Jake Zuehl

I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in David Enoch's "Liberalism Rekindled" project, and in January 2026 I will be taking up a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Miami. I hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy from NYU, a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University, and a B.A. in the College of Social Studies (roughly: PPE + history) from Wesleyan University. 

I work mainly in moral, political, and social philosophy. My dissertation at Princeton argued that democratic participation can be a form of autonomy. My dissertation at NYU defended a theory of the nature and moral significance of social status and social hierarchy. I have also published on comparability and incomparability in ethics, epistemology, and elsewhere. Abstracts of my published and working papers may be found in my CV.

I am proudly disabled, and a member of the Society for Philosophy and Disability.

Publications

2024. Kolodny Against Hierarchy. Philosophy and Public Affairs.

2023. Equality, Democracy, and the Nature of Status: Reply to Motchoulski. Journal of Moral Philosophy.

2023. The Case for Comparability. Noûs. (With Jake Nebel and Cian Dorr).

2022. The Possibility of Democratic Autonomy. Philosophy and Public Affairs. (With Adam Lovett). 

2021. Consequences of Comparability. Philosophical Perspectives. (With Jake Nebel and Cian Dorr).