# Paul Weithman

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{{short description|American philosopher}}
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'''Paul J. Weithman''' is an American philosopher and Glynn Family Honors Professor of Philosophy at [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame). He is known for his works on [political philosophy](/source/political_philosophy).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Poston |first1=Ted |title=Review of Liberal Faith: Essays in Honor of Philip Quinn |journal=NDPR |date=1 February 2010 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/liberal-faith-essays-in-honor-of-philip-quinn/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Reidy |first1=David A. |title=Review of Rawls, Political Liberalism and Reasonable Faith |journal=NDPR |date=16 July 2017 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/rawls-political-liberalism-and-reasonable-faith/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Neufeld |first1=Blain |title=Review of Why Political Liberalism? On John Rawls's Political Turn |journal=NDPR |date=1 December 2011 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/why-political-liberalism-on-john-rawls-s-political-turn/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}</ref>
Weithman won the [David and Elaine Spitz Prize](/source/David_and_Elaine_Spitz_Prize) in 2012 for his book ''Why Political Liberalism? On John Rawls's Political Turn''.

==Books==
*  ''Rawls, Political Liberalism and Reasonable Faith'', Cambridge University Press, 2016 
*  ''Why Political Liberalism? On John Rawls's Political Turn'', Oxford University Press, 2010
* ''Religion and the Obligations of Citizenship'', Cambridge University Press, 2002

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==External links==
*{{cite web |title=Paul Weithman |url=https://philosophy.nd.edu/people/faculty/paul-weithman/ |website=University of Notre Dame |language=en}}

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