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Rubbing of Chinese philosopher Confucius in traditional robes with a long beard, based on a design attributed to Wu Tao-hsuan, with Chinese characters above and beside the figure.
Marble bust of Aristotle with a beard and draped robe, showing detailed facial features and wavy hair, set against a dark background.
Marble bust of Marcus Tullius Cicero, shown with short hair and draped clothing, displayed against a black background.
Christian bishop and theologian St. Augustine
Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli by Santi di Tito shows Machiavelli in black and red robes, holding a document, against a plain background.
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Oval portrait print of Montesquieu by Pierre Michel Alix after Jean Francois Garnerey, showing Montesquieu with long curly white hair and a fur-trimmed robe, facing forward.
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André Siegfried
French political scientist
Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli by Santi di Tito shows Machiavelli in black and red robes, holding a document, against a plain background.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian statesman and writer
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville
French historian and political writer
Benedict Anderson.
Benedict Anderson
Irish political scientist
Mearsheimer, John J.
John J. Mearsheimer
American scholar
Kenneth Waltz.
Kenneth N. Waltz
American political scientist and educator
Hannah Arendt, wearing a pearl necklace and holding a cigarette, looks thoughtfully at the camera in a black-and-white portrait from around 1963.
Hannah Arendt
German-born American political scientist
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Robert A. Dahl
American political scientist and educator
Francis Fukuyama smiling outdoors, wearing a dark blazer over a checked shirt, with blurred autumn foliage in the background.
Francis Fukuyama
American writer and political theorist
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Carole Pateman
political scientist and educator
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane
American political scientist and educator
Wendt, Alexander
Alexander Wendt
American political scientist and educator
Riker, William
William Riker
American political scientist
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István Bibó
Hungarian political scientist and sociologist
Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington
American political scientist
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Roderick P. Hart
American scholar
Robert D. Putnam
Robert D. Putnam
American political scientist
Harold Joseph Laski
Harold Joseph Laski
British political scientist
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Harold Lasswell
American political scientist
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Preston Manning
Canadian politician