Dr. Andrew Sabl

Biography

Andrew Sabl is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His research focus includes democratic liberal theory, toleration, realist political thought, political ethics, and the history of political thought with particular emphasis on David Hume and the Scottish Enlightenment. He has published several notable works including 'Ruling Passions: Political Offices and Democratic Ethics' (Princeton, 2002), 'Hume’s Politics: Coordination, Crisis, and History in England' (Princeton, 2012), and 'Realism in Political Theory' (co-edited with Rahul Sagar, Routledge, 2018). More recently, he co-edited the 'Political Ethics: Handbook' published by Princeton University Press in 2022. Sabl is currently completing a book on toleration, tentatively titled 'Uses of Hypocrisy: An Essay on Toleration,' under contract with Harvard University Press. His work spans numerous articles and book chapters that explore subjects such as realist political theory, toleration, political ethics, democratic theory, and civil disobedience.

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