Jonathan Quong

Professor of Philosophy and Law
Last Updated: August 21, 2026

Jonathan Quong is the author of Liberalism Without Perfection (Oxford University Press, 2011), The Morality of Defensive Force (Oxford University Press, 2020), and Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice (Princeton University Press, 2026), as well as articles on political liberalism, public reason, democracy, distributive justice, and defensive ethics. He is an associate editor for Free & Equal: A Journal of Ethics and Public Affairs. He also served as associate editor for Ethics for seven years.