William Sweet

William Sweet (born 1955) is a Canadian philosopher and university professor. Born in St. Albert near Edmonton, Alberta, he pursued interdisciplinary studies in political science, theology, and philosophy across Canada, South Africa, France, and Germany. He holds a DEA in political science from the Sorbonne, a PhD in philosophy from the University of Ottawa, a DTh in systematic theology from the University of South Africa, and a D.Ph. from the Université Saint-Paul. He also studied at Carleton University, the University of Manitoba, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the Centre Sèvres in Paris. Sweet's academic career includes professorships at St. Francis Xavier University, the University of Ottawa, and St. Thomas University. He has also served as a visiting professor in Poland, Taiwan, and India. His scholarly work focuses on political philosophy (particularly human rights), the philosophy of religion (including epistemology of religion), philosophical and systematic theology, the intersection of culture and tradition with philosophical thought, late 19th and early 20th-century Anglo-American philosophy, ethics, and the philosophy of Jacques Maritain. He has been recognized for his contributions by being elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2014) and the Royal Society of Canada (2017), and a permanent member of the Institut international de philosophie (2021).