Stokes Hall North 351
Telephone: 617-552-3866
Email: daniel.mckaughan@bc.edu
ORCID
New Scientific Visions (Perspectives IV)
Philosophy of Biology (Darwin, Genes, and Embryology)
Philosophy of Science
Science and Religion
Epistemology
Philosophy of science
Philosophy of biology
Epistemology
Philosophy of religion
By Appointment
Professor McKaughan joined the faculty in 2008. His research and teaching focuses on the history and philosophy of science, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. He has published more than fifty journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries in venues such as Philosophy of Science, Isis, Biology and Philosophy, Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Science, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion, Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility, and Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology on a wide range of topics in the philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of religion, science and values, American pragmatism, and the historical foundations of molecular biology. He has served as a guest editor for special issues of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, and Religious Studies. He is co-editor, with Holly Vande Wall, of History and Philosophy of Science: A Reader (Bloomsbury, 2018) and of a three-volume series, History and Philosophy of Western Science: From Antiquity to the 19th Century, forthcoming with Bloomsbury. He is currently writing a book on Faith and Faithfulness (co-authored with Daniel Howard-Snyder), which is under contract with Oxford University Press. Prior to joining the md传媒国产剧 College faculty in 2008, Professor McKaughan was at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and, subsequently, a Sorin Postdoctoral Fellow.
History and Philosophy of Science: A Reader (co-edited with Holly Vande Wall, md传媒国产剧 College). London: 听Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
Guest co-editor (with Rebekah L. H. Rice and Daniel Howard-Snyder). Special double issue of International Journal for Philosophy of Religion on 鈥淎pproaches to Faith,鈥 Volume 81, Issues 1-2, April 2017, 1-227.
Guest co-editor (with Kevin C. Elliott). Special issue of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science on 鈥淐ognitive Attitudes and Values in Science鈥. Volume 53, October 2015, 57-95.
听鈥淭he Influence of Niels Bohr on Max Delbr眉ck: Revisiting the Hopes Inspired by 鈥楲ight and Life鈥,鈥澨滨蝉颈蝉,听December 2005, Volume 96 Number 4:507-529.
鈥淔rom Ugly Duckling to Swan: C. S. Peirce, Abduction, and the Pursuit of Scientific Theories,鈥澨Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society,听Vol. 44, Issue No. 3, 2008, 446-468. (2007 Charles S. Peirce Society Essay Contest Winner)
鈥淗ow Values in Scientific Discovery and Pursuit Alter Theory Appraisal鈥 (with Kevin C. Elliott, University of South Carolina)听Philosophy of Science,听Vol. 76, No. 5, December 2009, 598-611.
鈥淲as Delbr眉ck a Reductionist?鈥 Chapter 6 in听Creating a Physical Biology: The Three Man Paper and Early Molecular Biology,听Phillip R. Sloan and Brandon Fogel, eds. (Chicago:听 University of Chicago Press, 2011).
鈥淪peech Acts, Attitudes, and Scientific Practice: Can Searle Handle Assuming for the Sake of Hypothesis?鈥澨Pragmatics and Cognition, 20:1 (2012), 88-106.
听鈥淰oles, Vasopressin, and Infidelity: A Molecular Basis for Monogamy, a Platform for Ethics, and More?鈥澨Biology and Philosophy, Volume 27, Issue 4 (2012), 521-543.
鈥淩epresenting Vague Opinion鈥 (with John Drake, University of Georgia)听Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology, Volume 16, Issue 2 (2012), 341-344.
鈥淰oles, Vasopressin, and the Ethics of Framing鈥 (with Kevin C. Elliott, University of South Carolina)听Science听Vol. 338, No. 6112, 1285.听 December 7, 2012.
鈥淎uthentic Faith and Acknowledged Risk: Dissolving the Problem of Faith and Reason鈥澨Religious Studies:听 An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, Volume 49, Issue 1 (March 2013), 101-124.
鈥淏acktracking and the Ethics of Framing:听 Lessons from Voles and Vasopressin鈥 (with Kevin C. Elliott, University of South Carolina)听Accountability in Research,听20:3 (2013), 206-226.
