William Ralph Schroeder is an American philosopher and emeritus Professor of
Philosophy
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at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is known for his expertise on
continental philosophy
Continental philosophy is a term used to describe some philosophers and philosophical traditions that do not fall under the umbrella of analytic philosophy. However, there is no academic consensus on the definition of continental philosophy. Pri ...
and
ethics.
He has authored several books about philosophy.
Books
* ''
Sartre and His Predecessors'' (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984)
* ''
A Companion to Continental Philosophy'' (Blackwell, 1998), co-editor with
Simon Critchley
* ''
Continental Philosophy: A Critical Approach'' (Blackwell, 2005)
References
External links
William R. Schroeder A review of "Schopenhauer", Routledge, 2005, 271 pp., $22.95 (pbk) Reviewed by William R. Schroeder
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21st-century American philosophers
20th-century American philosophers
Phenomenologists
Existentialists
American philosophy academics
Heidegger scholars
Hegel scholars
Living people
University of Michigan alumni
Eastern Michigan University faculty
Date of birth missing (living people)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty
Sartre scholars
Place of birth missing (living people)
1947 births