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Hace 2 días · John Locke's portrait by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London. John Locke (/ l ɒ k /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis ...
Hace 1 día · Socrates (/ ˈ s ɒ k r ə t iː z /; Greek: Σωκράτης; c. 470 – 399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers, particularly his students ...
Hace 4 días · Adam Smith (baptized June 5, 1723, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland—died July 17, 1790, Edinburgh) was a Scottish social philosopher and political economist, instrumental in the rise of classical liberalism. Adam Smith is a towering figure in the history of economic thought. Known primarily for a single work— An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes ...
Hace 3 días · Her case is that the ‘contractarian and voluntarist elements of parliamentarian thought’ combined with, and this is crucial in my view, ‘the extension of natural rights thinking into justification for political action in extreme circumstances … render hypothetical religious sources for such ideas in the Levellers’ writings redundant’ (p. 121).
Hace 4 días · While Machiavelli’s writings emphasize the pragmatic and realistic approach to politics, his personal life did not necessarily mirror the Machiavellian principles he espoused. Some scholars argue that his works were intended as satires or political commentary rather than strict guidelines for behavior.4.
Hace 2 días · John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, politician and civil servant.One of the most influential thinkers in the history of liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy.Dubbed "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century" by the Stanford Encyclopedia of ...
Hace 1 día · His controversial writings on music, drama and politics have attracted extensive comment – particularly since the late 20th century, as they express antisemitic sentiments. The effect of his ideas can be traced in many of the arts throughout the 20th century; his influence spread beyond composition into conducting, philosophy, literature, the visual arts and theatre.
