John Charvet | |
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| Born | 1938 |
| Died | 2024 (aged 85–86) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | London School of Economics |
| Main interests | political theory,contractarianism,international relations |
John Charvet was a British political theorist,and Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics. His interests were in political theory,contractarianism and international relations. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Educated at Winchester College,he read economics at Corpus Christi College,Cambridge,achieving a 2:1 in 1960. He took a BPhil in Politics at Trinity College,Oxford in 1962,was appointed Lecturer at the LSE in 1965,and Reader in 1980. [5]
He died in March 2024 and his ashes were interred in a family grave in Highgate Cemetery