Complex sentence: McKevitt's background was not in sociology but in philosophy his PhD, awarded in 1938 by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, discussed the thought of the Scottish philosopher Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison.
Split into simpler sentences: McKevitt's background was not in sociology but in philosophy. His PhD, awarded in 1938 by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, discussed the thought of the Scottish philosopher Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison.