Dirk Verhofstadt

Dirk Verhofstadt
Born
Dirk Verhofstadt

(1955-08-25) 25 August 1955
Dendermonde, Belgium
OccupationAuthor
CitizenshipBelgium
EducationMoral Philosophy (PhD 2010)
Alma materUniversity of Ghent
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectPhilosophy, liberalism, social liberalism, atheism
RelativesGuy Verhofstadt (brother)
Philosophical work
EraContemporary
RegionWestern
SchoolSocial liberalism
Main interestsLiberalism, social liberalism, atheism, moral philosophy, ethics

Dirk Verhofstadt (born 25 August 1955 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian social liberal and Rawlsian theorist and younger brother of former Belgian Prime Minister and former ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt. He has a keen interest in political philosophy, and his philosophical outlook is influenced by Karl Popper, John Stuart Mill, Cesare Beccaria, Thomas Paine, Amartya Sen, and Martha Nussbaum.

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