Etienne Vermeersch
Etienne Vermeersch (2 May 1934, Sint-Michiels, Bruges – 18 January 2019, Ghent) was a Belgian moral philosopher, skeptic, opinion maker and debater. He is one of the founding fathers of the abortion, euthanasia law, and the Law on Patients' Rights in Belgium. Vermeersch became an atheist after five years with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Later he became a philosophical materialist. In January 2008, Vermeersch was chosen by hundred prominent Flemings as the most influential intellectual of Flanders. He died in a hospital in Ghent on 18 January 2019 by euthanasia after a long illness.
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| Born | Etienne Vermeersch 2 May 1934 |
| Died | 18 January 2019 (aged 84) Ghent, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | Ghent University |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy, 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| Institutions | Ghent University |
Main interests | Philosophy of science, History of philosophy, History of Christianity, Bioethics, Environmental philosophy, Moral philosophy, cultural criticism |
| Website | http://www.etiennevermeersch.be |
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