There will be a livestream via UNESCO's LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/events/73947...

fijn om te lezen! We hebben hard gewerkt aan de formuleringen om het helderder te maken (het helpt ook als je schrijft met mensen uit verschillende disciplines en ook binnen en buiten de academie, dan heb je meteen verschillende perspectieven aan boord)

making this distinction is necessary, since there is a lot of "jumping to conclusions" when people hear about the idea that one can have too much money. And if one thinks that wanting to construct an extreme wealth line implies a 100% taxation rate, then this is confused.

De term “academische vrijheid” wordt nu door extreem-rechts ingezet om hun doel te bereiken om de onafhankelijkheid van de universiteiten te ondergraven. Niets is wat het aan de oppervlakte lijkt, in deze tijden.

The good news is that there is lots of other beautiful art on the Etsy website of Silverpebble. So have a look. www.etsy.com/shop/silverp...

So I told myself I really had to concentrate on the writing now, but that the next day, I would treat myself to one of those beauties.

To all of you, I have good news and bad news.

The bad news is that I just bought the last copy of this beautiful piece:

www.etsy.com/listing/1482...

Yes, it is very sad (or better: worrying) that recent political events make the case against wealth concentration so clear (above all Musk's actions, but not only him).

there is now a possibility to register for online attendence of this talk (on UNESCO's LinkedIn page, so sadly you need a LinkedIn account): www.linkedin.com/events/73947...

Marc van Oostendorp over het framen van DY: neerlandistiek.nl/2025/11/de-m...

Deze mensen zijn niet alleen bedrijfsleiders, maar ook vader, moeder, betrokken buren en burgers. Dat beeld dat álle bedrijfsleiders VVD stemmen, klopt niet. Ik zou die ondernemers graag meer in de media willen zien, om het monopolie dat de VVD claimt te hebben te doorbreken.

There may be an online link, but I am not sure (I have been told it will be shown in Unesco offices around the world). If it also online, I'll post info when I have it.

I will talk about some things we learned while working on the Visions for the Future project, and how political philosophical analysis can support informed democratic-decision making. See visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl

(I will write that paper next year, but for another example, see crookedtimber.org/2024/12/09/t...)

Also, while this requires more argumentation, this also serves as an example of what is wrong with any ideology that puts “effective” before its name. No historical justice, epistemic considerations, structural & power analyses.