Telephone number:	+31 (0)71 527 2008
E-Mail:	e.h.l.brugmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department:	Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte
Office Address:	Witte Singel-complex Witte Singel 25/M. de Vrieshof 4 2311 BZ Leiden Room number 1.03c

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Personal information
Edith Brugmans (Stampersgat, 1956) holds the chair for philosophy and catholic thought. As special professor she teaches courses on moral philosophy and on philosophy of literature.
Beside the professorship at Leiden University, she is associate professor for philosophy of law, at the Faculty of Law, Radboud University Nijmegen.

The Thomas More Chair
The chair for philosophy in relation to catholic thought is founded by the Thomas More Foundation. The Thomas More Foundation works to advance reflective thinking in relation to the catholic tradition.

Research
The first line of research concerns the theory of moral sensibility, with special attention to the ethical concept of justice and the epistemological concept of the imagination. The second line of research concerns philosophy of literature and concentrates on 20^th century French and Anglo-Saxon authors. A specific project is devoted to the philosophical and literary writings of Iris Murdoch.

Publications

• Edith Brugmans, Moreel scepticisme, Valkhof Pers 2005, Nijmegen.

• Edith Brugmans, Murdoch on the Impossibility of Moral Scepticism, in Iris Murdoch, A Reassessment, ed. Anne Rowe, Macmillan 2007, Hampshire, p. 47-60.

• Edith Brugmans, red., De ziel in de literatuur, Valkhof Pers 2009, Nijmegen.

A complete list of publications is available on the Metis-website of Radboud University Nijmegen.

Link: Leiden Scientists and Scholars