
Science & Cocktails: The Moral Dilemmas of War
Science & Cocktails: The Moral Dilemmas of War
woensdag 17 december
In Tolhuistuin - Club
Zaal open: 19:00, Voorprogramma: 19:30, Hoofdprogramma: 20:30
Lidmaatschap niet verplicht
Lidmaatschap niet verplicht
Event in English, semi-seated.
- Programma half zittend, half staand
Science & Cocktails is a series of public talks by scientists with live music and smoky dry-ice chilled cocktails in your hand.
- 19:00 doors open for cocktails
- 19:30 Délage (live)
- 20:30 Tine Molendijk (talk)
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Science & Cocktails: The moral dilemmas of war
What moral dilemmas do soldiers face in wartime? What do these reveal about human nature: are we good, bad, or both? And to what extent do we, as a society, willingly or unwittingly participate in war?
Imagine being a soldier on deployment. Each day brings difficult choices. When a man on a motorbike keeps approaching the base, ignoring warning shots, it is not clear at what exact point you should fire. Does it matter whether opponent does or does not abide by any of the laws of war? And do the politics at home surrounding your missions matter in all this?
In this talk, Tine Molendijk explores dilemmas like these. As an anthropologist studying military experience, she approaches them not as abstract ideas but as lived realities, drawing on extensive empirical research among Dutch soldiers. Discussing soldiers’ dilemmas can illuminate the deeper moral conflicts inherent in warfare and offer insight into human behaviour more generally. They also invite us, collectively, to reflect on our own attitudes towards war and those who fight it.
This event is an initiative by the Dutch Institute for Emergent Phenomena (DIEP) with the support of the University of Amsterdam. Science & Cocktails Amsterdam is presented in cooperation with Paradiso Amsterdam.
Line-up
Club
- Tine Molendijk
- Délage

Délage
Liebe ist Rot
About the professor
Professor Dr. Tine Molendijk is an interdisciplinary-minded anthropologist specialized in violence, the relation between armed forces and society, military culture, ethics and mental health, in particular trauma and moral injury. She is professor by special appointment of Moral Dilemmas of Military Operations at Radboud University and associate professor at the Faculty of Military Sciences of the Netherlands Defence Academy.

About Délage
Délage is an Amsterdam-based trio made up of Till Hormann, Carlijn Fransen and Marius Schwarz. Their harmonic sound blends warm melancholy with an eerie, sometimes absurd atmosphere. Wavy drum machines and dreamlike synths intertwine with distant guitar lines and elastic bass patterns, while a choir drifts between English, German and Dutch existential ballads. Formed around 2016, Délage has released two albums on the French label Field Mate Records: 'Loverboy Creation' (2018) and 'Twist and Doub' (2020). Their music moves fluidly between new wave, dream pop and post-punk.

Route naar Tolhuistuin
Tolhuistuin (voorheen Paradiso Noord) is gevestigd aan IJpromenade 2 in Amsterdam Noord. Vanaf Amsterdam Centraal kun je met de gratis veerpont naar de overkant, waar je na links af te hebben geslagen, tegen Tolhuistuin aanloopt. Voor clubnachten wordt de ingang aan de achterkant gebruikt (Buiksloterweg 5C), die te bereiken is via het Overhoeksplein.
Eten vooraf
Bij Tolhuistuin is het mogelijk om vooraf te dineren in het gezellige restaurant in hetzelfde gebouw. Reserveren is aan te raden en kan via deze website.
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