Paul Weithman

{{short description|American philosopher}}

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| institutions = University of Notre Dame

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| doctoral_advisor = John Rawls, Judith Shklar

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| education = Harvard University (PhD), University of Notre Dame (BA)

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Paul J. Weithman is an American philosopher and Glynn Family Honors Professor of Philosophy at University of Notre Dame. He is known for his works on political philosophy.{{cite journal |last1=Poston |first1=Ted |title=Review of Liberal Faith: Essays in Honor of Philip Quinn |journal=NDPR |date=1 February 2010 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/liberal-faith-essays-in-honor-of-philip-quinn/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}{{cite journal |last1=Reidy |first1=David A. |title=Review of Rawls, Political Liberalism and Reasonable Faith |journal=NDPR |date=16 July 2017 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/rawls-political-liberalism-and-reasonable-faith/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}{{cite journal |last1=Neufeld |first1=Blain |title=Review of Why Political Liberalism? On John Rawls's Political Turn |journal=NDPR |date=1 December 2011 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/why-political-liberalism-on-john-rawls-s-political-turn/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}

Weithman won the David and Elaine Spitz Prize in 2012 for his book Why Political Liberalism? On John Rawls's Political Turn.