Nicholas Dent

{{short description|British political philosopher}}

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Nicholas John Henry Dent (born 1945) is a British philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Birmingham. He is best known for his work on Rousseau's thought.{{cite journal |last1=Clarke |first1=James |title=Review of Rousseau |journal=NDPR |date=22 October 2006 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/rousseau/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}{{cite web |title=Nicholas Dent |url=https://www.librarything.com/author/dentnicholas-2 |website=LibraryThing.com |language=en}}