Research output per year
Research output per year
Rik Peels is a Professor in the Faculty of Religion & Theology and the Faculty of Humanities. His main research topic is the ethics of belief. He has developed a theory of responsible belief, studied ignorance, criticized scientism and developed a common sense alternative, explored the ethics of religious belief, and delved into the epistemic responsibilities of universities. He is currently leading an ERC Starting Grant named "Extreme Beliefs: The Epistemology and Ethics of Fundamentalism" (2020-2025), and with Jeroen de Ridder and René van Woudenberg, he is leading a TWCF funded project on Progress in the University (2020-2023).
Rik Peels teaches epistemology, ethics, meta-ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and argumentation theory.
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Research output: Book / Report › Book (Editorship) › Academic
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book/Film/Article/Exhibition review › Academic
Research output: Web publication or Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Popular
Research output: Book / Report › Book › Popular
Research output: Book / Report › Book › Academic
Peels, R., Kindermann, N. N., Kloosterboer, N. & Ranalli, C. B.
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Peels, R., Ismaili, N., Stoeldraaijers, C., Anwar, T. & Rodermond, E.
1/06/22 → 1/05/23
Project: Research
Peels, R., van Woudenberg, R. & de Ridder, J.
23/09/20 → 23/09/23
Project: Research
Koster, E., de Ridder, J., van den Brink, G., Peels, R., Bouter, L., Bisschop, W. T. C., van Woudenberg, R., Haven, T. & Rutten, E.
1/09/16 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
Rutten, E., de Ridder, J., Van Eyghen, H., Peels, R., Asma, L., de Bruin, L., Kloosterboer, N., Robbins, S. & van Woudenberg, R.
1/01/13 → 1/04/18
Project: Research
Rik Peels (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Rik Peels (Other)
Activity: Other
Rik Peels (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
Rik Peels (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
Rik Peels (Speaker), Charlotte Rulkens (Speaker) & Rachel Pear (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Peels, Rik (Recipient), 2014
Prize › Academic
van den Brink, Gijsbert (Recipient), van Urk-Coster, Eva (Recipient), Peels, Rik (Recipient), Paas, Stefan (Recipient) & Zwiep, Arie (Recipient), 8 Apr 2021
Prize › Academic
Paas, Stefan (Recipient) & Peels, Rik (Recipient), 2015
Prize › Academic
Peels, Rik (Recipient), Rodermond, Elanie (Recipient), Ismaili, N. (Nadia) (Recipient) & Anwar, Tasniem (Recipient), Jun 2022
Prize › Academic
7/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
1/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
30/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
30/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other