St. Louis, Missouri · Vienna, Austria
David Carl Wilson
Professor of Philosophy, Webster University
Permanent Visiting Professor, Webster Vienna Private University
Research and teaching in moral philosophy and the philosophy of leadership, with a special interest in what philosophy can contribute to everyday life.

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Wilson earned his PhD in philosophy at UCLA, where he later taught and served as Associate Provost. He joined Webster University in 2002 and served as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences from 2002 to 2015. He is Professor of Philosophy at Webster University and Permanent Visiting Professor at Webster Vienna Private University.
His research concentrates on moral and social philosophy, with a current focus on the conceptual foundations of leadership. He serves on the Executive Editorial Board and as Associate Editor of Philosophy of Management, and has been serving as a Commissioner of the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis since 2020.
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