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PHILOSOPHER

Ernesto Laclau

1935 - 2014

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Ernesto Laclau (Spanish: [laˈklaw]; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of post-Marxist political theory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernesto Laclau has received more than 363,148 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Ernesto Laclau is the 417th most popular philosopher (up from 421st in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 43rd in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Philosopher.

Ernesto Laclau is most famous for his theory of populism. He argues that populism is a form of politics that appeals to the people as a whole, and that it is not exclusive to the left or the right.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ernesto Laclau ranks 417 out of 1,081. Before him are Alain de Lille, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Bernard of Chartres, Ernest Gellner, Vincent of Beauvais, and Carl Gustav Hempel. After him are Leszek Kołakowski, Maine de Biran, Buddhaghosa, Peter Sloterdijk, Chantal Mouffe, and Richard Avenarius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Ernesto Laclau ranks 49. Before him are Sylvia Earle, Danilo Kiš, Mylène Demongeot, Wim Duisenberg, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, and Ei-ichi Negishi. After him are Harrison Schmitt, Artur Rasizade, Abdou Diouf, Ken Kesey, Lorenzo Bandini, and Toni Sailer. Among people deceased in 2014, Ernesto Laclau ranks 48. Before him are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pete Seeger, Dobrica Ćosić, Stephanie Kwolek, Udo Jürgens, and James Garner. After him are Gyula Grosics, Hans Hollein, Gerald Edelman, Dale T. Mortensen, Oscar de la Renta, and Yozo Aoki.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Ernesto Laclau ranks 44 out of 1,019. Before him are Reynaldo Bignone (1928), Alberto Fernández (1959), Bernardo Houssay (1887), Luis Monti (1901), Raúl Alfonsín (1927), and Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793). After him are Roberto Eduardo Viola (1924), Alberto Ginastera (1916), Carlos Bilardo (1938), Jorge Sampaoli (1960), Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1931), and Tamara Bunke (1937).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Argentina

Among philosophers born in Argentina, Ernesto Laclau ranks 1. After him are Mario Bunge (1919).

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