J. A. W. Gunn

John Alexander Wilson "Jock" Gunn FRSC (born 1937) is a Canadian political philosopher. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford and is Sir Edward Peacock Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Studies, Queen's University, Canada.[1] In 2001, Gunn retired after forty years of service to the university. Appointed full professor in 1970, he was head of department 1975–83 and was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1983.

J. A. W. Gunn

FRSC
Born
John Alexander Wilson Gunn

1937 (age 82–83)
NationalityCanadian
Other namesJock Gunn
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
ThesisInterests and the Public Interest in English Social and Political Thought, 1640–1700 (1966)
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
Sub-disciplinePolitical philosophy
InstitutionsQueen's University

His main academic interests include:

Selected bibliography
  • Beyond Liberty and Property: The Process of Self-Recognition in Eighteenth-Century Political Thought (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1983)
  • When the French Tried to Be British: Party, Opposition, and the Quest for Civil Disagreement, 1814–1848 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009)
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References
  1. "Queen's Department of Political Studies". Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009.


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