535 search results for “morality” in the Public website
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The moral life of street-level bureaucrats
Debate, StepTalks
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Animals and Liberal Democracy
What does the interspecies interpretation of the equality principle mean for the liberal democracy, and is it possible to provide for an appropriate legal and political position for animals without defying the classic-liberal principles of the liberal democratic state?
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Leiden Theoretical Philosophy Colloquium with Philip Kitcher, ‘Moral Progress’
Lecture
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About the programme
The programme consists of 60 EC, to be completed in one year.
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Morally Evaluating Human Smuggling: The Case of Migration to Europe
Lecture, Leiden Interdisciplinary Migration Seminar (LIMS)
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The Aporia of Chinese Volunteers: Moral Breakdown and Ethical Moments
Lecture
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Symposium Ethics & Moral Hazard in the Banking Union
Conference
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Cognitive Processes in Social and Moral Decision Making
PhD Defence
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Bestiality: Norms, Moralities and Transgressions in Mesopotamia and Hatti
Lecture
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Research
Research within the department of Philosophy of Law is mainly focused on the history of the philosophy of law.
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Bolivia at the Crossroads: Politics, Economy, and Environment in a Time of Crisis
As Bolivia reels from the collapse of the government in November 2019, a wave of social protests, and now the impact of Covid-19, this book asks: where next for Bolivia?
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Hayden White
This book offers a clear and accessible exposition of Hayden White’s thought. In an engaging and wide-ranging analysis, Herman Paul discusses White’s core ideas and traces the development of these ideas from the mid-1950s to the present.
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About the programme
The master’s in Philosophy is a one-year, English-taught programme. The programme offers five specialisations:
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Cyber-noir: Cybersecurity and popular culture
New article on popular culture influences on cybersecurity experts, available Open Access at Contemporary Security Policy, part of a special issue edited by dr. Myriam Dunn Cavelty.
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Crashing, Caring and Cashing in: An Ethnography of Motor Insurance and Road Accidents in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Part of ‘Moralising Misfortune: A Comparative Anthropology of Commercial Insurance’, an ERC Consolidator project of Erik Bähre.
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Programme structure
This Philosophy bachelor's programme offers perspectives from around the world. It will make you one of the next-generation of students who will shape philosophy in the 21st century, ready to take on academic or professional challenges that call for critical thinking, analysis and argumentation skil…
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Moral and Political Philosophy at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
- Admission and Application
- Publications
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Religious Studies (BA)
What moves an individual, a society or a culture? How does religion relate to politics, economics and morals? Religion is everywhere and often plays, unnoticed, a large role in the daily lives of yourself and others.
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Islam in North Africa
As Lila Abu Lughod pointed out in 1989, North Africa has been one of the geographical ‘zones of prestige’ for the development of canonical approaches and crucial theoretical debates regarding the comparative study of Islam.
- Pre-master's
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Philosophy (BA)
Do humans have free will? Does the world look different than it really is? Can moral judgements be right or wrong? In the Dutch-taught Bachelor's programme Philosophy at Leiden University you will ask questions that cross different disciplines and you will study the theories of classical thinkers,…
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Information activities
Come and meet us at the Leiden University Master’s Open Day!
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Erik Bähre
Anthropologist Erik Bähre has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for research on the morality of life insurance.
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Centre for Public Values & Ethics
The Centre for Public Values & Ethics (CPVE) is an interdisciplinary, academic centre of expertise aiming to conduct and disseminate scientific research on normative issues in the public sector, in particular the fulfillment of public office and the planning, making and executing of public policy, both…
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The Struggle Within: “Moral Crisis” on the Ottoman Homefront During the First World War
PhD Defence
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The “Morality Crisis” on the Ottoman Home Front during the First World War
Lecture
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How we do things here. Moral Communities, Integration, and Toleration in the Netherlands
PhD Defence
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Contact
If you have a question, there are various ways to get in touch with us.
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An Incomplete Inquiry: Reading the Filial Piety Stories through Lacan, or the Other Way Around…
Chenyu Cheng defended her thesis on 6 April 2017.
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Catalysis of the electrochemical water oxidation to oxygen
Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: F. Calle-Vallejo
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I 'Disticha Catonis' di Catenaccio da Anagni. Testo in volgare laziale (secc. XIII ex. - XIV in.)
The Disticha Catonis by Catenaccio of Anagni. A text in vernacular from Latium (late 13th - early 14th century)
- Publications
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Die heilige Poesie: toward a practical account of the Hegelian art of sublimity
This dissertation deals with Hegel’s theory of the sublime (das Erhabene). I focus specifically on die heilige Poesie (sacred poetry), a form of art that he identifies with the Judaic Psalms and which I claim to be the core of Hegel’s approach to sublimity. I claim that Hegel’s apparent lack of interest…
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Required documents
When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents.
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Philosophy of Law
Philosophy of law is concerned with the the foundations of law.
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The social context of emotion perception and Attention strategies in self-regulation
1. How does the social context influence emotion perception? 2. How do attentional control processes influence the unfolding of affective responses?
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Key Publications
Here’s a selection of key publications by members of the CPP:
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Moral Politics of Nationhood: Constructions of Sexual, Political and Religious Others in Contemporary Indonesia
Conference
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‘Private member's bill on Ending Life with Dignity too defective'
The D66 proposed bill on Ending Life with Dignity is inadequately substantiated and contains contradictions. This is the view expressed by Professor of Political Philosophy Paul Nieuwenburg in his inaugural lecture on 17 March.
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Epistemological Inquiry into Islam’s Moral Economic Teachings, Legal Discourse, and Islamization Process
PhD Defence
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Conflicting virtues in scholarship: Moral Economies in Late Nineteenth- Century German Academia
PhD Defence
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Focus areas
Within a multidisciplinary research team, cooperation takes place on the following focus areas:
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'Moralising Misfortune: Anthropological Perspectives on Finance, Care, and Morality' - Postponed due to Covid-19 regulations
Conference
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Thomas Morgan (1671/2-1743):from Presbyterian Preacher to Christian Deist
Mr. Jan van den Berg defended his thesis on 8 November 2018
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Political legitimacy in Chinese history : the case of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535)
Liu Puning defended his thesis on 25 April 2018.
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Key Issues in Historical Theory
This book addresses the definition of history and how people are influenced by it.
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Claiming crisis: narratives of tension and insurance in rural India
This article discusses local expressions of crisis in Beed district, central Maharashtra. Both in public and academic discourse crisis has become the term of choice for the many structural deficiencies which make agriculture an increasingly precarious livelihood in India. While most voices subscribe…
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No Man's Land: Gender and Sexuality in Erotic Narratives of the Late Ottoman Empire
Muge Özoglu defended her dissertation on 5 December 2018