political philosopher
Governance ideas thinker
A political philosopher is someone who studies or develops theories about government, power, justice, rights, and the proper organization of society.
The term applies both to historical figures like Plato, Locke, and Marx, and to contemporary academics working in the field: She's a political philosopher at Princeton.
Political philosophers ask foundational questions—what legitimizes authority, what citizens owe each other, how liberty and equality should be balanced.
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- ideal stateBest possible arrangement
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- justiceFair treatment under law
- powerEnergy transfer rate
Aristotle · ethics · Karl Marx · conservatism · economics · common good · liberty · civil society · communitarianism · republicanism · founding fathers · law · Simone de Beauvoir · natural rights · John Locke · sociology · socialism · Thomas Hobbes
- philosophy worldethicist, logician, metaphysician, epistemologist, aesthetician
political philosopherpolitician
Elected government official
statesman · party boss · head of state · political activist · lobbyist
political philosopherphysicist
Scientist of matter and energy
chemist · biologist · mathematician · engineer · technician
political philosopherhermit
Person choosing total seclusion
mystic · navel-gazer · escapist · recluse
political, politician, politicize, politicized, politicization, politics, politic, politicking, apolitical