Philosopher
John Hospers
Overview
John Hospers (June 9, 1918 – June 12, 2011) was an American philosopher and political activist. Hospers was interested in Objectivism, and was once a friend of the philosopher Ayn Rand, though he later broke with her. In 1972, Hospers became the first presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, and was the only minor party candidate to receive an electoral vote in that year's U.S. presidential election.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).
Philosophers who discussed John Hospers
Ideas John Hospers discusses
- Simon & Schuster
- Los Angeles
- Harvard University
- Atlas Shrugged
- The Guardian
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Aesthetics
- Objectivism
- Libertarian Party (United States)
- Ayn Rand
- Master of Arts
- Libertarianism (metaphysics)
- Morality
- Free will
- Determinism
- Columbia University
- Ideology
- Contemporary philosophy
- Epistemology
- Ethics
Place in the tradition
Part of Objectivism.