Dirk Verhofstadt is remembered for arguments the next generation could not ignore.
The record lists Dirk Verhofstadt as Belgian philosopher.
Dirk Verhofstadt was born at Dendermonde in 1955. His recorded nationality is Belgium. He studied at Ghent University.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
His academic posts were held at Ghent University.
A philosophical position survives not by being proved but by resisting every attempt to dispose of it.
That the work was done from Belgium matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Dirk Verhofstadt is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Held posts at Ghent University
