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When procrastinating from law school, I write about politics, tech, or whatever else I'm interested in. Feel free to tweet me up (@devinjohnston).

Are Political Views Related to Philosophical Views?

Posted by Devin Johnston on April 21st, 2009

Having just finished my final exams for my second year of law school, I am pleased to return to blogging regularly. As some of my readers may know, my academic background prior to law school is in philosophy (I have noticed that this is true of many young people interested in politics). Early on in my academic journey, I started noticing that many people hold political views that correspond with particular philosophical views. Perhaps this is unsurprising, insofar as a one's philosophical views reveal a great deal about one's character and mode of thinking, but I'm wondering whether others have made the same observation and the extent to which my observations hold true.