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Joseph Reisert

Title

Harriet S. Wiswell and George C. Wiswell Jr. Professor of American Constitutional Law

Department

Government; Integrated Studies Program

Information

Address

5316 Mayflower Hill Waterville, Maine 04901-8853

Office Hours

W: 1 - 3 p.m. and by appointment

Education

Ph.D., Harvard University, 1996
A.M., Harvard University, 1992
A.B., Princeton University, summa cum laude, 1989

Areas of Expertise

  • History of political thought

  • Political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  • American constitutional law and jurisprudence

 

Publications

My most recent book is Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A Friend of Virtue (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003). It argues that Rousseau's work offers a coherent political theory, centered on the ideal of virtue, that both complements and challenges key elements of contemporary liberalism.