Dirk Verhofstadt
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Dirk Verhofstadt (born 25 August 1955 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian social liberal (Rawlsian) theorist and younger brother of former Belgian Prime Minister and former ALDE European Parliament Leader Guy Verhofstadt. He has a keen interest in political philosophy, and his philosophical outlook is influenced by Karl Popper, John Stuart Mill, Cesare Beccaria, Thomas Paine, Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum.
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Born | Dirk Verhofstadt (1955-08-25) August 25, 1955 (age 68) Dendermonde, Belgium |
Occupation | Author |
Citizenship | Belgium |
Education | Moral Philosophy (PhD 2010) |
Alma mater | University of Ghent |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Subject | Philosophy, liberalism, social liberalism, atheism |
Relatives | Guy Verhofstadt (brother) |
Philosophy career | |
Era | Contemporary |
Region | Western |
School | Social liberalism |
Main interests | Liberalism, social liberalism, atheism, moral philosophy, ethics |
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