Michael Zuckert
Biographic Data
| ID | 990784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Zuckert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Zuckert |
| SIGNATURE | ZUCKERT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Cambridge Companion to the Declaration of Independence
The Cambridge Companion to the Declaration of Independence offers a wide-ranging and accessible anthology of essays for understanding the Declaration's intellectual and social context, connection to the American Revolution, and influence in the United States and throughout the world. The volume places the document in the context of ideas during the Enlightenment and examines the language and structure to assess its effect and appeal throughout th…
Our Ancient Faith
Ruth Grant’s Liberalism
I want to address Ruth Grant’s work on John Locke, in particular her 1987 book, John Locke’s Liberalism.1 I have now read Ruth’s book—cover to cover—for the third time. I first read it when it firs
On the Fourteenth Amendment
The most significant and lasting results of the Civil War were the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the US, and the 14th Amendment, protecting certain privileges, immunities, and rights of citizens and persons in the US. The meaning of the 123th amendment has been, for the most part clear and uncontroversial. The same cannot be said for the 14th Amendment. The language of the 14th is much more complex than that of the 13th and the interpreta…
Catherine Zuckert on Politics and Literature
Catherine Zuckert's earliest published work was in the area of Politics and Literature. From the start she saw this work as an important supplement to the dominant forms of political science and American political thought. Her work in this area, especially her manifesto-like journal articles and her first book, Natural Right and the American Imagination , made the case that literature provides insight into both the internal and hidden lives of de…
Charles Taylor, Sources of the Self
This chapter reviews Charles Taylor’s Sources of the Self. The book displays Taylor’s mastery not only of the history of philosophy, but of theology, poetry, and art. He also shares Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s commitment to synthesizing competing and conflicting elements of the culture. Unlike Hegel, however, Taylor does not see philosophy as the highest and truest expression of the human mind or spirit; rather he sees the artists—the poets m…
The Locke Essay
Strauss's essay on Locke is devoted to Locke's early lectures on the law of nature, a text unpublished when he initially wrote on Locke in Natural Right and History. One purpose of his essay was to show that the Locke text did not contradict the position on the law of nature that Strauss had earlier attributed to him. Strauss also used the essay as an opportunity to further his own reflections on traditional natural law doctrine
On Allan Bloom
Research Article| January 01 2008 On Allan Bloom Michael Zuckert Michael Zuckert Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Good Society (2008) 17 (2): 81–83. https://doi.org/10.2307/20711304 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Michael Zuckert; On Allan Bloom. The Good Society 1 January 2008; 17 (2): 81–83. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/20711304 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manag…
The Truth about Leo Strauss
The Fullness of Being
Interest in natural law theory regularly revives but the question of whether Aquinas' classic version is viable depends on whether his doctrine has the resources to respond to the classic early modern critiques that were made of it. It is argued that he does have the resources to so respond, although the response pushes the ultimate philosophic question back to the issue of the validity of his natural theology
On Ravelstein
John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
Journal Article John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court Get access John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court. By Newmyer R. Kent. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. xx, 511 pp. $39.95, isbn0-8071-2701-9.) Michael Zuckert Michael Zuckert University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 89, Issue 3, De…
The Myth of American Individualism
Grants Awarded by The Bill of Rights Education Collaborative
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Rationalism & Political Responsibility
Almost a quarter century before the Athenians tried Socrates for impiety and for corrupting the youth, Aristophanes, the comic poet, had made similar accusations against him in his play, the Clouds. Reading Plato's Apology, the principal account of Socrates' trial, alongside the Clouds, Michael Zuckert observes that the two works are similar in structure, and that the Apology is a response to Aristophanes' claim, implicit in his criticism of Socr…
Justice Deserted
John Rawls' A Theory of Justice has received a great deal of attention. While some would argue it has received too much attention (and one of our reviewers called it "greatly overrated"), there can be no doubt of the enormity of the book's impact. Professor Zuckert here provides a fresh critique of Rawls, arguing that he has misinterpreted the very logic and concept of justice. Professor Zuckert suggests that more careful attention needs to be pa…
Rationalism & Political Responsibility
Almost a quarter century before the Athenians tried Socrates for impiety and for corrupting the youth, Aristophanes, the comic poet, had made similar accusations against him in his play, the Clouds. Reading Plato's Apology, the principal account of Socrates' trial, alongside the Clouds, Michael Zuckert observes that the two works are similar in structure, and that the Apology is a response to Aristophanes' claim, implicit in his criticism of Socr…
