Since his seminal work on the relationships between law and sciences in 1992, Serge Gutwirth has been exploring numerous scholarly paths, and reinventing the ways in which academia intersects with activism. Full Professor at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the Vrije University Brussel (VUB), legal scholar, criminologist, founder of the Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) research group, he has been not only a pioneering mind and a multifaceted writer, but also a mentor and inf...

Fashion+ discusses the concept of inclusive fashion, its emergence, development, and  significance within contemporary society. It highlights the shift towards more environmentally and socially responsible practices within the fashion industry, leading to innovative working methods and values previously overlooked. The book also emphasizes the need to explore new conceptual frameworks and ways of representation in the inclusive fashion sector.

The book introduces an anthology t...

Als er één uitspraak is, waarmee we allemaal vertrouwd zijn, dan wel deze: een gelukkig nieuwjaar en nog een goede gezondheid, want dat is het belangrijkste dat er is. Maar hoe begrijpen we gezondheid en welke plaats krijgt het in de samenleving? Gezondheid is als thema alomtegenwoordig en alleen al daarom is het nodig ermee bezig te zijn, ook vanuit filosofisch perspectief. Hoe meer we weten over onze gezondheid, hoe meer vragen en dilemma’s er op ons afkomen. En hoe groter onze keuzevri...

This is the sixth edition of a book bringing together microeconomic insights on the functioning of non-profit organisations, complementing the wide range of books on the management of non-profit organisations by focusing on both theoretical and empirical work. Firstly, definitions of non-profit organisations are considered, after which the economic rationale behind their existence is examined, followed by a study of the demand for them and its implications for their functioning. The final cha...

In a pivotal moment in the development of the arts and the sciences, Pieter Bruegel painted The Blind Leading the Blind (1568), a major work that embodies the transition from the medieval to the humanist mind. In The Blind Leading the Blind, Bruegel ascribed a different treatment to the fi gures and the landscape. I will show how Bruegel applied a white preparation underneath the human fi gures and not beneath the earthy ground surrounding the blind men. In doing so, he physically placed the ...

In 1868, in het heetst van de strijd tussen klerikalen en antiklerikalen, schrijft de Brusselse liberale publicist en econoom Charles le Hardy de Beaulieu (1816-1871) een Catechismus van de Universele Moraal.

Antiklerikalen beklemtonen vooral de ongerijmdheden en de gevaren van het geloof. Zo wekken ze, meent le Hardy de Beaulieu, onbewust de indruk dat ze alleen een negatieve boodschap brengen en geen alternatief hebben voor hoe mensen moeten leven zonder op religie gesteunde regels.

De Cate...