William R. Schroeder

William R. Schroeder
Born
William Ralph Schroeder

(1947-04-09)April 9, 1947
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2021(2021-07-26) (aged 74)
Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Education
EducationUniversity of Michigan (Ph.D.)
ThesisOthers: An Examination of Sartre and His Predecessors (1979)
Doctoral advisorFrithjof Bergmann
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental
Main interestsPhenomenology, existentialism, ethics

William Ralph Schroeder (April 9, 1947 – July 26, 2021) was an American philosopher and emeritus professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was known for his expertise in continental philosophy and ethics.

Schroeder authored several books on philosophy, including Continental Philosophy: A Critical Approach and Sartre and His Predecessors: The Self and the Other.