Western Political Thought
From the classical city-state to the postmodern critique of power, the major thinkers who shaped Western political theory.
Plato
Philosopher of the Ideal State
Aristotle
The Father of Political Science
Machiavelli
The Realist of Power
Hobbes
Theorist of the Sovereign Leviathan
Locke
Father of Classical Liberalism
Montesquieu
Theorist of the Separation of Powers
Rousseau
Philosopher of the General Will
Bentham
Founder of Utilitarianism
Hegel
Philosopher of the Dialectic and the State
Mill
Theorist of Liberty and Utility
Marx
Theorist of Class Struggle
Lenin
Theorist of Revolutionary Vanguard
Gramsci
Theorist of Cultural Hegemony
Foucault
Theorist of Power and Discourse
Fukuyama
Theorist of the End of History