Christopher S. Greenwald

John M. Olin Center
The University of Chicago
1130 E. 59^th Street
Chicago, IL  60637
Tel.:  (773) 702-7914, e-mail:  csg@uchicago.edu

EDUCATION 

Duke University, Durham, N. C.  

Ph.D., Political Science, 2001 

Dissertation Title:  The Limits of Freedom:  Nietzsche’s Moral and Political Psychology

            Dissertation Committee:  Michael Allen Gillespie (Chair), Ruth W. Grant, Alasdair MacIntyre, Rom Coles

           In recent years, scholars have characterized Nietzsche’s political philosophy in terms of either radical aristocracy or a pluralistic form of individualism.  I argue in my dissertation that, despite these differences, both interpretations nonetheless share a misleading characterization of Nietzsche as a philosopher of individual freedom that fails to account for the central importance of his underlying critique of the free will.  I maintain that only by understanding his philosophy in light of his underlying critique of human freedom is it possible to explain the dual nature of his political philosophy and thereby to understand both the positive potential and the limitations of Nietzsche’s thought more generally.

M.A., Political Science, 1996 

Fields of Study:  Political Philosophy, Comparative Politics, Moral Psychology:  17th and 18th Centuries

 Carleton College, Northfield, MN

 B.A., Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, 1992

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 John M. Olin Center Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, October 2001-July 2002

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 “Contemporary American Liberalism.”  Seminar taught at Friedrich-Alexander
University, Erlangen, Germany, Summer, 2001.

“Politics and Literature:  Hypocrisy and Idealism.”  Seminar taught at Duke
University, Spring, 2000.

“Introduction to American Politics:  Theory and Institutions.”  Seminar taught at
the Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, Summer 1997 and Summer 2000

“Introduction to American Politics.”  Teaching Assistant, Duke University, Spring, 1997.

 “Political Ideologies.”  Teaching Assistant, Duke University, Fall, 1996.

WORKS IN PROGRESS

 “The Moderate Politics of Nietzsche’s Human, All Too Human.”  Will Submit to Polity in October, 2001.

 “Nietzsche’s Aristocratic Individualism.”  Will Submit to Political Theory in November, 2001. 

The Limits of Freedom:  Nietzsche’s Political Philosophy and Critique of the Free Will.  Will submit book manuscript for publication in early 2002.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

“Another Nietzsche?:  Nietzsche in his Middle Period Writings.”  Panel organized at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August 31-September 3, 2000, Washington, D.C.

“The Free Spirit and Moderation in Nietzsche’s Human, All Too Human.”  Paper Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August 31-September 3, 2000, Washington, D.C.

 “Agency and Politics in Nietzsche’s Middle Period Writings.”  Paper Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September 2-5, 1999, Atlanta, GA.

 “Nietzsche’s Critique of the Free Will.”  Poster Presentation at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September 3-6, 1998, Boston, MA.

 “Nietzsche, Faulkner, and History.”  Paper Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August 28-31, 1997, Washington, D.C.

 “Locke on Freedom, Shame, and the Role of Virtue.”  Paper Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Nov. 7-9, 1996, Atlanta, GA.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

 The University of Chicago
 2001-2002             John M. Olin Center Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Duke University
Fall, 2000 Focus Program Duke University, Program Coordinater 

1999-2000  Gerst Teaching Fellowship, Duke University

1998-1999 Graduate Fellowship for German Studies, Berlin Senate

1997-1998 Graduate Exchange Fellowship, Freie Universität-Berlin

 Summer, 1997 Teaching Fellowship, Humboldt Universität-Berlin

1996-97, 1993-94 Duke University Political Science Departmental Fellowship

 1995-1996 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in German

 Summer, 1995 DAAD Summer Language Fellowship for Language Study

 1994-1995 Earhart Foundation Graduate Fellowship

 Carleton College
1992 Distinction on Senior Thesis
1992 Phi Beta Kappa

Research Languages
German and French