The Philosophical Faculty Journal

Category: Jonas Hoekstra

  • The (Un)freedom of Dutch Housing

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    Splijtstof
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    In the Netherlands, there is a housing crisis. This fact has been so unanimously agreed upon that it even became one of the main spearpoints in the 2023 Dutch elections under the moniker of ‘bestaanszekerheid’, or security of living (NOS 2023). The main problems that make up this crisis are the scarcity of available housing…

  • Reviewing Timothy Morton’s Being Ecological

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    Splijtstof
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    As the title suggests, Timothy Morton’s Being Ecological is a book about ecology. However, in a sense, the book tries to do more than simply presenting a philosophical, anthropological, or biological perspective on ecology. It tries to give an expansive critique on the way in which a lot of ecological thought is structured, and why…