A. John Simmons

6.3k citations
64 papers · 2.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 22

Impact in

  • Philosophy top 0.2%
    • War, Ethics, and Justification
    • Philosophical Ethics and Theory
    • Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
    • Political Philosophy and Ethics
    • American Constitutional Law and Politics
    • Global Peace and Security Dynamics

Papers in

A. John Simmons

56 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Ideal and Nonideal Theory 2010 · 291 citations
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A. John Simmons
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  • Philosophy 758
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.3k
  • History and Philosophy of Science 135
  • Law 209
  • Safety Research 151
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20193
2
Mind-Body Union and the Limits of Cartesian Metaphysics
201710
3
Cartesian Consciousness Reconsidered
201213
4
Re-Humanizing Descartes
201110
5
Ideal and Nonideal Theory
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2010291
6 200538
7 200323
8 200134
9
Regulation and practice of local air quality management in England's major urban areas
20001
10 199930
11 19986
12 199615
13
Punishment a Philosophy & Public Affairs Reader
19956
14
Comparison of Methods to Measure Ozone Dry Deposition
19891
15 19884
16
The anarchist position: A reply to Klosko and Senor
198716
17 19874
18 19810
19 1980101
20
Tacit consent and political obligation
197631

About A. John Simmons

A. John Simmons is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Law and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 64 papers that have together received 2.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Political Philosophy and Ethics (16 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (7 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (6 papers), War, Ethics, and Justification (6 papers), Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (6 papers), History of Science and Medicine (5 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 papers) and Free Will and Agency (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (758 citations), Political Science and International Relations (1.3k citations), History and Philosophy of Science (135 citations), Law (209 citations) and Safety Research (151 citations). A. John Simmons has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Diana Tietjens Meyers, Gregory S. Kavka, Michael J. Sandel, Kate Vredenburgh, Barbara J. Grosz, Jim Waldo, Jeff Behrends, Lily Hu, S. A. Lloyd and Christopher Heath Wellman. Their work appears in journals such as The Philosophical Review, Philosophy & Public Affairs, Virginia Law Review, Social Philosophy and Policy and Ethics.

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