Etienne Vermeersch | |
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 Vermeersch in 2015 | |
| Born | Etienne Vermeersch 2 May 1934 |
| Died | 18 January 2019 (aged 84) Ghent, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | Ghent University |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy, 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| Institutions | Ghent University |
Main interests | Philosophy of science, History of philosophy, History of Christianity, Bioethics, Environmental philosophy, Moral philosophy, cultural criticism |
| Website | http://www.etiennevermeersch.be |
Etienne Vermeersch (2 May 1934, Sint-Michiels, Bruges – 18 January 2019, Ghent) was a Belgian moral philosopher, skeptic, opinion maker and debater. He is one of the founding fathers of the abortion, euthanasia law, and the Law on Patients' Rights in Belgium.[1] Vermeersch became an atheist after five years with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Later he became a philosophical materialist. In January 2008, Vermeersch was chosen by hundred prominent Flemings as the most influential intellectual of Flanders.[2] He died in a hospital in Ghent on 18 January 2019 by euthanasia after a long illness.[3]
- ^ [1] Biography.
- ^ "De grootste intellectuelen van Vlaanderen". Knack (in Dutch). 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.
- ^ Filosoof, ethicus en opiniemaker Etienne Vermeersch overleden