鈥淣on-Epistemic Values and the Multiple Goals of Science鈥澨(with Kevin C. Elliott, Michigan State University)听Philosophy of Science,听Vol. 81, No. 1, January 2014, 1-21.
鈥淢oral Molecules and Love Drugs: Objectivity, Understanding, and Backtracking鈥 (with Kevin C. Elliott, Michigan State University). In Jean Goodwin (ed.)听Normative Aspects of Science Communication: Proceedings of the Iowa State University Symposium on Science Communication,听Ames: Iowa State University Digital Press, 2014.听
听鈥淐haracter Traits and the Neuroscience of Social Behavior鈥 in听Character: New Directions from Philosophy, Psychology, and Theology.听Christian Miller, R. Michael Furr, Angela Knobel, and William Fleeson (eds.). (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015).
听鈥淩eligious Violence鈥 Chapter 24 in听The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, Graham Oppy, ed. (London:听 Routledge, 2015).
鈥淚ntroduction:听 Cognitive Attitudes and Values in Science鈥澨(with guest co-editor Kevin C. Elliott, Michigan State University)听Studies in History and Philosophy of Science,听special issue on 鈥淐ognitive Attitudes and Values in Science,鈥 53 (2015), 57-61.
鈥淎ction-Centered Faith, Doubt, and Rationality,鈥澨Journal of Philosophical Research, Volume 41, Issue Supplement: Selected Papers in Honor of William P. Alston (June 2016), 71-90.
听鈥凄补谤飞颈苍鈥檚听Descent of Man听and the Value of Studying Science from a Liberal Arts Perspective鈥澨齣n听The Quest for Excellence: Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Core Texts. Selected Proceedings from the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Association for Core Texts and Courses,听edited by Dustin Gish, Christopher Constas, and J. Scott Lee. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
鈥淪cience and Stance Refinement From Within a Tradition:听 Common Sense Realism, Empiricism, Physicalism, and Undogmatic Faith.鈥 In Joseph Famer茅e & Paulo Rodrigues (eds.)听The Genesis of Concepts and the Confrontation of Rationalities听(Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium). Leuven: Peeters, 2017.
鈥淎pproaches to Faith:听 Editorial Preface鈥 (co-authored with Rebekah L. H. Rice & Daniel Howard-Snyder).听听International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, special issue on 鈥淎pproaches to Faith鈥. April 2017, Volume 81, Issue 1, 1鈥6.
听鈥淥n the Value of Faith and Faithfulness,鈥澨International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, special issue on 鈥淎pproaches to Faith.鈥 April 2017, Volume 81, Issue 1, 7鈥29.
鈥淔aith Through the Dark of Night: What Perseverance Amidst Doubt Can Teach Us About the Nature and Value of Religious Faith,鈥澨Faith and Philosophy,听Vol. 35, No. 2, 195-218.听April 2018.
听鈥淎cts of Faith Interiorized Through a Glass Only Darkly: On Teresa Morgan鈥檚听Roman Faith and Christian Faith,鈥澨Religious Studies:听 An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion.听December 2018, Volume 54, Issue 4, 576-585.
鈥淛ust the Facts or Expert Opinion?听 The Backtracking Approach to Socially Responsible Science Communication鈥 (with Kevin C. Elliott, Michigan State University).听 In:听 Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, & Michael Dahlstrom (eds.),听Ethics and Practice in Science Communication.听Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2018, 197-213.听 Winner of the 2018 Award for 鈥淏est Edited Collection on Communication Ethics鈥 from the National Communication Association.
鈥淛udaeo-Christian Faith as Loyalty and Trust鈥 (with Michael Pace)听Religious Studies:听 An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion.听June 15 2020, Volume 38, 30-60. doi:10.1017/S0034412520000153
听鈥淔aith and Humility: Conflict or Concord?鈥 (with Dan Howard-Snyder) Chapter 18 in eds. Mark Alfano, Michael Lynch, and Alessandra Tanesini,听Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Humility.听New York: Routledge. 2021, 212-224.
听鈥淭heorizing About Faith with Lara Buchak鈥 (with Daniel Howard-Snyder)听Religious Studies:听 An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion.听2022, Volume 58, Issue 2, 297-326]. doi:10.1017/S0034412520000359
鈥淭he Fellowship of the Ninth Hour: Christian Reflections on the Nature and Value of Faith鈥 (with Dan Howard-Snyder) in听T&T Clark Handbook to Analytic Theology,听James M. Arcadi and J.T. Turner, eds. London: W听T&T Clark, 2021, 69-82.
