Edward DeLaquil

Biographic Data

ID5972810
NAMEEdward DeLaquil
GIVEN NAMESEdward
FAMILY NAMEDeLaquil
SIGNATUREDELAQUIL E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Edinburgh
ORCID0000-0003-2129-1639
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • By what measure? A signpost theory of the truth of doctrine

    Open AccessEdward DeLaquilARTICLEReligious Studies2025References: 18

    This article proposes a novel theory of the truth of doctrine. A signpost theory of the truth of doctrine is informed by practice-based philosophy of science. I argue that a theory of the truth of doctrine needs to explain the construction, use, and judgement of doctrine. So, I raise questions about the truth of doctrine in reference to the relation between a theory of the truth of doctrine and the role of doctrine in the religious practice of be…

  • Contemporary Naturalism, God, and the Methodological Relevance of Thomas Aquinas

    Open AccessEdward DeLaquilARTICLENew Blackfriars2021

    This article claims that the strict methodological considerations of contemporary philosophical naturalism do not hinder serious philosophical reference to the thought of Thomas Aquinas because his methodological principles are just as rigorous. The methodology of Thomas Aquinas is not explicitly stated in the Summa Theologiae. Therefore, the Summa contra Gentiles and On being and essence are referenced to clarify what Thomas seems to have though…