The Fullness of Being
Interest in natural law theory regularly revives but the question of whether Aquinas' classic version is viable depends on whether his doctrine has the resources to respond to the classic early modern critiques that were made of it. It is argued that he does have the resources to so respond, although the response pushes the ultimate philosophic question back to the issue of the validity of his natural theology
Justice Deserted
John Rawls' A Theory of Justice has received a great deal of attention. While some would argue it has received too much attention (and one of our reviewers called it "greatly overrated"), there can be no doubt of the enormity of the book's impact. Professor Zuckert here provides a fresh critique of Rawls, arguing that he has misinterpreted the very logic and concept of justice. Professor Zuckert suggests that more careful attention needs to be pa…
Rationalism & Political Responsibility
Almost a quarter century before the Athenians tried Socrates for impiety and for corrupting the youth, Aristophanes, the comic poet, had made similar accusations against him in his play, the Clouds. Reading Plato's Apology, the principal account of Socrates' trial, alongside the Clouds, Michael Zuckert observes that the two works are similar in structure, and that the Apology is a response to Aristophanes' claim, implicit in his criticism of Socr…
Grants Awarded by The Bill of Rights Education Collaborative
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Myth of American Individualism
John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
Journal Article John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court Get access John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court. By Newmyer R. Kent. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. xx, 511 pp. $39.95, isbn0-8071-2701-9.) Michael Zuckert Michael Zuckert University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 89, Issue 3, De…
On Ravelstein
The Fullness of Being
Interest in natural law theory regularly revives but the question of whether Aquinas' classic version is viable depends on whether his doctrine has the resources to respond to the classic early modern critiques that were made of it. It is argued that he does have the resources to so respond, although the response pushes the ultimate philosophic question back to the issue of the validity of his natural theology
On Allan Bloom
Research Article| January 01 2008 On Allan Bloom Michael Zuckert Michael Zuckert Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Good Society (2008) 17 (2): 81–83. https://doi.org/10.2307/20711304 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Michael Zuckert; On Allan Bloom. The Good Society 1 January 2008; 17 (2): 81–83. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/20711304 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manag…
The Truth about Leo Strauss
The Locke Essay
Strauss's essay on Locke is devoted to Locke's early lectures on the law of nature, a text unpublished when he initially wrote on Locke in Natural Right and History. One purpose of his essay was to show that the Locke text did not contradict the position on the law of nature that Strauss had earlier attributed to him. Strauss also used the essay as an opportunity to further his own reflections on traditional natural law doctrine
Charles Taylor, Sources of the Self
This chapter reviews Charles Taylor’s Sources of the Self. The book displays Taylor’s mastery not only of the history of philosophy, but of theology, poetry, and art. He also shares Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s commitment to synthesizing competing and conflicting elements of the culture. Unlike Hegel, however, Taylor does not see philosophy as the highest and truest expression of the human mind or spirit; rather he sees the artists—the poets m…
Catherine Zuckert on Politics and Literature
Catherine Zuckert's earliest published work was in the area of Politics and Literature. From the start she saw this work as an important supplement to the dominant forms of political science and American political thought. Her work in this area, especially her manifesto-like journal articles and her first book, Natural Right and the American Imagination , made the case that literature provides insight into both the internal and hidden lives of de…
On the Fourteenth Amendment
The most significant and lasting results of the Civil War were the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the US, and the 14th Amendment, protecting certain privileges, immunities, and rights of citizens and persons in the US. The meaning of the 123th amendment has been, for the most part clear and uncontroversial. The same cannot be said for the 14th Amendment. The language of the 14th is much more complex than that of the 13th and the interpreta…
Ruth Grant’s Liberalism
I want to address Ruth Grant’s work on John Locke, in particular her 1987 book, John Locke’s Liberalism.1 I have now read Ruth’s book—cover to cover—for the third time. I first read it when it firs
Our Ancient Faith
The Cambridge Companion to the Declaration of Independence
The Cambridge Companion to the Declaration of Independence offers a wide-ranging and accessible anthology of essays for understanding the Declaration's intellectual and social context, connection to the American Revolution, and influence in the United States and throughout the world. The volume places the document in the context of ideas during the Enlightenment and examines the language and structure to assess its effect and appeal throughout th…
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