FACULTY & STAFF
Dr. David Carrithers
B.A. - 1966, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
M.A. - 1968, New York University
Ph.D. - 1972, New York University
Expertise
American Government
Intellectual Origins of the American Constitution
Philosophy of Law
Philosophy of Punishment
Political Thought of Jefferson and Madison
Political Thought of Montesquieu
Selected Professional Awards and Honors:
- Nominated by Political Science Majors for U.T. Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, 2006, 2001, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992
- Elected corresponding member of the Académie Nationale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Bordeaux, 1998
- President, Southeastern Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (1992-93)
- Book Review Editor, Eighteenth Century Studies, 1983-1986
- Recipient, Student Government Association Outstanding Professor Awards, 1990, 1989, 1983
- Elected to UTC Council of Scholars, 1985
- Recipient, Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award of University of Tennessee National Alumni Association, 1984
Recent Publications:
- Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. Edited by David W. Carrithers for the series “International Library of Essays in the History of Social and Political Thought.” Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing., Ltd., forthcoming, 2009.
- “Montesquieu and Tocqueville as Philosophical Historians: Liberty, Determinism, and the Prospects for Freedom,” in Montesquieu and His Legacy. Edited by Rebecca Kingston. Albany: State University of New York Press, forthcoming 2009.
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“Démocratie,” in Dictionnaire Montesquieu., an on-line publication of the Société Montesquieu. Paris, France, 2008.
- “Aristocratie,” in Dictionnaire Montesquieu, , an on-line publication of the Société Montesquieu. Paris, France, 2008.
Other Publications: see Vita
