In this research, the moral status of Dutch combatants will be considered. Due to changes in the nature of international conflict, Dutch combatants are not only seen as warriors, but also as moral agents. In order to take ...

This thesis argues that the increasing popular support of ‘The Great Replacement’, an Islamophobic conspiracy theory, may be the result of its partial legitimization by mainstream actors. The stereotypical depiction of ...

One of the most frequently heard arguments in the debate about political correctness is that political correctness conflicts with freedom of speech and is therefore objectionable. According to Mill’s harm principle, which ...

The discussion on the permissibility of assisted-suicide has been reignited in The Netherlands following the ‘worthy end-of-life’ legislative proposal. More commonly referred to as the ‘completed life’ (voltooid leven) ...

This thesis is about the moral obligations of states towards refugees and analyses three different theories on immigration ethics by David Miller, Seyla Benhabib and Joseph Carens. The asylum claims of refugees show the ...

In this thesis it is researched whether humanity should adhere to Cixin Liu’s Dark Forest Theory when meeting extraterrestrials for the first time. The theory’s form is comparable to a social contract theory and was therefore ...