David McPherson
Philosopher
I am a Professor of Philosophy in the Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education and an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Florida. Previously, I was an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Creighton University, and a Visiting Research Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. I work in the areas of ethics (esp. virtue ethics), political philosophy, meaning in life, and philosophy of religion.
I am the author of The Virtues of Limits (Oxford University Press, 2022) and Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2020), as well as the editor of Spirituality and the Good Life: Philosophical Approaches (Cambridge University Press, 2017). My third book monograph, Spiritual Alienation and the Quest for God, is forthcoming with Oxford University Press in late 2026 or early 2027. I also have numerous articles and book chapters (see research or CV page or my academia.edu or PhilPapers page).
I am currently the project leader for a three-year Templeton/UF funded grant project on “Spiritual Yearning and the Problem of Spiritual Alienation” (2024-26). This grant has supported my work on Spiritual Alienation and the Quest for God, and it will also result in an edited volume, Spiritual Yearning in an Age of Secularization: Philosophical, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives.
I am blessed beyond measure to be married to Kirstin (who also happens to be my favorite artist) and to have four wonderful children together.
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I am the author of The Virtues of Limits (Oxford University Press, 2022) and Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2020), as well as the editor of Spirituality and the Good Life: Philosophical Approaches (Cambridge University Press, 2017). My third book monograph, Spiritual Alienation and the Quest for God, is forthcoming with Oxford University Press in late 2026 or early 2027. I also have numerous articles and book chapters (see research or CV page or my academia.edu or PhilPapers page).
I am currently the project leader for a three-year Templeton/UF funded grant project on “Spiritual Yearning and the Problem of Spiritual Alienation” (2024-26). This grant has supported my work on Spiritual Alienation and the Quest for God, and it will also result in an edited volume, Spiritual Yearning in an Age of Secularization: Philosophical, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives.
I am blessed beyond measure to be married to Kirstin (who also happens to be my favorite artist) and to have four wonderful children together.
Please use the tab in the upper left to navigate site. Thank you for visiting. I can be reached at: [email protected]
