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Murray Bookchin

1921 - 2006

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Murray Bookchin (; January 14, 1921 – July 30, 2006) was an American social theorist, author, orator, historian, and political philosopher. Influenced by G. W. F. Hegel, Karl Marx, and Peter Kropotkin, he was a pioneer in the environmental movement. Bookchin formulated and developed the theory of social ecology and urban planning within anarchist, libertarian socialist, and ecological thought. He was the author of two dozen books covering topics in politics, philosophy, history, urban affairs, and social ecology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Murray Bookchin is the 456th most popular philosopher (up from 490th in 2019), the 1,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,533rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Murray Bookchin ranks 456 out of 1,267. Before him are Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Hans Reichenbach, Linji Yixuan, Alain de Lille, Henry Suso, and Phaedo of Elis. After him are Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Vincent of Beauvais, Franz Rosenzweig, Arnobius, Themistius, and Brunetto Latini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Murray Bookchin ranks 73. Before him are Akio Morita, Mary Jackson, Karel Appel, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Harry Daghlian, and Countess Georgina von Wilczek. After him are Peter Benenson, Franco Corelli, Lydia Litvyak, Farida of Egypt, Nobuo Matsunaga, and Harry Carey Jr.. Among people deceased in 2006, Murray Bookchin ranks 57. Before him are Shelley Winters, P. W. Botha, Alexander Litvinenko, James Van Allen, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Prince George William of Hanover. After him are Hugh Thompson Jr., Ta Mok, Mariska Veres, Glenn Ford, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, and Jack Warden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Murray Bookchin ranks 1,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Dirk Benedict (1945), Charles Ives (1874), Mike Portnoy (1967), Mike DeWine (1947), Hal Holbrook (1925), and Brian Thompson (1959). After him are Irving Stone (1903), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933), Danielle Steel (1947), Timothy Leary (1920), Bruce Beutler (1957), and Jack Horner (1946).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Murray Bookchin ranks 15. Before him are Robert Nozick (1938), Richard Rorty (1931), Hilary Putnam (1926), Michael J. Sandel (1953), Daniel Dennett (1942), and Martha Nussbaum (1947). After him are Ronald Dworkin (1931), Nelson Goodman (1906), Kenneth Waltz (1924), Saul Kripke (1940), Charles W. Morris (1903), and Barrington Moore Jr. (1913).

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