鈥淔aith鈥 (with Dan Howard-Snyder) in听Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion,听Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro, eds. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2021.听
听鈥淭heorizing About Faith and Faithfulness with Jonathan Kvanvig鈥 (with Dan Howard-Snyder)听Religious Studies:听 An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion.听2022, Volume 58, 628鈥648. doi:10.1017/S0034412521000202
听鈥淭rust in God: An Evaluative Review of the Literature and Research Proposal (with Joshua N. Hook, Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Don E. Davis, Peter C. Hill, M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall, and Daniel Howard-Snyder).听Mental Health, Religion, and Culture.听2021, Volume 24, Issue 7, 745-763. doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1939291
鈥淔aith and Resilience鈥 (with Dan Howard-Snyder)听International Journal for Philosophy of Religion.听2022, Volume 91, 205-241.听
鈥淧erseverance in the Religious Life鈥 (with Dan Howard-Snyder) in听Endurance and Related Virtues,听Nathan King ed. (Oxford Series on The Virtues, Nancy Snow, ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press. Forthcoming 2023.
鈥淔aith and Faithfulness鈥 (with Dan Howard-Snyder)听Faith and Philosophy,听forthcoming 2023.
听鈥淭he Problem of Faith and Reason鈥 (with Dan Howard-Snyder). In:听The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology,听Tyler McNabb, Jonathan Fuqua, and John Greco, eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming.
鈥淗ow Does Trust Relate to Faith?鈥澨(with Dan Howard-Snyder)听Canadian Journal of Philosophy,听2022, 1-17.听
听鈥淢odels, Scientific鈥 in听New Catholic Encyclopedia听(Supplement 2012-13: Ethics and Philosophy). Robert Fastiggi, et al. (Detroit: Gale-Cengage Learning and the Catholic University of America Press, 2013).
听鈥淢ethodological Naturalism鈥 (with Erik L. Peterson, University of Wisconsin)听in听New Catholic Encyclopedia听(Supplement 2012-13: Ethics and Philosophy). Robert Fastiggi, et al. (Detroit: Gale-Cengage Learning and the Catholic University of America Press, 2013).
鈥淏rute Facts鈥 in听New Catholic Encyclopedia听(Supplement 2012-13: Ethics and Philosophy). Robert Fastiggi, et al. (Detroit: Gale-Cengage Learning and the Catholic University of America Press, 2013).
听鈥淥ckham鈥檚 Razor鈥 in听New Catholic Encyclopedia听(Supplement 2012-13: Ethics and Philosophy). Robert Fastiggi, et al. (Detroit: Gale-Cengage Learning and the Catholic University of America Press, 2013).
听鈥淒elbr眉ck, Max鈥 in听The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine, and Technology听(Oxford Encyclopedias of American History),听Hugh Slotten, ed. (Oxford:听 Oxford University Press, 2014).
听鈥淐onstructive Empiricism鈥 in听The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 3rd听ed. Robert Audi, ed. (Cambridge:听 Cambridge University Press, 2015).
鈥淓mpirical Adequacy鈥 in听The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 3rd听ed. Robert Audi, ed. (Cambridge:听 Cambridge University Press, 2015).
鈥淐ounterintuitive鈥 in听The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 3rd听ed. Robert Audi, ed. (Cambridge:听 Cambridge University Press, 2015).
听鈥淗ope鈥 in听The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 3rd听ed. Robert Audi, ed. (Cambridge:听 Cambridge University Press, 2015).
鈥淲hat Role Do Values Play in Scientific Inquiry?鈥澨Big Questions Online.听February 13, 2017.听
鈥淩eview of Losee, John.听The Golden Age of Philosophy of Science, 1945 to 2000: Logical Reconstruction, Descriptivism, Normative, Naturalism, and Foundationalism.鈥听Journal of the History of Philosophy,听Vol. 58, No. 2, 2020, 413-414.
听鈥淔aith鈥 (with John Bishop). In:听The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy听(Fall 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <>.