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John Charvet is a British
political theorist A political theorist is someone who engages in constructing or evaluating political theory, including political philosophy. Theorists may be academics or independent scholars. Ancient * Aristotle * Chanakya * Cicero * Confucius * Mencius * ...
, and Emeritus Professor at the
London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...
. His interests are in
political theory Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and legitimacy of political institutions, such as states. This field investigates different forms of government, ranging from d ...
,
contractarianism In moral and political philosophy, the social contract is an idea, theory, or model that usually, although not always, concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual. Conceptualized in the Age of Enlightenment, it is ...
and
international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...
. Educated at
Winchester College Winchester College is an English Public school (United Kingdom), public school (a long-established fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) with some provision for day school, day attendees, in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It wa ...
, he read economics at
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus") is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th c ...
, achieving a 2:1 in 1960. He took a BPhil in Politics at
Trinity College, Oxford Trinity College (full name: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight)) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in E ...
in 1962, was appointed Lecturer at the LSE in 1965, and Reader in 1980.


Books

*''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

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Academics of the London School of Economics British political philosophers Alumni of the University of Cambridge {{polisci-bio-stub