In his book,What is Political Philosophy,Leo Strauss made distinctions between social and political philosophy. Both fields of philosophy center around essentially the same subject, but social philosophy takes those questions from the broader view of "society".[3]
Some social philosophy is concerned with identity, and definingstrata that categorize society, for examplerace andgender. Other social philosophy examinesagency andfree will, and whether peoplesocialized in a particular way areaccountable for their actions.[6]
