Photo: Patrick Deneen headshot / CC0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Born on July 21, 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Patrick J. Deneen is a writer, political scientist and political philosopher. Patrick J. Deneen is 62 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes Rutgers University.
My Take
I find Patrick Deneen genuinely interesting because he does the hard thing: he questions the assumptions almost nobody questions. Examining liberalism itself, rather than arguing within it, takes intellectual nerve and invites plenty of pushback. Whether or not you agree with his conclusions, a thinker who forces readers to articulate why they believe what they believe is doing real work. I value that his scholarship at Notre Dame weaves together philosophy, culture, and religion instead of treating them as separate boxes. The best political theorists unsettle you, and from what I can tell, Deneen is comfortable being unsettling on purpose.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patrick J. Deneen
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリック・デニーン (政治学者)
- Reading
- ぱとりっく・でにーん
- Born
- July 21, 1964 (age 62)
- Origin
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Occupation
- writer / political scientist / political philosopher / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
2. Background
- University
- Rutgers University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://patrickjdeneen.com
- Xhttps://x.com/PatrickDeneen
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Deneen
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%20(%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E5%AD%A6%E8%80%85)
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47490750
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Patrick J. Deneen born?
Patrick J. Deneen was born on July 21, 1964 and is 62 years old.
Where is Patrick J. Deneen from?
Patrick J. Deneen is from Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
What does Patrick J. Deneen do?
Patrick J. Deneen works as writer, political scientist, political philosopher, university teacher.
Where did Patrick J. Deneen study?
Patrick J. Deneen attended Rutgers University.
Writer — see all → · Political scientist — see all → · More people from the United States → · More people born on July 21 →