James Harrington was an English political theorist known for his contributions to classical republican thought. He is best known for The Commonwealth of Oceana (1656), an exposition of an ideal republican constitution, based on Aristotle's theories of constitutional stability and revolution, conceived as a model for the Commonwealth of England that had emerged following the execution of Charles I of England in 1649.
- Occupation
- political theorist, sociologist, writer, philosopher
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- January 3, 1611
- Died
- September 11, 1677
