political philosopher
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandphilosopher
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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philosopher
noun[C]
uk/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fər/us/fɪˈlɑː.sə.fɚ/
someone who studies or writes about the meaning ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandphilosopherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thepoliticalphilosophersees a bewildering variety of opinions about "human things" held by individuals in a society governed by a revealed law.
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None of the contributors is described as a 'sociologist' although there are several economists and onepoliticalphilosopherin addition to 'social policy' specialists.
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What a theme worthy of contemplation for apoliticalphilosopher!
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To understand the motivation behind this clause a pathologist rather than apoliticalphilosopheris more helpful.
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I do not think anypoliticalphilosopherhas ever said so.
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The main aim of thepoliticalphilosopheris to remain open to the truth of order, and convey this to others.
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He was an avid debater and apoliticalphilosopher.
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He was also apoliticalphilosopher, editor, welder, motorcycle racer, tax resister, atheist, and libertarian activist.
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He is primarily known as an intellectual historian,politicalphilosopherand a shaper of mid- 20th century conservatism and as an authority on modern rhetoric.
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Yet he was a greatpoliticalphilosopherand a great soul.
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In any case, it is clear that these people in their surveys never made explicit reference to the political philosophers whom we cite as sources.
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The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood.
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I suspect, though, that moral and political philosophers will still be generally unsatisfied with the answer, and may want more.
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This brief exposition also serves to show that international law is a much richer process than most contemporary moral and political philosophers have acknowledged.
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Most contemporary political philosophers deny that justice requires giving people what they deserve.
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The abstract analyses of ideals favoured by many contemporary political philosophers are sometimes criticized on the grounds that they are politically irrelevant.
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The first and second have occupied political philosophers extensively, while the third has, for the most part, been relegated to lawyers and legal theorists.
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He was a writer andpoliticalphilosopher.
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But it helps to identify several important considerations in debates between political philosophers concerning the most defensible specification of the liberal egalitarian ideal.
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