Zachary Goldsmith
- Assistant Teaching Professor // Cornerstone
- Affiliated Faculty // Jewish Studies // SIS
- Courtesy Assistant Professor // Political Science
Office and Contact
Room: BRNG 2299
Email: zgoldsmi@purdue.edu
Zachary R. Goldsmith is a political theorist interested in political ideologies, including liberalism, conservatism, and socialism, as well as the ideas inspiring political extremism and violence. He is the author of Fanaticism: A Political Philosophical History (University of Pennsylvania Press), and his writing has appeared in Quillette, Law & Liberty, The Washington Post's Made by History section, and NBC News, among other venues. A former Fulbright Fellow, he is also a previous recipient of a Graduate Fellowship from the Rumsfeld Foundation.
A dedicated teacher of transformative texts, he has recently taught seminars on themes such as “What is Happiness?”; “Ancient Texts, Modern Problems: Happiness, Justice, Truth”; “Utopia as Dystopia,” as well as “Transformative Texts for Business.” Professor Goldsmith’s office is in BRNG 2229.
Ph.D., Political Science, Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)
B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)