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#Philosophy Section, University of Twente 🇳🇱
📚 MSc Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society #PSTS
🤖 Human/Technology Relations
🧪 Philosophy of Science
👀 Ethics of Technology
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Hi we're the Philosophy Section of the University of Twente. Our research and education focus on the philosophy and ethics of technology and engineering science. We're strongly committed to interdisciplinary work and have close ties to social science and engineering.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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On my way to Maastricht for some technological refusal (and for a keynote Friday morning on my new book)...
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‘No & ...’ : A Forum on Technological Refusal - Home
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February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Our next University of Twente Philosophy Lecture will be delivered by Anna Leuschner (University Professor of Philosophy of Science, Bergische Universität Wuppertal) on "From Denial to Selective Ignorance: On the Old and New Strategies against Climate Protection":
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Philosophy Colloquium Lecture - 19 Febuary 1545-1730 - Anna Leuschner
University of Twente Philosophy Lectures 2025-2026
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February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Our next Tech Values colloquium will take place on Thursday 12 February from 15:45 to 17:30.

Maren Behrensen (UT) will present a paper titled "From Reproduction to Hallucination: Walter Benjamin’s Artwork Essay and Contemporary Fascist Epistemologies":
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The next Tech Values colloquium will take place on Thursday 12 February from 15:45 to 17:30 (room TBA). Maren Behrensen will present a paper titled "From Reproduction to Hallucination: Walter… | ...
The next Tech Values colloquium will take place on Thursday 12 February from 15:45 to 17:30 (room TBA). Maren Behrensen will present a paper titled "From Reproduction to Hallucination: Walter Benjamin...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Our first Human-Tech Colloquium of 2026 will take place on Thursday January 29 in RA2502 from 15.45 to 17.30 hrs.

"Technological Exhaustion and Inoperativity"

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Our first Human-Tech Colloquium of 2026 will take place on Thursday January 29 in RA2502 from 15.45 to 17.30 hrs.     "Technological Exhaustion and Inoperativity"   Authors:  Bas de Boer, Un...
Our first Human-Tech Colloquium of 2026 will take place on Thursday January 29 in RA2502 from 15.45 to 17.30 hrs.     "Technological Exhaustion and Inoperativity"   Authors:  Bas de Boer, University o...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
UT philosophy professor Saana Jukola invited to join All European Academies (ALLEA) taskforce:
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UT philosophy professor Saana Jukola invited to join All European Academies (ALLEA) taskforce
Saana Jukola, Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Health and Technology, was invited to join All European Academies (ALLEA) taskforce Strengthening Trust in Science.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:20 AM
UT philosophy professor Mieke Boon to give lecture on AI and Creativity at De Museum Fabriek on 3 February:
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UT philosophy professor Mieke Boon to give lecture on AI and Creativity at De Museum Fabriek on 3 February
Mieke Boon, Full Professor of Philosophy of Science in Practice at the University of Twente, will be discussing the topic of "AI and Creativity" on February 3 at 2000 at De Museum Fabriek in Enschede:
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January 26, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Our next Philofilm 🎥 screening will be UT philosophy PhD candidate Maaike van der Horst presenting the classic Ernst Lubitch comedy The Doll (1919):
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Philofilm screening of The Doll with UT philosophy PhD candidate Maaike van der Horst
The next Philofilm at Concordia Film Theatre will be UT philosophy PhD candidate Maaike van der Horst presenting the classic Ernst Lubitch comedy The Doll:
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January 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Our first Human-Tech Colloquium of 2026 will take place on Thursday January 29 in RA2502 from 15.45 to 17.30 hrs.

"Technological Exhaustion and Inoperativity"

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Our first Human-Tech Colloquium of 2026 will take place on Thursday January 29 in RA2502 from 15.45 to 17.30 hrs.     "Technological Exhaustion and Inoperativity"   Authors:  Bas de Boer, Un...
Our first Human-Tech Colloquium of 2026 will take place on Thursday January 29 in RA2502 from 15.45 to 17.30 hrs.     "Technological Exhaustion and Inoperativity"   Authors:  Bas de Boer, University o...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
University of Twente Philosophy Lectures 2025-2026

22 January 2026, 15:45-17:30

Darryl Cressman and Massimiliano Simons
Department of Philosophy (Maastricht)

"The Many Histories of the Empirical Turn: The History of the Philosophy of Technology in the Netherlands"
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Philosophy Colloquium Lecture - 22 January 1545-1730 - Darryl Cressman and Massimiliano Simons
University of Twente Philosophy Lectures 2025-2026
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January 15, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Our next Tech Values colloquium will take place on Thursday January 15th from 15:45 to 17:30.

UT Philosophy PhD candidate Linde Franken will be presenting the paper "Towards an animal-friendly energy transition: a framework for interspecies cosmopolitan justice":
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Our next Tech Values colloquium will take place on Thursday January 15th from 15:45 to 17:30. UT Philosophy PhD candidate Linde Franken will be presenting a paper titled "Towards… | University ...
Our next Tech Values colloquium will take place on Thursday January 15th from 15:45 to 17:30. UT Philosophy PhD candidate Linde Franken will be presenting a paper titled "Towards an animal-friendly ...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:11 AM
University of Twente gets a lot of ❤️ in this video from an American instagrammer:
December 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Some #NihilismAndTechnology in De Groene Amsterdammer today...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Celebrating the holidays with @utwentephilosophy.bsky.social with dinner on campus and then Running Man at the movie theater...
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Sounds like a @utwentephilosophy.bsky.social MSc thesis topic...
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
University of Twente philosophy professors Michael Nagenborg and Julia Hermann interviewed by German News about the state of international students in the Netherlands:
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December 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
University of Twente Philosophy is well represented at today's protest in Amsterdam against the Dutch government's cuts to higher education budgets 🟥🟥🟥
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
University of Twente BMS Dean Tanya Banderouk opening the Virtualisation and Culture International Symposium and Networking Event:
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December 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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De UT staat opnieuw op een vierde plaats in de Keuzegids Universiteiten 2026, met een totaalscore van 63 punten. Het totaalbeeld verandert niet ten opzichte van vorig jaar, wel telt de UT meer topopleidingen: van vijf naar zeven stuks.
Keuzegids 2026: zelfde score, meer topopleidingen
De UT staat opnieuw op een vierde plaats in de Keuzegids Universiteiten 2026, met een totaalscore van 63 punten. Het totaalbeeld verandert niet ten opzichte van vorig jaar, wel telt de UT meer topople...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Our next Tech Values Colloquium will take place on Thursday 11 December from 15:45 to 17:30 (room TBA). Dominic Lenzi will be presenting a paper titled "Rethinking subsistence and luxury in climate policy":
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Our next Tech Values Colloquium will take place on Thursday 11 December from 15:45 to 17:30 (room TBA). Dominic Lenzi will be presenting a paper titled "Rethinking subsistence and luxury in clima...
Our next Tech Values Colloquium will take place on Thursday 11 December from 15:45 to 17:30 (room TBA). Dominic Lenzi will be presenting a paper titled "Rethinking subsistence and luxury in climate po...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
UT Philosophy Professor Mieke Boon delivering this month's UT Philosophy Colloquium Lecture to a packed house:
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Come celebrate #WorldPhilosophyDay today at our On-Campus Master Open Day 👇
> Not sure what to think about AI? 🤖
> Uncertain whether you can trust social media? 🥸
> Want to help scientists combat climate change? 🔥

Join us for the Online Master Open Day and find out more about our Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society MSc program:
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November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM