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C. B. Macpherson

Crawford Brough Macpherson OC FRHistS FRSC (11 November 1911 – 22 July 1987) was a Canadian political scientist who taught political theory at the University of Toronto.

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Alma mater
University of Toronto · London School of Economics
Academic advisor
Harold Laski
Born
Crawford Brough Macpherson (1911-11-18)18 November 1911 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
22 July 1987(1987-07-22) (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Discipline
Political science
Doctoral students
Bernard Avishai · Ed Broadbent

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C. B. Macpherson

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C. B. Macpherson

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related to External links · 9
C. B. Macpherson → Democracy, Democratic Theory, Essays, Macpherson, Records Management Services, Retrieval, The Real World, Toronto Archives, University
Influences · 6
C. B. Macpherson → J. S. Mill, Karl Marx, Leonard Hobhouse, Otto van der Sprenkel, R. H. Tawney, T. H. Green
Alma mater · 2
C. B. Macpherson → London School of Economics, University of Toronto
Doctoral students · 2
C. B. Macpherson → Bernard Avishai, Ed Broadbent
Sub-discipline · 2
C. B. Macpherson → Political economy, political theory
Academic advisor · 1
C. B. Macpherson → Harold Laski
Born · 1
C. B. Macpherson → Crawford Brough Macpherson (1911-11-18)18 November 1911 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died · 1
C. B. Macpherson → 22 July 1987(1987-07-22) (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Discipline · 1
C. B. Macpherson → Political science
Institutions · 1
C. B. Macpherson → University of Toronto

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C. B. MacphersonAcademic advisorHarold Laski1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonAlma materUniversity of Toronto1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonAlma materLondon School of Economics1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonBornCrawford Brough Macpherson (1911-11-18)18 November 1911 Toronto, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonDied22 July 1987(1987-07-22) (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonDisciplinePolitical science1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonDoctoral studentsBernard Avishai1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonDoctoral studentsEd Broadbent1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonInfluencesT. H. Green1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonInfluencesLeonard Hobhouse1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonInfluencesKarl Marx1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonInfluencesJ. S. Mill1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonInfluencesOtto van der Sprenkel1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonInfluencesR. H. Tawney1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonInstitutionsUniversity of Toronto1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonNotable ideasPossessive individualism1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonNotable worksThe Political Theory of Possessive Individualism (1962)1.00infobox
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C. B. MacphersonSub-disciplinePolitical economy1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonSub-disciplinepolitical theory1.00infobox

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