Egbert Schuurman

Egbert Schuurman (born 23 July 1937) is a Dutch engineer, philosopher, politician for the Christian Union, and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy in the Netherlands.

Born in Borger, Schuurman attended the Protestant primary school in Drenthe Nieuwbuinen, and the HBS-b in Stadskanaal, where he received his diploma on 18 June 1955.

In 1972 Schuurman received his PhD with a thesis entitled Techniek en Toekomst - Confrontatie met wijsgerige beschouwingen ("Technology and Future - Confrontation with philosophical considerations") under supervision of Hendrik Van Riessen.

Schuurman was Visiting Professor on topics from the philosophy of technology in Canada, the United States, England, Korea, Japan, South Africa and Brazil.

He was from 1981 to 1983 member of the so-called DNA-Wide Committee, acting on behalf of the government studied the social and ethical aspects of work with genetic material.