George Anthony Kateb is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Emeritus, at

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Life

Kateb earned his A.B., A.M. and Ph.D. at

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and was a Junior Fellow at

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. He then taught at

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for thirty years before joining the faculty at Princeton in 1987. As a member of the executive committee of the University Center for Human Values he was involved with the search committee that appointed the Australian philosopher

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to a chair in

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at Princeton in 1999. Kateb is a member of the

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. He has also served as vice president of the American Society of Political and Legal Philosophy and president of the New England Political Science Association. He has also served as a member of the editorial board or consulting editor of the ''

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'', the

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, Alternative Futures, the ''

American Political Science Review The ''American Political Science Review'' (''APSR'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of political science. It is an official journal of the American Political Science Association and is published on their behalf ...

'', ''

Political Theory Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and legitimacy of political institutions, such as states. This field investigates different forms of government, ranging from d ...

'', and '' Raritan Quarterly Review''. He is a recipient of the Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities from Princeton. He retired from teaching in 2002.

Research

According to Leo Marx, "Kateb's main purpose is to reveal the subtlety and profundity of the American ideal of democratic individuality."

Bibliography

* ''Utopia and Its Enemies'' (1963) * ''Political Theory: Its Nature and Uses'' (1968) * ''Hannah Arendt: Politics, Conscience, Evil'' (1984) * ''The Inner Ocean: Individualism and Democratic Culture'' (1992) * ''Emerson and Self-Reliance'' (1994) * ''Patriotism and Other Mistakes'' (2006) * ''Human Dignity'' (2011)

References

External links

Princeton Report On Knowledge Forum with Kateb

Kateb's contributions to the New York Review of Books

Kateb's Princeton faculty page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kateb, George 1931 births Living people Amherst College faculty American male non-fiction writers American political philosophers American political writers Harvard Fellows Princeton University faculty Columbia College (New York) alumni Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni