Political Philosophy

Anarchism is a political theory that is skeptical of the justification of authority and power.

It is useful to divide philosophy of economics in this way into three subject matters which can be regarded respectively as branches of action theory, ethics (or normative social and political philosophy), and philosophy of science.

These issues cover many areas, but fall primarily into five philosophical categories: metaphysics, ethics and moral philosophy, philosophy of law, political philosophy and aesthetics.

Feminist philosophy has also been an important source for arguments for gender equality.

shakes their confidence in the moral and political superiority of contemporary civilisation

Green's perfectionist ethics influence his politics.

was a German political philosopher, economic theorist, and lifelong intellectual collaborator of Karl Marx

articulated a classical-liberal political philosophy in The Man versus the State

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French aristocrat, political philosopher, and historian.

Luxemburg is best known for her contributions to some of the most important economic and political debates that have shaped the development of socialist thought

She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy

a proponent of a republicanism of social-democratic inspiration

Best remembered as an initiator of the social democratic movement in Germany

was a German-Jewish philosopher, a writer on socialism, and in later life, a forerunner of the political movement

dava alla luce in Venezia i dieci libri Della ragion di Stato

a sovereignty theorist in politics

a natural-law theory drawn from Pufendorf

of defending political liberty and tolerance

one of the most original feminist political philosophers of the Grand Siecle

he frequently submitted petitions criticizing the abuses and corruption stemming from the king's relatives' political maneuvering and demanding reforms

Giannone was the first to deal systematically with the question of Church and State

later in his career addressed himself to politics

Olympe de Gouges was associated with Enlightenment, Feminism, and Political Philosophy.

He is best known for The Commonwealth of Oceana (1656), an exposition of an ideal republican constitution

women's rights advocate from the Republic of Venice

Gozze was highly regarded for his works related to philosophy, politics, sociology, and pedagogy

At Cardinal Richelieu's prompting, he defended the concept of reason of state

is a detailed analysis of the function and purposes of a Christian commonwealth within a complex legal framework

he dealt with political and economic questions

Philosophy of education, epistemology, journalism, ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, metaphysics

Ethics, social and political philosophy, logic, epistemology

Ethics, historical epistemology, history of ideas, philosophy of literature, philosophy of technology, political philosophy

Kwame Nkrumah (born Francis Nwia Kofi Ngonloma, /(ə)nˈkruːmə/ (ə)n-KROO-mə; 21 September 1909-27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary.

Ideology, Marxism, ontology, political theory, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, film theory, theology, German idealism, dialectic

Political philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science

Frantz Omar Fanon (, US: ; French: [fʁɑ̃ts fanɔ̃]; 20 July 1925-6 December 1961) was a French psychiatrist and political philosopher, who made critical contributions to the fields of post-colonial studies and critical theory.

Feminist theory, political philosophy, ethics, psychoanalysis, phenomenology (philosophy), phenomenology, discourse, embodied cognition, embodiment, sexuality, gender studies, Jewish philosophy

Political philosophy

Epistemology critical social theory political theory philosophy of law Rationalization (sociology), rationalization pragmatics pragmatism

Moral philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion

Political philosophy, philosophy of religion, ethics, race (classification of human beings), race, caste, democracy, liberation theology

Political philosophy, ethics, feminism, liberal theory

Ethics, metaethics, history of ethics, social philosophy, political philosophy

Probabilistic semantics, political theory, moral theory, intellectual history, race and identity theory

Political philosophy, ethics, epistemology

Herbert Marcuse ( mar-KOO-zə; German: [maʁˈkuːzə]; July 19, 1898, July 29, 1979) was a German and American philosopher, social critic, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.

Phenomenology Hermeneutics Philosophy of action Moral philosophy Political philosophy Philosophy of language Personal identity Narrative identity Historiography Literary criticism Ancient philosophy

Joseph-Achille Mbembe (; born 1957) is a Cameroonian historian and political theorist who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Social philosophy, political philosophy, cosmopolitanism, secularity, religion, modernity

Political philosophy, jurisprudence, ethics

Jurisprudence, political philosophy

Ethics, political philosophy

Political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of history, social theory

Political philosophy

Political philosophy, Social philosophy, Moral philosophy, Critical theory, Recognition (sociology), Recognition

Aesthetics Political philosophy Social philosophy

Charles Wade Mills (January 3, 1951, September 20, 2021) was a Caribbean-American philosopher who specialized in political philosophy.

