Ryan Patrick Hanley
Professor of Political Science , Boston College
Ryan Patrick Hanley is professor of political science at Boston College in Massachusetts. His recent books include Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life (PUP, 2019) and The Political Philosophy of Fénelon (OUP, 2020).
Written by Ryan Patrick Hanley
Thinkers and theories
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Leibniz had rules for standing out for all the right reasons
Why Leibniz’s rules for standing out and keeping it real will take you from a 17th-century court to the social media age
by Ryan Patrick Hanley
Thinkers and theories
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Lessons against self-love from the forgotten François Fénelon
What François Fénelon, a forgotten 17th-century French bishop, can teach us about transcending self-love for a higher purpose
by Ryan Patrick Hanley