Rachel Zuckert
American philosopher
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Rachel Elizabeth Zuckert (born January 6, 1969) is an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the Northwestern University. She is known for her expertise on Kantian philosophy.[2][3] Zuckert is a former president of the North American Kant Society.
BornJanuary 6, 1969[1]
FamilyCatherine Zuckert (mother)
Michael Zuckert (father)
Michael Zuckert (father)
Rachel Elizabeth Zuckert | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1969[1] |
| Family | Catherine Zuckert (mother) Michael Zuckert (father) |
| Awards | NEH fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt foundation fellowship, Monograph prize, Andrew Mellon fellowship, John Fisher award |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Thesis | Purposiveness, Time, and Unity: A Reading of “The Critique of Judgment” (2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Pippin, Michael Forster, Ted Cohen, Karl Ameriks |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School or tradition | Kantian philosophy |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
| Main interests | Kantian philosophy |
Books
- Kant on Beauty and Biology: An Interpretation of the Critique of Judgment, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Herder's Naturalist Aesthetics, Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Personal life
Zuckert is one of three daughters born to political philosophers Catherine and Michael Zuckert.[4]
