Henk Oosterling

(1952) teaches dialectic philosophy, French philosophy of differences, intercultural philosophy and philosophy of arts in the Faculty of Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Oosterling plays an active role in the city of Rotterdam. He is initiator and operational director of ‘Rotterdam Skillcity’, a bottom up research model for urban revitalisation and renovation, focused on the specific social-cultural and socio-economic situation of Rotterdam. In 2008, Oosterling received the ‘Laurenspenning’ and the 'Lof der Zotheid seld' in 2016, for his important role in and contribution to social and cultural life in Rotterdam. For his oeuvre he received the 'Van Praag Prijs' in 2013, and the Tibetan Shambhala buddists gave him the Enlightened Society Award. In 2016 his book Waar geen wil is, is een weg (Where there is no will there is a way', on the differences between Western and Eastern philosophy.