Interests

I primarily work in moral philosophy, but I'm also interested in political philosophy and philosophy of law. I enjoy teaching classical texts.

Research

My PhD-project is on the Kantian concept of autonomy and the problem of moral evil. Ever since Reinhold's Letters on the Kantian Philosophy the objection has been raised that Kant's normative conception of autonomy entails that nobody is morally responsible for actions that are morally wrong. Making use of some of the insights developed by P.F. Strawson in his seminal article Freedom and Resentment, I show this objection to be false. My broader aim is to develop a Kantian theory of moral responsibility for morally wrong actions.

Some info

I received my master's degree in philosophy at the University of Amsterdam.

Currently, I am a visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo, where Prof. Masaki Ichinose is hosting my stay. For this stay I was awarded a research fellowship from the Canon Foundation.

In the fall semester of 2013/14, I was a visiting student researcher at UC Berkeley. My host was Prof. R. Jay Wallace. For my stay at UC Berkeley I was awarded a research fellowship from Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and De Breed Kreiken Innovatiefonds.

In the fall semester of 2012/13, I was a visiting scholar at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. My host there was Prof. Marcus Willaschek. Prof. Willaschek continues to be my second supervisor. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) gave financial support for this stay.

During my bachelor's and master's degrees studies at the University of Amsterdam I also stayed at the University of Alcalá de Henares and at the Free University Berlin.

Upcoming

For What It's Worth: Praise, Blame, and the Excuse of Inadvertence. 12th International Kant Congress, University of Vienna, September 21-25 2015. 

TBA. Colloquium Marcus Willaschek, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, July 14 2015.

TBA. Hongo Metaphysics Club, University of Tokyo, June 2015. 

Past

Schizophrenia and Moral Responsibility. Psychiatry Beyond Scientism, VU University Amsterdam, January 22-24 2015

Blaming Friends: A Critique of Scanlon. Dutch Research School of Philosophy Study Group Philosophy of Responsibility, VU University of Amsterdam, January 16 2015.

Blaming Friends: A Critique of Scanlon. Dutch Research School of Philosophy Annual Conference, University of Nijmegen, November 7-8 2014.

Mental Disorder and Moral Responsibility: A Kantian Account. Philosophy and Public Affairs Colloquium, University of Amsterdam, October 29 2014.

Mental Disorder and Moral Responsibility: A Kantian Account. Workshop on Moral Responsibility, University of Amsterdam, October 16-17.

Human Dignity as the Basis of Human Rights? European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, University of Glasgow, September 3-6 2014. 

Mental Disorder and Moral Responsibility: A Kantian Account. Colloquium Marcus Willaschek, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, June 24 2014.

Kant on the Exemptions. Natürliche Zwecke und gute Gründe, Graduate Workshop, University of Potsdam, July 12-13 2013. 

Punishment without Desert: An Alternative Kantian Account. Association of Legal and Social Philosophy Annual Conference, University of Stirling, June 24-25 2013. 

Human Dignity as the Basis of Human Rights? Glasgow Human Rights Network Graduate Conference, University of Glasgow, May 22 2013. 

Responsibility without Intelligible Deed. Kant und der Deutsche Idealismus, University of Vienna, January 31 - February 2 2013.  

Responsibility without Intelligible Deed. Colloquium Marcus Willaschek, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, November 11 2012.

Is Heteronomy an Excusing Condition? Kant on Autonomy and Moral Evil. 4th Annual Conference on Practical Philosophy, Eindhoven University of Technology, November 2-3 2012. 

Is  Heteronomy an Excusing Condition? Kant on Autonomy and Moral Evil. 1st  Workshop for PhD Students hosted by the Kant-Gesellschaft e.V., University of Luxembourg, October 1-2 2012.

Freiheit und System: Schellings Rechtfertigung der Autonomie im Hinblick auf die Existenz des moralischen Bösen. 4. Internationaler Workshop für klassische Deutsche Philosophie, Ruhr-University Bochum, July 14-15 2012.

Autonomy, Moral Evil, and the Excuses. A Passion for Reason, Kant-Workshop with Paul Guyer, University of Konstanz, July 7-8 2012.

Evil and Moral Responsibility. Zweck und Zweckmäßigkeit, Teleologie nach Kants Kritik, Berlin Technical University, February 23-25 2012.

The Concept of Autonomy and the Problem of Moral Evil. Young Researchers on German Idealism, University of Tilburg, June 6 2011. 

2013-2014

• Geschiedenis van de Filosofie (History of Philosophy)

2012-2013

• Geschiedenis van de Filosofie (History of Philosophy)

2011-2012

• Inleiding Filosofie I (Introduction to Philosophy I)

2010-2011

• Inleiding Filosofie I (Introduction to Philosophy I)

• Inleiding Filosofie II (Introduction to Philosophy II)

• Inleiding Filosofie: Propedeusewerkstuk (Introduction to Philosophy: Writing a Paper)

• Geen nevenwerkzaamheden