Dirk Verhofstadt
Dirk Verhofstadt | |
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| Born | Dirk Verhofstadt August 25, 1955 Dendermonde, Belgium |
| Occupation | Author |
| Citizenship | Belgium |
| Education | Moral Philosophy (PhD 2010) |
| Alma mater | University of Ghent |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Subject | Philosophy, liberalism, social liberalism, atheism |
| Relatives | Guy Verhofstadt (brother) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Region | Western |
| School | Social liberalism |
| Main interests | Liberalism, social liberalism, atheism, moral philosophy, ethics |
Dirk Verhofstadt (born 25 August 1955 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian social liberal (Rawlsian) theorist and younger brother of former Belgian Prime Minister and former ALDE European Parliament 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.