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William McBride
Arthur G. Hansen Distinguished Professor, Philosophy
(PhD, Yale University)
Office Phone: (765) 494-4285
Office Fax: (765) 496-1616
Email: wmcbride@purdue.edu
Specialization: Social Political Philosophy, Legal Philosophy, Continental European Philosophy
Selected Publications
Books
- From Yugoslav Praxis to Global Pathos: Anti-Hegemonic Post-Post-Marxist Essays. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.
- Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.
- Social and Political Philosophy. New York: Paragon House, 1994.
- Sartre’s Political Theory. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991.
- The Philosophy of Marx. London: Hutchinson University Library, 1977.
Edited Books
- Social and Political Philosophy (Vol. 2 of the Proceedings of the XXI World Congress of Philosophy). Ankara: Philosophical Society of Turkey, 2006.
- Sartre and Existentialism, in 8 volumes. Hamden, CT: Garland, 1997.
Articles
- “Marx: The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844.” In The Classics of Western Philosophy, eds. Gracia, Reichenberg and Schumacher, 293-298. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.
- “Rawls’s Law of Peoples and the New World Order.” In Democracy in a Global World: Human Rights and Political Participation in the 21st Century, ed. D. Chatterjee, 187-199. London, etc.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.
- “German Philosophy, Influence of.” In American Philosophy: An Encyclopedia, eds. J. Lachs and R. Talisse, 322-328. 2008.
Selected Honors
- Current President, International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP, 2008).
- Past President, North American Society for Social Philosophy (2000-2005).
- Member, Editorial Board, Library of Living Philosophers.
- Chevalier in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (France).Fulbright Fellowships (France, 1959-1960; Bulgaria, fall 1997).
Work in Progress
- Book: The Globalization of Philosophy
- Article: “Existentialism as a Cultural Force,” for The Cambridge Companion to Existentialism, edited by Steven Crowell
