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Gaetano Mosca

1858 - 1941

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Gaetano Mosca (Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno ˈmoska]; 1 April 1858 – 8 November 1941) was an Italian political scientist, journalist and public servant. He is credited with developing the elite theory and the doctrine of the political class and is one of the three members constituting the Italian school of elitism together with Vilfredo Pareto and Robert Michels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaetano Mosca is the 585th most popular philosopher (down from 500th in 2019), the 1,695th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,441st in 2019) and the 45th most popular Italian Philosopher.

Gaetano Mosca is most famous for his theory of the Ruling Class. He argued that society is divided into two classes: a ruling class and a ruled class. The ruling class is the minority in society and has control over the ruled class.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gaetano Mosca ranks 585 out of 1,267. Before him are Pierre Charron, Zeno of Sidon, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Usman dan Fodio, Georges Canguilhem, and Al-Baydawi. After him are Chaïm Perelman, John Austin, Yang Zhu, Zaleucus, G. A. Cohen, and Tom Regan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Gaetano Mosca ranks 49. Before him are Albrecht Penck, Wolfgang Kapp, Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, Fernand Khnopff, Mélanie Bonis, and Remy de Gourmont. After him are Constance Lloyd, Ethel Smyth, Alois Riegl, Jan Toorop, Saitō Makoto, and John Russell. Among people deceased in 1941, Gaetano Mosca ranks 61. Before him are Ernst Lindemann, Lou Gehrig, Karin Boye, Guido Adler, Natalie of Serbia, and Henri Cornet. After him are Hjalmar Söderberg, Charles Huntziger, Hans Berger, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Christian Sinding, and Guillermo Kahlo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaetano Mosca ranks 1,695 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Cilea (1866), Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena (1593), Marco Bellocchio (1939), Roberto Calvi (1920), Giulio Douhet (1869), and Aly Khan (1911). After him are Antipope Benedict X (1048), Leonardo Loredan (1436), Cesare Prandelli (1957), Laura Pausini (1974), Piero Taruffi (1906), and Pietro Bernini (1562).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Gaetano Mosca ranks 45. Before him are Giles of Rome (1243), Gianni Vattimo (1936), Myia (-600), Cesare Ripa (1555), Bernardino Telesio (1509), and Antonio Labriola (1843). After him are Silvia Federici (1942), Pietro d'Abano (1250), Guarino da Verona (1374), Nicola Abbagnano (1901), Hippo (-500), and Cristoforo Landino (1424).

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