Category: Interview
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An Interview with Herman Westerink on Hopes, Freud and Dreams
Herman Westerink is Associate and Endowed Professor of Metaphysics and Philosophical Anthropology at Radboud University. A significant portion of his research is dedicated to Freudian psychoanalysis, alongside his studies in the philosophy of religion. Following his participation in a public lecture at Radboud Reflects, titled ‘What Are Dreams Made Of’, we decided to interview Herman…
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Op zoek naar de verhalen van de FFTR
Een interview met drs. Ignace de Haes over het boek Denkers en Duiders: Een eeuw Nijmeegse filosofie, theologie en religiewetenschappen in honderd verhalen “Heb je al gehoord …”, “Wat er gister toch is gebeurd …”, “Wat ik nu toch weer heb meegemaakt …”: Deze en soortgelijke zinnen hoor je de hele dag door. Mensen vertellen…
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Off the Record with Marilyn Kallasse
Marilyn Kallasse is a woman on a mission. She’s a 21-year-old international student from Estonia. Not content with simply studying PPS, she is the Chair of F.C. Sophia, and can often be found working at the Coffee Corner at the UB. Rather than starting by asking you for a fun fact about yourself, can you…
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Into the Black Hole with Jonathan Zackor
The Valkhof Museum’s exhibition ‘Into the Black Hole’ opened in October of 2023, to much fanfare. Students from Radboud University (such as our very own Laura Schranz!) participated as ‘public-in-residence’ to co-design the exhibition alongside the Valkhof museum. I decided to interview Jonathan Zackor, a Master’s student in Tourism and Culture at Radboud, who was…
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Off the Record: FTR Coffee Corner’s Bert
From the moment I enter the 15th floor’s coffee corner, I am welcomed by the ever-warm and comforting smell of coffee. On the table lies a crossword puzzle, glasses and an empty cup. “Can I get you something?” Bert asks, holding a small stick of liquorice in the left corner of his mouth. “Coffee, please,”…
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“When they start singing – I’m out.” An interview with Markus Gabriel
Last February, the Dutch Society for Phenomenology (recently renamed as the Dutch Society for Phenomenology and Existentialism) organized a two-day conference on phenomenology, existentialism and realism at our very own Radboud University. Keynote speaker was none other than Markus Gabriel, philosophy professor in Bonn and academic superstar among the ranks of Dennett and Žižek. By…
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Filosoof op de arbeidsmarkt: René ten Bos
Wat bezielde je eigenlijk om het Denker des Vaderlandschap op je te nemen? Wat dreef je destijds?[Lacht:] Pure ijdelheid, dat is één. Ik kreeg die vraag op een gegeven ogenblik. Er is namelijk een soort comité, ‘de Maand van de Filosofie’, die bepalen wie deze titel kan krijgen. Er waren twee kandidaten, laat ik de…