@huubbrouwer
Political philosopher and economist | assistant prof Tilburg University | philosophy of taxation, moral limits of markets | treasurer of AVV labor union and Dutch/Flemish Month of Philosophy | huubbrouwer.info
New research from Tilburg University's Philosophy Department: Paolo Santori in the Journal of Business Ethics "Against Spiritual Leadership in (For-Profit) Organizations".
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The philosophy department of Tilburg University is now on Bluesky 🥳 Follow this profile for more on our research and events and, if you are curious to learn more about our department, visit our website at www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/school...
Over the past two years, Benjamin Mullins and I have edited the collected works of Shelly Kagan. The first volume, containing his work on the structure and methods of normative ethics, is now available for pre-order here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
A chapter @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social and I wrote on the empirical premises of economic limitarianism is now available online, in open access. It is part of 'Why Political Theory Needs Social Science', edited by Alice Baderin and David Miller.
academic.oup.com/book/62269.
The version I submitted to JMP can be read here: repository.tilburguniversity.edu/server/api/c....
In the review I say that I'll use the book in teaching. I have by now and think it works really well. So: read it and discuss it with students!
My review is here: doi.org/10.1163/1745... (paywalled).
I think the book is a nice example of what Quassim Cassam has termed “liberation philosophy” in his presidential address at the Aristotelian society meeting in 2024: a type of philosophy that “seeks to contribute to the liberation of the oppressed and to the creation of a more just society”.
and a host of measures to stimulate worker cooperatives.
In chapter 8, Chandler argues that work should be democratized by strengthening basic employment rights, co-management of companies through works councils and employee representation in the board of directors, mandatory employee share-ownership and profit-sharing arrangements,
highly progressive income and inheritance taxation, and an annual wealth tax paid only by the wealthiest 1 percent.
In chapter 7, he argues that we should preserve and share our prosperity better through carbon taxes on individual emissions, a universal basic income (UBI), a higher minimum wage, stronger unions, a sovereign wealth fund, increases in tax revenue to 45-50 percent of GDP,
In chapter 6, Chandler advocates stimulating substantive equality of opportunity through a universal legal entitlement to early-years education, banning fee-paying primary and high schools, mandatory disclosure of gender and racial pay gaps in organizations, and gender-neutral parental leave.
I highly recommend the book. It does a nice job explaining Rawls' theory of justice and advocating a Rawlsian policy agenda. Just to give a sense of the type of policies he discusses:
My review of Daniel Chandler's book 'Free & Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like?' has now been put online by the Journal of Moral Philosophy!
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More information and applying:
The full program of the course can be found here: www.ozsw.nl/activity/eth.... It is also possible to register there. Registrations will be processed on a rolling basis. The registration deadline is 31 March 2026. The maximum number of participants is 30.
These rates include lunches, dinners, and catering during the school. The school is subsidized by the Dutch Research School for Philosophy and Huub Brouwer's Veni grant on Philosophy of Taxation.
Costs: There are two options for participating in the Summer School:
1. Full school: 300 Euros for OZSW members, 350 Euros for non-members.
2. One day participation: 115 Euros for OZSW members, 130 Euros for non-OZSW members.
Location: Erasmus University Rotterdam campus
Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen)
Kian Mintz Woo (University College Cork)
Julie Rose (Dartmouth College)
Bruno Verbeek (Leiden University)
Nicholas Vrousalis (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Confirmed speakers:
Constanze Binder (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Jamie Draper (Utrecht University)
Yvette Drissen (Tilburg University)
Anca Gheaus (Central European University)
Daniel Halliday (University of Melbourne)
Joseph Heath (University of Toronto)
The aim of this summer school is to bring together graduate students and recently completed PhDs working on economic ethics and take a deep dive into philosophical debates about climate change, labor markets, and taxation, with some of the leading researchers on these issues.
What is the value of economic growth? What are the moral harms and benefits of (labor) market competition?
Questions at the intersection of ethics and economics are hotly debated both in academic philosophy and in public policy circles.
Topic: In what ways can economic inequality undermine the proper functioning of democracy? Are carbon taxes morally desirable, also in non-ideal circumstances? How can industrial policy be designed to respect, or even further, egalitarian goals?
The Dutch Research School for Philosophy and Tilburg University philosophy department invite PhD students to register for participation in the summer school 'Ethics and Economics', in Rotterdam, from Monday the 22nd till Wednesday the 24th of June 2026.
www.ozsw.nl/activity/eth...
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/uncollected-writings-9780198927570?cc=gb&lang=en&
Officially published today! Link in Alt Text.
(Fifth book with my name on (including new editions) published in the last two years, but who’s counting?)
🍂 ☀️ 📚 Deze winter bij @isvw.bsky.social: filosofie van democratie. Een weekend lang (12-14 december) denken we over democratie en haar heel diverse uitdagingen.
Met een geweldige line-up: o.a. Daan Roovers, Josette Daemen, Gijs van Oenen, Theo de Wit en Joris Backer. ⤵️
isvw.nl/activiteit/f...
The workshop is funded by my Dutch Research Council project on philosophy of taxation (VI.Veni.221F.045).
Topics include, but are not limited to, land value taxes, carbon taxes, taxes on AI and robotization, novel forms of wealth taxes on individuals and corporations, special taxes on ultra-high net worth individuals, and novel forms of inheritance taxes.
The aim of the workshop, and the special issue that will result from it, is to contribute to the cutting-edge of philosophical inquiry into taxation by studying which tax bases can help address 21st century challenges.