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C. B. Macpherson: Works, Politics, Measurement & Science

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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C. B. Macpherson topic overview

The analysis highlights Works, Politics, Measurement and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around C. B. Macpherson.

Related topics
51
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
56
Extracted relationships
29
Concept neighborhoods
32
Bridge connections
56

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Life · 15 topics
Macpherson's project · 12 topics
On Milton Friedman · 11 topics
Political theories · 7 topics
Overview · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

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

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Life

Macpherson's project

Political theories

On Milton Friedman

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How C. B. Macpherson connects Entity context

The extracted context around C. B. Macpherson shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, C. B. Macpherson → Democracy, Democratic Theory, Essays, Macpherson, Records Management Services, Retrieval, The Real World, Toronto Archives, University Another extracted example is C. B. Macpherson → J. S. Mill, Karl Marx, Leonard Hobhouse, Otto van der Sprenkel, R. H. Tawney, T. H. Green. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

C. B. Macpherson

Top relations

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

Important terminology

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Important terminology

macpherson political freedom toronto friedman capitalism theory university individualism economic economics possessive society canadian macpherson's capitalist science economy marx system

C. B. Macpherson relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 29 structured relationships around C. B. Macpherson. Examples in this analysis include C. B. Macpherson → Academic advisor → Harold Laski and C. B. Macpherson → Alma mater → University of Toronto. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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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
C. B. MacphersonSpouse.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonSub-disciplinePolitical economy1.00infobox
C. B. MacphersonSub-disciplinepolitical theory1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around C. B. Macpherson bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Political, Friedman and Toronto. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • C. B. Macpherson
    • Political
    • Friedman
    • Toronto
    • University
    • Freedom
    • Capitalism
    • Theory
    • Kay
    • One
    • Economics
    • Society
    • Ontario
  • c. b. macpherson
    • Political
    • Friedman
    • Toronto
    • University
    • Freedom
    • Capitalism
    • Theory
    • Kay
    • One
    • Economics
    • Society
    • Ontario
  • political scientist
    • Theory
    • Economic
    • Power
    • Capitalist
    • Individualism
    • Possessive
    • Friedman
    • Capitalism
    • Toronto
    • Freedom
    • Economy
    • Liberal
  • political theory
    • Individualism
    • Possessive
    • Theory
    • Liberal
    • Economic
    • Democratic
    • Power
    • Capitalist
    • Economy
    • System
    • Friedman
    • Capitalism
  • canadian political science association
    • Degree
    • Theory
    • Best
    • Economic
    • Power
    • University
    • Capitalist
    • Individualism
    • Possessive
    • Toronto
    • Works
    • Friedman
  • kathleen "kay" macpherson
    • Political
    • Ontario
    • Works
    • Toronto
    • Friedman
    • Life
    • London
    • School
    • University
    • Freedom
    • Capitalism
    • Theory
  • political economy
    • Democratic
    • Theory
    • Economic
    • Power
    • University
    • Capitalist
    • Individualism
    • Ontario
    • Possessive
    • Toronto
    • Works
    • Friedman
  • political theories
    • Theory
    • Economic
    • Power
    • Capitalist
    • Individualism
    • Possessive
    • Friedman
    • Capitalism
    • Toronto
    • Freedom
    • Economy
    • Liberal

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For C. B. Macpherson, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects C. B. Macpherson with Life. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
C. B. MacphersonLife · splits 41 ⟂ 16
C. B. MacphersonMacpherson's project · splits 44 ⟂ 13
C. B. MacphersonOn Milton Friedman · splits 45 ⟂ 12
C. B. MacphersonPolitical theories · splits 49 ⟂ 8
C. B. MacphersonOverview · splits 50 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

C. B. Macpherson

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples29
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around C. B. Macpherson to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Works, Politics, Measurement & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — C. B. Macpherson · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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