelligence alongside the historical surrealist technique of automatic writing, utilizing uncontrolled processes to unlock creative potential and produce unexpected artistic ideas. | Painting → Contemporary Art 805 | surrealism 17 truth 74 artificial intelligence 291 movement 2304 art 3856 | |
| liberalisten.nl | De Liberalisten | The organization defends liberal values and works towards a free society where power lies with the citizen. The website describes seven principles, including the protection of individual rights, democracy, economic freedom, freedom of expression, independence, justice, and secularism. De Liberalisten organize weekly meetings on Discord and publish opinion pieces, as well as updates on temporary legislation, such as elections and the impact of election fraud. | Local Politics → Political Parties 898 | democracy 136 principle 138 election 404 | |
| haasblog.nl | Haasblog | An article by Fréderike Geerdink argues that independent journalism is impossible without power and that journalism is fundamentally activism. A review of ‘Schillen’ by Thorn de Vries describes the personal experiences of a non-binary/trans person with challenges in daily life and the opposition they encounter. The website includes a search function and provides the ability to post comments on the reviews. | Media → News & Journalism 10827 | activism 48 person 448 journalism 632 review 1888 book 11396 | |
| rlucassen.nl | r Lucassen | Reinier Lucassen, born in 1939 in Amsterdam, is a visual artist who has been active since 1960. The essay 'Intermezzo' discusses the value of creativity and the role of art as a counterbalance to dominant cultures and capitalist ideals. The text criticizes museums as elitist and inaccessible to the general public, and advocates for lower barriers to make art more accessible. | Time Periods → 20th Century 226 | democracy 136 essay 155 museum 2002 creativity 2531 art 3856 artist 5745 | |
| machiavelliwerkt.nl | Slow Politics | The course is divided into four steps: mapping the landscape, choosing a battlefield, determining a strategy (lion or fox), and selecting and testing ‘weapons’ in a ‘power lab’. The course is taught by Gerard Drosterij, a philosopher and political commentator, and Mark de Koning, a politician and OR trainer, and Erik van Triest, an OR trainer and ethicist. Gerard Drosterij is the owner of Slow Politics and has written a dissertation on democracy. Mark de Koning has 20 years of experience guiding organizational change and uses cartoons to illustrate this. | Courses → Management 11 | weapon 157 power 261 landscape 2609 strategy 9379 | |
| marinterpstra.nl | Marin Terpstra | Marin Terpstra, born in 1954 in Amsterdam, is a philosopher who completed his academic career in 2020 after a long period at the Catholic/Radboud University in Nijmegen, where he wrote a thesis on Louis Althusser and was promoted on a study on Spinoza’s concepts of power. The website contains texts on political philosophy, political theology, and the tension between politics and religion, including thinking about social forms in which these intersect. Readers find published and unpublished texts. A key project on the website is ‘Project Res Mixtae,’ in which a book is being written in stages around Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise, which focuses on the relationship between philosophy, politics, and religion. | Culture → Religion 8327 | spinoza 11 democracy 136 religion 157 research 8967 | |
| ledenlijstkoor.nl | University of Adelaide Library | The text of ‘A Political Treatise’ is presented as being in the public domain in Australia, based on the publisher’s knowledge. eBooks@Adelaide, a project of the University of Adelaide Library, hosts this digital edition. Users are advised to verify copyright laws in their respective countries before downloading the material. | Politics & Governance → Political History 94 | copyright 255 library 988 text 2467 | |
| filosofie-en-politiek.nl | Filosofie en Politiek.nl | The website observes the influence of intellectuals on the zeitgeist, with an academic and distanced perspective. Recently, there has been a revival of the Herderian Volksgeist and the rise of conservative intellectuals such as Paul Scheffer and Andreas Kinneging, influencing the national landscape. The website addresses topics such as ‘floating’ voters (undecided voters) and the need for reflection in decision-making. | Philosophy → Ethics 598 | decision 476 philosophy 570 politics 1259 | |
| hannegiezeman.nl | Volksuniversiteit Den Haag | The evenings take place from the end of September 2025, every Tuesday evening, and address themes such as the role of the people versus experts in democracy, the question of whether it is good to live in a democracy, freedom versus slavery, and the diversity within a democracy. Each evening consists of an introduction, group discussions on current cases, and a joint conclusion. The evenings are based on secondary school exam material and strike philosophical picket lines in the daily political news. The PowerPoints and videos illustrating the theory from the book can be found on the DigiSnacks page. | Education → Adult & Continuing Learning 6510 | democracy 136 philosophy 570 case 1153 politics 1259 book 11396 | South-Holland → The Hague 19898 |
| phienkuiper.nl | Phien Kuiper | The website offers a translation and editing of the German handbook ‘Handboek TGI’ by Phien Kuiper, published in 2013. It contains articles and downloads discussing the background, developments, and differing viewpoints of TGI concepts, written by various authors. A new TGI book titled ‘Pleidooi voor pluraliteit’ was released on July 20, 2020, in which Matthias Scharer explores the legacy of Ruth Cohn and emphasizes the importance of pluralism in today’s society. | Knowledge → Education 69666 | handbook 194 article 6000 | |
| rudolfkampers.nl | Rudolf Kampers | Kampers’ golf theory posits that everything is connected through waves, serving as the basis for a new movement. The movement, named ‘The Counterforce,’ promotes the ideas of resistance, hope, justice, and love, and empowers individuals to exert a positive influence. Kampers describes the website as a way to share his life story and present a new, inspiring vision. | Personal → Personal Stories 1027 | resistance 230 love 1240 story 8285 | |
| handzaam-machiavelli.nl | Handzaam Machiavelli | The website sells a summarizing version of Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ and ‘Discourses’. The book provides insight into Machiavelli’s political philosophy, focusing on the relationship between power, the people, and the necessity of sometimes unethical actions. The website highlights the often overlooked emphasis of Machiavelli on combating corruption, maintaining freedom, and setting up good government institutions. | | summary 68 politics 1259 book 11396 | |