Floris van den Berg
| Floris van den Berg | |
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 Floris van den Berg, 2014 | |
| Born |
4 February 1973 Naarden |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | philosopher, author |
Floris van den Berg (born 4 February 1973) is a Dutch philosopher, mostly known for his (relatively small) atheism campaign in the Netherlands.
Televised appearances
Following the initiative of Ariane Sherine and Richard Dawkins for the Atheist Bus Campaign in the United Kingdom, that was taken up in several other European countries, Floris van den Berg announced the intention to launch a similar campaign in the Netherlands on 12 January 2009. Kees van der Staaij of the ultraconservative Protestant Reformed Political Party (SGP) asked parliamentary questions about the matter to Secretary of State of Transport Tineke Huizinga,[1] and discussed the topic with Van den Berg on 28 January in Nova.[2] However, the bus campaign was abandoned, because the major bus companies Connexxion, Arriva and Veolia do not allow messages of a political or religious nature.[2][3]
On 11 March 2009, Van den Berg was interviewed by the NOS when he took a new initiave to place a billboard along the A4 motorway near Schiphol, that for the first time in the Netherlands promoted an atheist message: "There is probably no god. Dare to think for yourself and enjoy this life!"[4]
Following the publication of Van den Berg's book Hoe komen we van religie af? ("How will we dispose of religion?"), De Meiden van Halal invited him to a discussion in their television programme Bimbo's en Boerka's, tegenstellingen in multicultureel Nederland on 27 January 2010. Van den Berg's discussion on Bimbo's en Boerka's received a large amount of views on the Internet, especially on Uitzending Gemist, YouTube and Dumpert.[5]
Floris van den Berg organised three "Atheism Days" in which Dutch and Flemish atheist thinkers and campaigners held lectures, interviews and discussions. Every edition was attended by about a hundred people. In 2013 was the last edition.
Works
- Geleefde brieven / Deel I: Prometheus (2009). ISBN 9789067282260.
- Hoe komen we van religie af? (2009). ISBN 9789089180247.
- Filosofie voor een betere wereld (2009). ISBN 9789089240538.
- Harming others : universal subjectivism and the expanding moral circle, Dissertation, Leiden University 2011 (dissertation advisor Prof. dr. P. B. Cliteur).
- Geleefde brieven / Deel III: Ikaros (2012). ISBN 9789067282697.
- Philosophy for a Better World, Prometheus Books, (2013). ISBN 9781616145033.
- De vrolijke veganist - Ethiek in een veranderende wereld (2013). ISBN 9789089242655.
- Beter Weten (2015). ISBN 9789089243768.
References
- ↑ "SGP: Bus is geen reclamezuil" (in Dutch). SGP. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- 1 2 Nova (28 January 2009). "SGP tegen atheïstische reclame (10:19)" (in Dutch). Uitzending Gemist. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Omstreden tekst niet op Brabantse bussen" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "NOS Headlines - God bestaat niet?" (in Dutch). NOS Headlines. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Bimbo's en Boerka's 2010 (56:34)" (in Dutch). Uitzending Gemist. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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