William E. Connolly
William E. Connolly | |
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| Born | William Eugene Connollly January 6, 1938 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 2026 (aged 88) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy |
| Main interests | Political theory, political philosophy, international relations, pluralism, political ecology |
| Notable ideas | Agonistic democracy, immanent naturalism, new pluralism, neuropolitics, sociocentrism, Weak ontology |
William Eugene Connolly (January 6, 1938 – February 25, 2026) was an American political theorist known for his work on democracy, pluralism and capitalism. He was the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His 1974 work The Terms of Political Discourse won the 1999 Benjamin Lippincott Award.