Western Political Thought
J.S Mill: The Philosopher of Liberty and Representative Government
John Stuart Mill was a 19th-century philosopher and economist known for his influential writings on individual liberty, utilitarian ethics, and the potential dangers of...
Hegel: German Idealism and Political Philosophy
George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) was a German philosopher whose dialectical method profoundly influenced the development of modern philosophy, exploring the evolution of ideas...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Philosopher of the Social Contract and Noble Savage
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century French philosopher known for his ideas on social contract theory and the belief in the innate goodness of humans,...
John Locke: The Philosopher of Individual Rights and Enlightenment Thinker
John Locke was an influential Enlightenment philosopher known for his ideas on empiricism and natural rights, asserting that individuals have inherent rights to life,...
Thomas Hobbes: Politics, Philosophy and Social Contract
Thomas Hobbes, was a 17th-century philosopher who believed that without government, human life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short," and argued for...