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Joseph Overton

1960 - 2003

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Joseph Paul Overton (4 January 1960 – 30 June 2003) was an American political scientist who served as the senior vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He is best known for his work in the mid-1990s developing an idea since known as the Overton window. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Overton is the 1,257th most popular philosopher, the 13,790th most popular biography from United States and the 92nd most popular American Philosopher.

Joseph Overton was an American political theorist best known for developing the "Overton Window" concept, which describes the range of ideas that are considered acceptable in public discourse at any given time. His work has had a significant influence on political strategy and communication.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Joseph Overton ranks 1,257 out of 1,267. Before him are Kwame Anthony Appiah, Michel Weber, Colin McGinn, Vittorio Hösle, Stanley Hauerwas, and Alex Callinicos. After him are Stanley Fish, Graham Harman, Linda Martín Alcoff, Lea Ypi, A. C. Grayling, and Miranda Fricker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Joseph Overton ranks 717. Before him are Hyapatia Lee, Pornsak Songsaeng, Wang Yifu, Osvaldo Escudero, Tommy Nilsson, and Harald Lesch. After him are Gábor Pölöskei, Benjamín Galindo, John Mugabi, András Rajna, Heorhiy Pohosov, and Falk Boden. Among people deceased in 2003, Joseph Overton ranks 367. Before him are Road Warrior Hawk, Hank Ballard, Ellen Drew, Lynne Thigpen, David Kelly, and Malcolm Williamson. After him are Johnny Paul Koroma, Noor Alam, Babatunde Olatunji, Sita Ram Goel, Philip Slone, and Adam Faith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Overton ranks 13,794 out of 20,380. Before him are Quinton Jackson (1978), Walter Frederick Morrison (1920), Craig Wasson (1954), George Dern (1872), Betsy Russell (1963), and Barbara Nichols (1928). After him are Adrienne Bailon (1983), Marion Clignet (1964), Josh Stewart (1977), Mara Wilson (1987), Patricia Ellis (1915), and Thomas Bibb (1783).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Joseph Overton ranks 92. Before him are Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Nancy Cartwright (1944), Norman Malcolm (1911), Nel Noddings (1929), Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936), and Stanley Hauerwas (1940). After him are Stanley Fish (1938), Graham Harman (1968), William A. Dembski (1960), Richard Carrier (1969), and David Bentley Hart (1965).

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