# Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/seventeenth-century-political-and-philosophical-thought/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 240,175 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the development of political thought in the early modern era, focusing on key figures such as Hugo Grotius, Thomas Hobbes, and Spinoza. It delves into topics such as natural rights, sovereignty, international law, colonialism, and the intersection of theology and politics during the Enlightenment. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Arts and Humanities |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12517 |
| Works | 51,855 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Michel Foucault](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michel-foucault/)
- [Francis Fukuyama](https://scholariq.org/researchers/francis-fukuyama/)
- [Gilles Deleuze](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gilles-deleuze/)
- [Mark H. Johnson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-h-johnson/)
- [Immanuel Kant](https://scholariq.org/researchers/immanuel-kant/)
- [John Rawls](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-rawls/)
- [Richard Rorty](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-rorty/)
- [Karl Marx](https://scholariq.org/researchers/karl-marx/)
- [Albert O. Hirschman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/albert-o-hirschman/)
- [Charles Taylor](https://scholariq.org/researchers/charles-taylor-3/)
- [Bertrand Russell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bertrand-russell/)
- [Bryan S. Turner](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bryan-s-turner/)

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