Rebecca Susan LeMoine

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. I joined the department in Fall 2014 after receiving my Ph.D. and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and my B.A. in Politics from Washington and Lee University.

I specialize in Political Theory, particularly questions related to cultural diversity and global justice in ancient political thought. My book, Plato’s Caves: The Liberating Sting of Cultural Diversity (Oxford University Press, 2020), provides the first comprehensive examination of the role of the foreigner in Plato’s political thought. To learn more about my work, I encourage you to listen to my recent podcast interview with FAU’s Dean Horswell (22 min.).

Though my research focuses on ancient political thought, I enjoy teaching a wide range of political theory courses, covering ancient political thought, modern political thought, American political thought, music and politics, literature and political theory, and other topics.

For more information, please check out my CV, or contact me at rlemoine@fau.edu.

Welcome!

Recent Talks

In Conversation: Podcast interview about Plato’s Caves

Recent Publications

Plato’s Caves: The Liberating Sting of Cultural Diversity (Oxford University Press, 2020)

“‘We Don’t Need No (Foreign) Education’: Plato’s Hippias Major as a Critique of Spartan Law.” History of Political Thought 40.3 (2019): 357–380.

“Foreigners as Liberators: Education and Cultural Diversity in Plato’s Menexenus.” American Political Science Review 111.3 (2017): 471–483.