Paul Sagar
British political theorist
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Paul Sagar is a British political theorist and Reader in Political Theory at King's College London.[2] His work focuses on the history of political thought, especially the Scottish Enlightenment (including the works of David Hume and Adam Smith), as well as contemporary normative political theory.[3]
AwardsBIAPT Early Career Award (2020)[1]
EducationUniversity of Cambridge (PhD, 2014); University of London (MA); University of Oxford (BA)
RegionWestern philosophy
Paul Sagar | |
|---|---|
| Awards | BIAPT Early Career Award (2020)[1] |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Cambridge (PhD, 2014); University of London (MA); University of Oxford (BA) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st‑century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | King's College London |
| Main interests | history of political thought, political theory, moral philosophy |
| Website | https://www.paulsagar.com/ |
Books
- The Opinion of Mankind: Sociability and the Theory of the State from Hobbes to Smith (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018)[4][5][6]
- Adam Smith Reconsidered: Liberty, History, and the Foundations of Modern Politics (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022)[7]
- Basic Equality (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2024)[8]
- Interpreting Adam Smith: Critical Essays [editor] (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023)