Politics and political philosophy, military theory, history

Philosophy of science, epistemology, political philosophy, ancient philosophy, philosophy of mind

Philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, history of science, epistemology, politics

Philosophy of religion, political philosophy

Political philosophy, philosophy of history, history of ideas, ethics, Marxism, modern history, Russian history, Russian literature, Romanticism

Political philosophy, Politics, Philosophy of law, law, rhetoric, theology, ethics, epistemology

Epistemology, sociology, political philosophy, aesthetics

Economics, ethics, political philosophy

Bonae litterae Philology Pastoral theology Patristics Catholic theology Political philosophy Philosophy of education Criticism of Protestantism

Political philosophy Political history Economics Ethics Darwinian theory Geography

Michael Laban Walzer (born March 3, 1935) is an American political theorist and public intellectual.

Contemporary political theory, feminist social theory, and public policy

Moral philosophy, political philosophy

Ato Sekyi-Otu is a Ghanaian political philosopher.

Aminata Diaw Cissé (24 May 1959-14 April 2017) was a Senegalese lecturer and political philosopher who taught at the Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD).

Burnout (psychology), Burnout, Depression (clinical), Depression, Internet, Love, Political theory, Power (social and political), Power, Religion, Social media, Transparency (behavior), Transparency, Violence

Philosophy of religion Social and political philosophy

Philosophy of the mind, Philosophy of language, Secularism, Political philosophy

Ethics Political philosophy

Epistemology Political philosophy Feminist philosophy

Sexuality, desire, gay liberation, political philosophy, psychoanalysis, capitalism, identity

Liberalism, metaphysics, culture, ethics, freedom, history of communism, sociology, drugs, politics, dialectic, Marxism, fractal, drug liberalization, history of commerce, political philosophy, history of slavery, law

Political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of sexuality, philosophy of religion

He mainly writes on aesthetics, particularly the philosophy of music but also works on political philosophy.

Legal philosophy, political philosophy, feminist philosophy

Wendy L. Brown (born November 28, 1955) is an American political theorist.

Ethics, political philosophy

Political philosophy

Simon Hailwood is a British philosopher whose research concerns moral philosophy, political philosophy, environmental philosophy, environmental ethics, political realism, and pragmatism.

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property, and equality before the law.

Postcolonialism is the academic study of the cultural, political and economic consequences of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the impact of human control and exploitation of colonized people and their lands.

Her political philosophy is in the classical liberal tradition, with that tradition’s emphasis upon individualism, the constitutional protection of individual rights to life, liberty, and property, and limited government.

in literary criticism and theory, in art and, in particular, architectural theory, and in political theory.

Notable is his presentation and defense of moderate communitarianism (or MC), which can be understood as a political theory rooted in principles of common good and dignity.

His main research interests include ethics and political philosophy, but also aesthetics.

His research was about sociology, economics, history and political theory.

Praeg's work is rooted in African philosophy with a particular focus on African political philosophy and the politics of knowledge production in higher education.

in modern philosophy, existentialism, contemporary French philosophy, ethics, and social and political philosophy.

Ngamen, a professor of philosophy, has specialty in Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy.

Politics, economics, ideology, culture

Politics, economics, ideology

O'Neill has written widely on political philosophy and ethics, international justice, bioethics and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

Politics, economics, class struggle

Brennan's research focuses on contemporary normative ethics, applied ethics, political philosophy, and feminist philosophy.

Bernd Ladwig (born 7 August 1966) is a German political philosopher who is a professor of political theory and political philosophy at the Freie Universität Berlin.

The fundamental core of his thinking, which will be examined in this article, was concerned with the philosophy of nature (what would nowadays be called science), magic, political theory and natural religion.

Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) was a Pakistani philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Islamic Philosophy and Political Philosophy.