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.infohttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3mtcw2o2dbs2r@dicktimmer.bsky.social and my paper ‘Against the Desertist Case for Minimal Thresholds’ was just published by the Journal of Social Philosophy. You can check it out here, in open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josp.7006518 Aug 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcw2o2dbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3mkqf2hqqwk2sJust gave a lecture on limitarianism at my alma mater University College Utrecht. Was great to be back, meet a few former teachers, and a new generation of students30 Apr 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqf2hqqwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3mfqrfewz3s2iOver 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: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-structure-of-normative-ethics-9780197825327?cc=nl&lang=en&#26 Feb 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqrfewz3s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3mfqr4a34pc2iA 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. https://academic.oup.com/book/6226926 Feb 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqr4a34pc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3m3m552lfwk2dMy 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!20 Oct 2025 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3m552lfwk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3m3erksl2ac23The 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. https://www.ozsw.nl/activity/ethics-and-economics-summer-school/17 Oct 2025 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3erksl2ac23https://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3lvskwbpfrc25Just spotted a signed first edition of Nozick’s ‘Philosophical Explanations’ at an antiquarian bookstore. Yours for an astonishing 1.250 pounds. Makes you wonder what a signed edition of ‘Anarchy, State, and Utopia’ would cost.07 Aug 2025 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvskwbpfrc25https://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3lvg3d5n3tc2yCanal parade, pride Amsterdam02 Aug 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvg3d5n3tc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3lvftj3hwws2rNog steeds krijgen zeven op de tien LHBTI’s in hun leven te maken met fysiek of verbaal geweld om wie ze zijn, in Nederland. Stem op 29 oktober voor de regenbooggemeenschap! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2025 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvftj3hwws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3ltybx7n6x22cDo you want to learn more about great philosophers such as Chomsky, Nietzsche, and Quine? Check out these interviews by Bryan Magee, which are now available in podcast format: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oQJUKfmJcu0dpskkUonlf?si=dAAitOuWT5Wng4yrniNjuQ15 Jul 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltybx7n6x22chttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3ltlzl3ykpk2zRijker en gelijker? Laten we de roze bril afzetten en problemen oplossen, in plaats van te beweren dat het allemaal wel meevalt. Mijn reactie op een interview met Zweedse econoom Daniel Waldenström, in de Volkskrant. https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/lezersreacties-rijker-en-gelijker-laten-we-de-roze-bril-afzetten-en-problemen-oplossen~b00c2213/10 Jul 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltlzl3ykpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3lt2ju7c47c23Niet panikeren, organiseren03 Jul 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2ju7c47c23https://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3lonyafexps2zAre Western countries richer and more equal today than they were a century ago? And should Piketty's influential analysis of wealth inequality be nuanced? What kind of policy measures are required to ensure broad prosperity? [1/6]08 May 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonyafexps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3lmrf72g7bk2m14 Apr 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrf72g7bk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/huubbrouwer.bsky.social/post/3lmhdggvrpc2oToday we strike in Tilburg against the budget cuts on higher education that were approved by the Senate on Tuesday. #stopthecuts #doehetniet10 Apr 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:svimxr4ukiavchwasdoucqo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhdggvrpc2o