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William McDonald is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. He has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Sydney and has taught at the University of Sydney, the University of Copenhagen, UNE, the American University of Central Asia, the United Arab Emirates University and Ashoka University, India. He has held research fellowships in Denmark, USA, Australia, UK and Slovak Republic.

William is an internationally recognized Kierkegaard scholar. He is co-editor of the six-tome Kierkegaard’s Concepts (Routledge) and author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Literary Encyclopedia articles on Kierkegaard. He also did the first translation into English of Kierkegaard’s Prefaces (Florida University Press).

William undertakes research on history of philosophy, comparative religion, philosophical psychology, aesthetics and ethics.

Education/Academic qualification

Philosophy, Doctorate, Aping Kierkegaard, University of Sydney

Award Date: 2 Apr 1990

Research Interests

  • History of Philosophy
  • Philosophical Psychology
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Comparative Philosophy
  • Ethics

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  • Volume 15, Tome V: Kierkegaard's Concepts Objectivity to Sacrifice

    Emmanuel, S. M., McDonald, W. & Stewart, J., 30 Jun 2021, United States of America: Routledge. 304 p. (Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources)

    Research output: Book/ReportBookEdited

  • Sympathy for Dolores: Moral Consideration for Robots based on Virtue and Recognition

    Cappuccio, M. L., Peeters, A. & McDonald, W., 31 Dec 2020, In: Philosophy & Technology. 33, p. 9-31

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    54 Citations (Scopus)
  • Kierkegaard’s Experimenting Psychology

    McDonald, W., 31 Dec 2019, The Kierkegaardian Mind. Buben, A., Helms, E. & Stokes, P. (eds.). 1 ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge, p. 39-51 (Routledge philosophical minds).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterResearchpeer-review

    2 Citations (Scopus)
  • Nietzsche's Reception of Indian Buddhism

    McDonald, W., 31 Dec 2019, In: Researcher. European Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences. 2, 3, p. 31-48

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  • The Transformative Potential of Boredom

    McDonald, W., 23 Sept 2019, Boredom Is in Your Mind: A Shared Psychological-Philosophical Approach. Velasco, J. R. (ed.). 1 ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, p. 91-110

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterResearchpeer-review

    5 Citations (Scopus)