Rutger Claassen is a Professor of Political Philosophy and Economic Ethics. He aims to unravel the ideas that shape our social, political and economic world. He sees philosophy as having a practical and emancipatory purpose. Reflection can help to clarify the challenges our societies face and the possible pathways to a better future for all.  

Philosophy is a collective endeavor and is strongly connected to other disciplines in academia. Rutger is currently the co-Director of the interdisciplinary network Institutions for Open Societies. He is also a member of the Ethics Institute of Utrecht University, which is embedded in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and he is a member of the Utrecht University Sustainable Finance Lab. Make sure to visit their websites as well!  

Wherever possible, Rutger Claassen connects to citizens, policymakers and business professionals. He hopes to make them benefit from philosophical analysis, as well as to learn from them. Interested? 

Contact him at r.j.g.claassen@uu.nl .