William Dunaway

William Dunaway is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL), where he has been since 2015. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Michigan (2013) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the philosophy of language, addressing topics like the fundamentality of ethical facts and the relationship between ethical grounds and epistemology.

Education:

• PhD in Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013)
• MA in Philosophy, University of Southern California (2009)
• BA in Philosophy, California Polytechnic State University (2005)

His research interests include meta-ethical expressivism, expressive and normative metaphysics, and skepticism. He has received awards such as the Departmental Fellowship (University of Michigan, 2009) and the International Conference Travel Award (USC, 2008).

Professional Activities:

• Pre-law Adviser at UMSL (2015–present)
• Organized a conference in 2016–2017
• Edited Philosopher's Annual (2010–2011)

He led the Knowing Reality research project (UMSL, 2017–2018) and contributes to academic journals like Philosophical Studies and Oxford Studies in Metaphysics.