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POLITICAL AND SOCIAL Thinkers

 The body of knowledge developed through the philosophers and religious thinkers form the cultural foundations of all societies. In the West there have been many significant thinkers who have contributed to Western thought. Here are a few individuals of Italian heritage who have contributed to the panoply of thought in the West in the areas of political and social philosophy.
Augustus [Gaius Octavius]. Julius Caesar. Camillo Benso di Cavour. Giuseppe Garibaldi. Marcus Aurelius. Giuseppe Mazzini.