Research Group Philosophy and Professional Practice
The Philosophy & Professional Practice research group contributes to an intellectual climate in which students, lecturers, researchers, employees and administrators feel challenged to coordinate their thoughts and actions.
The Philosophy and Professional Practice research group analyses new technologies and the design practice, technological culture and society from which these emerge. This reveals underlying values, interests, assumptions and world views. By reflecting on the use of technology in professional practice and daily life, the research group creates awareness of the impact of technology on people, professions and society as a whole, including the associated professional and ethical dilemmas.
Inaugural lecture
On Wednesday, March 16, Chris Detweiler, Lecturer in Philosophy and Professional Practice, gave his inaugural lecture. Watch his inaugural lecture here.
Team
Gerben Bakker
Bert van den Bergh
Elke Müller
Alex Zakklas
Gerben Bakker
Bert van den Bergh
Elke Müller
Alex Zakklas
Alex Zakkas is a lecturer in the Communication & Multimedia Design program (Faculty of IT & Design) and a researcher in the Philosophy and Professional Practice Research Group. His work examines the role of technology in contemporary culture and education through critical theory and reflective experimentation. Alex has a MSc in Industrial Design Engineering from TU Delft and a BA in Fine Arts / Unstable Media from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Besides teaching and doing research in The Hague University of Applied Sciences, he is active in the wider field of digital culture as a designer and artist.
About the professor
Chris Detweiler
Podcast
In een interview vertelt Henriëtta Joosten over haar boek "De publieke sfeer in de 21e eeuw. Hanna Arendt als gids voor professionals" waarin de zienswijze van filosoof en politiek denker Hannah Arendt centraal staat. Welke handvaten biedt deze bijzondere filosoof, die vooral over totalitarisme geschreven heeft, ons om technische én humane ontwikkelingen in onze hedendaagse samenleving te verenigen? Wat voor kansen en gevaren brengt ICT ons? Welke mogelijkheden hebben (aankomende) professionals om de publieke sfeer te vergroten en waarom is dat belangrijk?
Het boek is genomineerd voor de Socratesbeker 2020. Deze prijs wordt ieder jaar uitgereikt aan de auteur van het meest urgente, oorspronkelijke en prikkelende Nederlandstalige filosofieboek.