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Lecture
Nexus Lecture Wynton Marsalis -
Sunday 12 November 2023
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Calling Dr. Jazz: the Case for Integrity
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Conference
Nexus Conference 2023
Nietzsche and Van Gogh discuss the Future of Western Civilization
Saturday 17 June 2023
National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam

Lecture
The Future of Europe
Nexus Lecture President Emmanuel Macron
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Amare Theater, The Hague

Society
John Maynard Keynes
Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren
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How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
Life is Hard
The book is filled to the brim with interesting ideas and arguments, well-chosen illustrations from literature and cinema, and courageous confessions taken from Setiya’s own life.

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The Grace of Age

Art, Culture, Philosophy
Lesley Chamberlain
Van Gogh and the light around a pair of boots
In Cuesmes, Van Gogh learnt about physical work, and philosophy after him embroidered the significance of work.

Politics
Lilia Shevtsova
How the West is accommodating the Kremlin
The postmodern, transactional leaderships of Europe today find themselves poorly equipped to respond to the challenges posed by the Russian System, which is why the Western responses inevitably slide into accommodationism.

History, Politics, Society
Peter Frankopan
Götterdämmerung: Who – or What – will Rule the World ?
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- National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
- Tomb or Treasure?
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Nexus Conference 2023
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- Erasmus University, Rotterdam
- Wynton Marsalis
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Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Masters
Thomas Mann
What can we learn from the great European humanist?
Masters
Thomas Mann
What can we learn from the great European humanist?
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