An important question in the philosophy of ethics is the simple and practical question: What to do? This applies not only to personal decisions, but also to decisions to be taken by a community, a country, a continent or even a decision at a global level. In order to answer that question, knowledge of good and evil is necessary, and this knowledge is therefore also part of ethics. But where do we get this ethical knowledge? Are we making it up all by ourselves? Is it something typically human...

Asha Dijkstra was adopted from India. As a little girl, she wasn’t allowed to grow up with her biological parents.

Themes like identity, inclusion and gender equality are intertwined in her personal story supported by research. Asha works at the Dutch Inspectorate of Education to provide input on adoption policies as an expert by experience. She also set up her own charity in India, the Aara Foundation.

‘What does it mean to be adopted?

Asha, born in India, has written a beautiful and mov...