Kenneth Leonardo
Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Government
Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo received his Ph.D. in political science from Claremont Graduate University and his B.A. in political science, international relations, from Bucknell University. His research and teaching interests include history of political thought (Western, non-Western, and Indigenous), American political development, liberation, martial virtue, resistance, and revolution. Currently, Leonardo is working on research projects exploring various forms of resistance to injustice. His work has appeared in Polis and The Conversation. Recent and previous affiliations include the Newberry Library, the Huntington Library, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Recent Courses Taught
Native and Indigenous Political Thought
The Way of the Warrior
Comparative Political Thought
Contemporary Political Theory
Equality and Inequality in American Politics
American Political Development
Research Interests
Liberation, martial virtue, resistance, revolution
Distinctions
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Hamilton College, 2024-26
- Faculty Teacher-Scholar Award, Hamilton College, 2024
- Dean of Faculty Award, Hamilton College, 2023
- Creative Arts & Technology Award, Hamilton College, 2023
Select Publications
- Leonardo, Kenneth Andrew Andres. “The Dangers of Demagogues and Democratic Revolution: on Aristotle’s Education of the Serious.” Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought 41, no. 2 (2024): 327-350.
- Leonardo, Kenneth Andrew Andres. “What is the ‘way of the warrior’? Students investigate the arts of war and peace in this course about virtue and the ethics of violence.” The Conversation, December 6, 2024, https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-way-of-the-warrior-students-investigate-the-arts-of-war-and-peace-in-this-course-about-virtue-and-the-ethics-of-violence-242465.
Professional Affiliations
Western Political Science Association
The Association for Political Theory
Appointed to the Faculty
2022Educational Background
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
M.A., Claremont Graduate University
B.A., Bucknell University
