William Sweet

William Sweet is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Philosophy, Theology and Cultural Traditions at St Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He is a Past President of the Canadian Philosophical Association, the Canadian Society of Christian Philosophers, and the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association.
He currently serves as President of the World Union of Catholic Philosophical Societies, as President of the Istituto Internazionale Jacques Maritain (Rome), and as a member of the Steering Committee of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie.

He may be contacted at

Department of Philosophy,

St Francis Xavier University
Box 5000

Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5

Canada

e-mail: wsweet (at) stfx.ca

Principal areas of research and teaching interest	Teaching
ethical theories and applied ethics (especially, cross-cultural ethics); political philosophy (particularly on issues of human rights); the character of religious faith (e.g., the influence of science and technology on religion and, broadly, epistemology of religion); the relation of culture and tradition to philosophical thinking (particularly, comparative Asian and Western philosophy); late 19th and early 20th century Anglo-American Philosophy (particularly, the origins of analytic philosophy and British Idealism); the philosophy of Jacques Maritain	Current Teaching (2010-11) Philosophy 331 (Introduction to Ethics) Philosophy 332 (Contemporary Moral and Social Philosophy) Philosophy 336 (Ethics in Health and Medicine) Philosophy 452 (Seminar in Ethics and Political Philosophy II) Recent Teaching and Visiting Professorships Other teaching
Education Doctoral studies in political science at the Sorbonne at the Université de Paris (D.E.A.) and in philosophy at the University of Ottawa (Ph.D) and at the Université Saint-Paul (D.Ph.). Additional studies at Carleton University (B.A. Hons., M.A.), the University of Ottawa (B.A. Hons., B.Th.), Saint Paul University (B.Ph., S.T.B., L.Ph.), and the University of Manitoba (M.A.), and at: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universität Wien (Austria), Centre Sèvres, (Faculté de Théologie de la Compagnie de Jésus, Paris), Collège International de Philosophie (Paris), Collège de France, Collège dominicain de philosophie et de theologie (Ottawa), Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and the Goethe Institut.	Research Recent books Forthcoming books List of publications and professional lectures Conferences organised Current editorial responsibilities "The Legacy of British Idealism"
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Personal details A moderately recent research profile. Some interviews on religion and on the concept of loyalty. A brief biography Varia and some fun stuff

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Updated 2009/09/20.