political-philosophy
Political philosophy from social contract theory to global justice. Covers the social contract (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Rawls), theories of justice (Rawls, Nozick, Sen), liberty (positive/negative), rights (natural, human, civil), democracy and governance, communitarianism, feminism as political philosophy, Confucian political philosophy (ren, li, rectification of names), anarchism, Marxism, postcolonial philosophy, and cosmopolitanism. Use when analyzing political institutions, rights, justice, freedom, governance, or the legitimacy of authority.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill political-philosophy --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
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What it does
Explains political authority and legitimacy, covering social contract theory, theories of justice, liberty, rights, democracy, communitarianism, feminism as political philosophy, Confucian philosophy, anarchism, Marxism, postcolonialism, and cosmopolitanism. It describes core questions, key thinkers, and central concepts to analyze political institutions, rights, justice, freedom, governance, and legitimacy of authority.
How it works
Outlines major political-philosophy domains (social contract, justice, liberty, rights, democracy, communitarianism, feminism, Confucianism, anarchism, Marxism, postcolonialism, cosmopolitanism) with core questions and representative thinkers. Provides worked examples and explanations of key concepts (e.g., Rawls’s veil of ignorance, Nozick’s entitlements, Berlin’s negative/positive liberty, Pettit’s non-domination). Uses comparative sections to frame how institutions justify authority and distribute rights and resources.
When to use it
Use when analyzing political institutions, rights, justice, freedom, governance, or the legitimacy of authority.
What it can touch
It references concepts and theories and names but does not specify tooling touches or scripts. It does not list executable tools beyond naming thinkers and theoretical frameworks.
Caveats
The skill description centers on theoretical content, historical figures, and conceptual frameworks. It does not present procedural risk, licensing constraints, or implementation limitations beyond the standard scope of political philosophy analysis.
# Political Philosophy Political philosophy asks the most consequential philosophical questions: What justifies the state's authority over individuals? What do we owe each other as members of a political community? What is justice, and who decides? Unlike ethics, which can operate at the individual level, political philosophy always involves the collective — institutions, laws, power, and their distribution. **Agent affinity:** confucius (political and social philosophy, Sonnet), kant (ethics, Sonnet) **Concept IDs:** philo-ethical-frameworks, philo-applied-ethics, philo-philosophical-questioning ## The Political Philosophy Landscape at a Glance | # | Domain | Core question | Key thinkers | |---|--------|---------------|--------------| | 1 | Social contract | Why should I obey the state? | Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Rawls | | 2 | Justice | What is a fair distribution? | Rawls, Nozick, Sen, Walzer | | 3 | Liberty | What freedoms must be protected? | Berlin, Mill, Pettit | | 4 | Rights | What am I entitled to? | Locke, Dworkin, Nussbaum | | 5 | Democracy | Who should rule? | Aristotle, Schumpeter, Habermas | | 6 | Communitarianism | What does community demand? | Sandel, Taylor, Walzer
- The Political Philosophy Landscape at a Glance
- 1 — Social Contract Theory
- Hobbes — The Leviathan (1651)
- Locke — Two Treatises of Government (1689)
- Rousseau — The Social Contract (1762)
- Rawls — A Theory of Justice (1971)
- 2 — Justice
- Rawls vs. Nozick — The Great Debate
- Sen's Capability Approach
- 3 — Liberty
- Berlin's Two Concepts of Liberty (1958)
- Pettit's Republicanism — Freedom as Non-Domination
- 4 — Rights
- Natural Rights (Locke)
What does the political-philosophy skill do?
Political philosophy from social contract theory to global justice. Covers the social contract (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Rawls), theories of justice (Rawls, Nozick, Sen), liberty (positive/negative), rights (natural, human, civil), democracy and governance, communitarianism, feminism as political philosophy, Confucian political philosophy (ren, li, rectification of names), anarchism, Marxism, postcolonial philosophy, and cosmopolitanism. Use when analyzing political institutions, rights, justice, freedom, governance, or the legitimacy of authority.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill political-philosophy --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.