Research output per year
Research output per year
Rik Peels is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department (Faculty of Humanities) and the Beliefs & Practices Department (Faculty of Religion and Theology). 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.
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Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Book / Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book/Film/Article review › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book/Film/Article review › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book/Film/Article review › Academic › peer-review
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
Rik Peels (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Rik Peels (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Rik Peels (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Rik Peels (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Rik Peels (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Peels, H.D. (Recipient), 2014
Prize › Academic
van den Brink, Gijsbert (Recipient), van Urk-Coster, Eva (Recipient), Peels, Rik (Recipient), Paas, Stefan (Recipient) & Zwiep, AW (Recipient), 8 Apr 2021
Prize › Academic
Peels, Rik (Recipient), Rodermond, Elanie (Recipient), Ismaili, Nadia (Recipient) & Anwar, Tasniem (Recipient), Jun 2022
Prize › Academic
8/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
3/04/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Rik Peels & Mechteld Jansen
16/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other