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Catherine H. Zuckert | |
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| Born | 1942 |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Notre Dame |
| Website | https://www3.nd.edu/~czuckert/ |
Catherine H. Zuckert (born 1942) is an American political philosopher and Reeves Dreux Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. [1]
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