George Klosko
American philosopher (born 1950)
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George Klosko (born 1950) is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. He is known for his works on political theory.[1][2][3][4][5]
Born1950 (age 75–76)
AwardsSpitz Prize
EducationColumbia University (BA, PhD)
ThesisThe Politics of Philosophy: The Origin and Development of Plato's Political Theory (1977)
George Klosko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) |
| Awards | Spitz Prize |
| Education | |
| Education | Columbia University (BA, PhD) |
| Thesis | The Politics of Philosophy: The Origin and Development of Plato's Political Theory (1977) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Analytic | |
| Institutions | University of Virginia |
Main interests | Political philosophy |
Klosko received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University.[1][6]
Books
- The Development of Plato’s Political Theory (Methuen, 1986; Second Edition, Oxford, 2006)
- The Principle of Fairness and Political Obligation (Rowman and Littlefield, 1992)
- Political Obligations (Oxford University Press, 2005)
- The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy (Oxford, 2011)
- The Transformation of American Liberalism (Oxford University Press, 2017)
- Why we should obey the law? (Polity Press, 2019)
