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Personal profile
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer of Philosophy, Ethics and Religion at Leeds Trinity University, and research the overlap of religious language, belief and life from a Wittgensteinian perspective. I also have research interests in Linguistic Relativity and the role of philosophy in scientific research.
I currently teach on the following:
- L4 (first year undergraduate)
- Critical Thinking and Logic
- L5 (second year undergraduate)
- Science and Religion
- Mind, Self and World
- Research Skills
- L6 (third year undergraduate)
- Modern Philosophy
- Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Religion
Keywords
- B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
- Religious
- language
- Wittgenstein
- Philosophy of religion
- hinduism
- religious language
- Theology
- H Social Sciences
- sociology of religion
REF 2029 UOA
- UOA31 - Theology and Religious Studies
PGR supervisor
- PGR supervisor
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A difficult start for the UK Labour government, but time is still on their side
Gwilym, H. (Contributor), Beck, D. (Contributor), Jones, E. (Contributor), Ellis, D. (Contributor) & Closs-Davies, S. (Contributor), 23 Jul 2025, In: World Affairs. 188, 3, 6 p., e70003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A grammatical investigation of miracles
Ellis, D., 28 Jan 2025, In: Religions. 16, 2, 154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Between knowledge and certainty: the grammatical duality in Wittgenstein's view of religious belief
Ellis, D., Oct 2025, In: International Journal for Philosophy of Religion . 98, p. 59-74 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can atheists play along? Wittgensteinian challenges to religious fictionalism
Ellis, D. & Bagheri Noaparast, Z., Dec 2025, In: Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology . 79, 2, p. 95-106 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From surface to depth: resolving two problems in the grammar of belief
Ellis, D., 29 Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Wittgenstein & Religious Belief
Ellis, D. (Invited speaker)
Mar 2026Activity: Invited talk/public lecture/debate
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It's Life, But Not As We Know It
Ellis, D. (Panellist)
24 May 2025Activity: Invited talk/public lecture/debate
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The Aliens Did Not Build Your Pyramids: Pseudoscience and Misinformation
Ellis, D. (Chair)
24 May 2025Activity: Invited talk/public lecture/debate
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Morality and Ethics for the Non-Human
Ellis, D. (Chair)
24 May 2025Activity: Invited talk/public lecture/debate