Rachel Zuckert

Rachel Zuckert is Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, specializing in Kantian philosophy, post-Kantian European thought, and 18th-century aesthetics. Her research spans Kant's Critique of Judgment, philosophy of biology, and connections between Enlightenment thinkers like Herder, Adam Smith, and Shaftesbury.

• Kant's aesthetics and philosophy of biology
• Post-Kantian historical philosophy
• 18th-century Scottish and German aesthetics
• Philosophy of reason and self-transcendence

She teaches courses on Kant, Enlightenment philosophy, aesthetics, and feminist theory, with future offerings including Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and critical theory aesthetics. Her publications include monographs and essays on Kantian concepts of reason, Herder's naturalist aesthetics, and intersections between art, ethics, and history. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text.