Daniel D. De Haanمشاهده پروفایل
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Daniel D. De Haan serves as the Frederick Copleston Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy and Theology in the Catholic Tradition at Campion Hall and Blackfriars, University of Oxford. He is also a Research Fellow in the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion within the Faculty of Theology and Religion. As principal investigator, he leads the "Conceptual Clarity Concerning Human Nature" project sponsored by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. Dr. De Haan received his doctorate in philosophy in 2015 from the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St Thomas, Houston, Texas, and the De Wulf-Mansion Centre for Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Prior to Oxford, he was a postdoctoral fellow on the neuroscience strand of the "Theology, Philosophy of Religion, and the Sciences" project at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on philosophical anthropology, examining how moral psychology, phenomenology, neuroscience, and metaphysics inform our understanding of human persons. He investigates challenges neuroscience and evolution pose for hylomorphism, along with questions in philosophy of religion and medieval philosophy, particularly Thomas Aquinas and Avicenna. His work demonstrates a distinctive integration of Thomistic philosophy with contemporary cognitive science and neuroscience. Analysis of Dr. De Haan's publications reveals consistent engagement with Thomistic philosophical anthropology, exploring the relationship between intellectual operations and psychosomatic processes. His work spans medieval philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and theology-science dialogue, with notable application of Thomistic concepts to contemporary philosophical challenges in cognitive science. Dr. De Haan has secured significant research funding as principal investigator for the Templeton World Charity Foundation project "Conceptual Clarity Concerning Human Nature." His scholarly activities include editorial work on collections related to medieval philosophy and active participation in interdisciplinary research bridging theology, philosophy, and cognitive science. At Oxford, Dr. De Haan is affiliated with both Campion Hall and Blackfriars, institutions with strong connections to Catholic intellectual tradition. His work with the Ian Ramsey Centre positions him at the intersection of theological inquiry and scientific investigation, contributing to dialogues about religion and scientific understanding.













