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Cornelis Verhoeven (1982)

Cornelis Verhoeven (2 February 1928 – 11 June 2001) was a Dutch philosopher and writer.

Early life and education

Verhoeven was born in Udenhout, the fourth child of seven from a farmer's family in the south of the Netherlands. He attended a catholic priest seminary but was asked to leave. He then studied classics, philosophy and religious studies at the University of Nijmegen and earned his Ph.D. with the thesis Symboliek van de voet on 19 October 1956.

Career

Verhoeven taught Latin and Greek at the Jeroen Bosch College for 27 years. Then he became a professor of philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. He published more than 80 books. He has written original work on wonder,[1][2] reality,[3] violence, religion,[4] contemplation and language, and interpretations and translations of classical and modern philosophers such as Heraclitus, Plato, Geulincx, Leibniz, Nietzsche[5][6] and Heidegger. His work has been translated into English, German and Italian, and has been awarded the Anne Frank prize and the P. C. Hooft prize.[7]

One of his best known books was The Philosophy of Wonder.[8]

Personal

Verhoeven had two children, Neeltje (1973) and Daan, a freediver and photographer[9] (1974). He died in Den Bosch, on 11 June 2001.

Selected publications

Verhoeven's full bibliography consists of more than 3700 titles in Dutch.

References

  1. ^ James S. Taylor (1998). Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education. SUNY Press. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-7914-3585-4.
  2. ^ Campbell Jones; René ten Bos (10 April 2007). Philosophy and Organization. Routledge. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-1-134-19660-9.
  3. ^ Tijdschrift voor Filosofie: summaries year 2002 Tijdschift voor Filosofie
  4. ^ Bert Roebben; L. van der Tuin (2003). Practical Theology and the Interpretation of Crossing Boundaries: Essays in Honour of Professor M. P. J. Van Knippenberg. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-3-8258-6617-4.
  5. ^ Paul Tongeren; Paul Sars; Chris Bremmers; Koen Boey (1992). Eros and Eris. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-94-017-1464-8.
  6. ^ J.O. van de Breevaart: Authority in question. (PhD, Leiden, 2005)
  7. ^ P.C. Hooft-prijs 1978
  8. ^ Kent Cartwright (1 November 2010). Shakespearean Tragedy and Its Double: The Rhythms of Audience Response. Penn State Press. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-0-271-03963-3.
  9. ^ Verhoeven, Daan (June 8, 2020). "Daan Verhoeven personal website". Daan Verhoeven personal website. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

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