Maurits v. Falkenreck Dutch decay

an entrepreneurial answer to the decline of the Dutch welfare state

In this book, Maurits v. Falkenreck describes the decay of the Dutch welfare state, and also presents his innovative projects to counter this decay. During his years as an innovator and entrepreneur, he discovered the failing innovation system and culture in which he was operating. This resulted in a sharp and refined analysis of what he calls 'The Political Ecosystem'. Based on this model and the philosophical concept of 'Model-Platonism', Falkenreck has created a thorough system analysis of Western...

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Engels | 323 pagina's (PDF, 36 MB) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2021

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Lectures for the XXIst century

2008-2009

The university is a nerve centre of society. This glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, workshops and classrooms of K.U.Leuven reveal what preoccupies scientists today, and how their ideas and discoveries impact our world. This second annual series of lectures in English includes such highlights as J.J. Cassiman on Genetics and Genomics, R. Merckx on Food in Africa, G. Verbeeck on The Future of History, and a great deal more. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

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Engels | 300 pagina's (PDF, 5,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017

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Lectures for the XXIst century

What preoccupies scientists today? What is the impact of their ideas and discoveries on ourselves and on our society? This question is the starting point of the 'Lectures for the twenty-first century'. Parallel to the established Dutch series, this year for the first time an English edition was organized. This first English edition offers an international audience a glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, the work shops or the studies and shows how linguistic justice, the history of Belgium,...

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Engels | 286 pagina's (PDF, 2,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017

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'A truly golden handbook'

the scholarly quest for Utopia

'A Truly Golden Handbook, No Less Instructive than Delightful, by the Most Learned and Distinguished Professors of the Renowned University of Leuven.' 500 Years Utopia. What would the ideal society of the future look like? In 1516, the eminent English humanist Thomas More tried his hand at imagining a perfect society on a distant island. His Utopia was published in the Flemish town of Leuven, home of a university that was established almost a century earlier. 500 years later, scholars of this university...

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Engels | 576 pagina's (PDF, 6,6 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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Max Tegmark Life 3.0

being human in the age of artificial intelligence

Beschrijving van de mogelijke gevolgen van kunstmatige intelligentie.

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Engels | 364 pagina's | Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, [London] | 2017

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William (Boy) Habraken Zij die voor ons kwamen

Fotoboek over megalithische bouwwerken uit de prehistorie over de gehele wereld.

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Engels | Nederlands | 373 pagina's | Mercury International, Dongen | 2017

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Kelsey Crowe There is no good card for this

what to say and do when life is scary, awful, and unfair to people you love

Luchtige handleiding voor ondersteunende communicatie bij verlies of verdriet.

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Engels | 260 pagina's | 2017

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