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Not to drag the conversation off topic or to the point of having to be moved to Politics/ Religion but to understand a given philosopher's viewpoint isn't it also necessary to understand something of their religious views (if any) as well? I mean both Plato and Aristotle for example lived with the Greek pantheon of Gods and Goddesses while more modern philosopher's have been either of the Islamic, Christian or Jewish faiths. Or in some cases Atheistic in beliefs. I mean what a person believes in has to color how they view the world and therefore how their philosophy develops. And the politics of a given writer have to have had some input as well I would think.
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