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Alicja Gescinska
Alicja Gescinska is a Polish-Belgian philosopher and currently a Karl Loewenstein Fellow at Amherst College. After earning her Master’s (summa cum laude) and then her Doctoral degrees both from Ghent University, she completed her postdoctoral research at Princeton. Her book “De verovering van de vrijheid”, which is a reflection, both philosophical and personal, on the meaning of freedom, was named the best non-fiction book of 2010-2011 by deMens.nu, and it was shortlisted for other literary prizes as well. Gescinska is frequently invited to appear as pundit and speaker and her works are published in newspapers and periodicals around the world.