Matt Maguire joined the History and IPHS faculty at Kenyon in 2002. His teaching interests include European Intellectual History (especially of the Enlightenment, modern philosophy of religion, and modern political thought) and French history.

Areas of Expertise

Eighteenth-Century Enlightenment; Early modern and modern French history, especially of the ancient régime and the French Revolution; History of modern philosophy, especially philosophy of religion and modern political philosophy

Education

M.A., Ph.D. Harvard University
B.A. Brown University

Selected Publications

Rousseau's Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment? European Studies Forum (Columbia University), April 2008.

"The Conversion of Imagination: From Pascal through Rousseau to Tocqueville." Harvard University Press, 2006.

Courses Taught

HIST 131 Early Modern Europe
HIST 132 Modern European History
HIST 235 Modern France
HIST 439 Thinking about God in Modern Europe
IPHS 113-114 Odyssey of the West