Michael Zuckert

Michael P. Zuckert (born July 24, 1942) is an American political philosopher and Reeves Dreux Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.^[1] Zuckert earned a bachelor's degree in Cornell University in 1964, and completed his master's degree and doctorate at the University of Chicago in 1967 and 1974, respectively.^[2] He is married to fellow political philosopher Catherine Zuckert.^[3]

Michael P. Zuckert
Born	(1942-07-24) July 24, 1942 (age 83)
Spouse	Catherine Zuckert
Children	3, including Rachel Zuckert
Education
Education	Cornell University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD)
Philosophical work
Era	21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
Institutions	University of Notre Dame
Main interests	Constitutional studies, Political theory
Website	https://www3.nd.edu/~mzuckert/

Books

• Launching Liberalism: John Locke and the Liberal Tradition (University of Kansas Press, 2002)
• The Natural Rights Republic (University of Notre Dame Press)
• Natural Rights and the New Republicanism (Princeton University Press, 1994)
• The Truth about Leo Strauss (2006) with Catherine Zuckert, University of Chicago Press
• Leo Strauss and the Problem of Political Philosophy (2014) with Catherine Zuckert, University of Chicago Press
• The Spirit of Religion and the Spirit of Liberty (University of Chicago Press, 2017)
• Lincoln and Democratic Statesmanship (University Press of Kansas, 2020)
• A Nation So Conceived: Abraham Lincoln and the Paradox of Democratic Sovereignty (University Press of Kansas, 2022)

Personal life

Zuckert and his wife have three children together, including Kant philosopher Rachel Zuckert.^[4]