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Dennis Rasmussen
Political Theory BiographyDennis Rasmussen teaches courses in the history of political philosophy and contemporary political theory, and his research focuses particularly on Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment thought. His first book, The Problems and Promise of Commercial Society: Adam Smith's Response to Rousseau (Penn State University Press, 2008), received an Honorable Mention for the Delba Winthrop Award for Excellence in Political Science, and his articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, History of Political Thought, The Review of Politics, and the Adam Smith Review. His current book project seeks to defend the Enlightenment against recent complaints about its alleged hegemonic universalism, blind faith in reason, and atomistic individualism, drawing especially on the thought of David Hume, Adam Smith, Montesquieu, and Voltaire. Professor Rasmussen received his BA from Michigan State University's James Madison College in 2000 and his PhD from Duke University in 2005, and he has previously taught at Bowdoin College, Brown University, and the University of Houston. CoursesPS 42/Phil 42 - Western Political Thought IIPS 140/Phil 140 - Liberalism and Its Philosophical Critics PS 144 - The Meaning of America PS 149 - Contemporary Political Theory PS 154 - Romanticism and Revolution: The Political Philosophy of Rousseau PS 156 - Seminar: Enlightenment Political Thought PublicationsBooks
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