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John Charvet

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John Charvet
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsLondon School of Economics
Main interests
political theory, contractarianism, international relations

John Charvet is a British political theorist, and Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics. His interests are in political theory, contractarianism and international relations.[1][2][3][4]

Educated at Winchester College, he read economics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, achieving a 2:1 in 1960. He took a BPhil in Politics at Trinity College, Oxford in 1962, was appointed Lecturer at the LSE in 1965, and Reader in 1980.[5]

Books

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  • The Social Problem in the Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1974)
  • A Critique of Freedom and Equality (1981)
  • Feminism (1982)
  • The Idea of an Ethical Community (1995)
  • The Liberal Project and Human Rights: The Theory and Practice of a New World Order (2008)
  • The Nature and Limits of Human Equality (2013)

References

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  1. ^ "Professor John Charvet". London School of Economics and Political Science.
  2. ^ "Book Review: The Nature and Limits of Human Equality". LSE Review of Books. 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ "John Charvet - The Nature and Limits of Human Equality" (PDF). Res Publica.
  4. ^ Ebadi, Aref (2015). "The Nature and Limits of Human Equality by John Charvet. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 188pp., £55.00, ISBN 9781137329158". Political Studies Review. 13 (3): 396–397. doi:10.1111/1478-9302.12100_7. ISSN 1478-9302. S2CID 151367741.
  5. ^ The Trusty Servant No. 137. May 2024. p. 27.