Derek van Zoonen

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oslo, Norway

Derek van Zoonen is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Written by Derek van Zoonen

People on a boat deck taking a selfie against a city skyline with clear blue sky, towels and sun hats visible.
PLEASURES AND PASTIMES

Plato warned that some pleasures separate us from reality

The contemporary obsession with feeling good might mean we’re losing sight of what makes life genuinely meaningful

by Derek van Zoonen