John Charvet
John Charvet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 |
| Died | 2024 (aged 85–86) |
| Education | |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | London School of Economics |
| Doctoral students | Duncan Ivison[1] |
| Main interests | political theory, contractarianism, international relations |
John Charvet (1938-2024) was a British political theorist, and Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics.[2] His interests were in political theory, contractarianism and international relations.[3][4][5][6] He wrote several books including The Nature and Limits of Human Equality[2] and The Liberal Project and Human Rights: The Theory and Practice of a New World Order.[7]
Education
Charvet was privately educated at Winchester College, he read economics at the University of Cambridge where he was an undergraduate student of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was awarded an upper second class degree in 1960. He was subsequently awarded a Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) in Politics at Trinity College, Oxford in 1962.
Career and research
Charvet was appointed Lecturer at the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1965, and Reader in 1980.[8] His former doctoral students include Duncan Ivison.[1]
Books
- The Social Problem in the Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau[9]
- A Critique of Freedom and Equality[10]
- Feminism[11]
- The Idea of an Ethical Community[12]
- The Liberal Project and Human Rights: The Theory and Practice of a New World Order[7]
- The Nature and Limits of Human Equality[2]
Personal life
Charvet died in March 2024 and his ashes were interred in a family grave in Highgate Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b Ivison, Duncan Mackenzie (1993). Liberty and self in the political argument of republicanism, liberalism and postmodernism. lse.ac.uk (PhD thesis). London: The London School of Economics and Political Science. OCLC 1064602271. ProQuest 301468796.
- ^ a b c Charvet, John (2013). The Nature and Limits of Human Equality. doi:10.1057/9781137329165.
- ^ "Professor John Charvet". London School of Economics and Political Science.
- ^ "Book Review: The Nature and Limits of Human Equality". LSE Review of Books. 9 July 2015.
- ^ "John Charvet - The Nature and Limits of Human Equality" (PDF). Res Publica.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b The Liberal Project and Human Rights: The Theory and Practice of a New World Order (2008)
- ^ The Trusty Servant No. 137. May 2024. p. 27.
- ^ A Critique of Freedom and Equality (1981)
- ^ Feminism (1982)
- ^ The Idea of an Ethical Community (1995)