Brian Leftow

2.6k citations
71 papers · 851 indexed · h-index 11

Impact in

  • Philosophy top 0.5%
    • Theology and Philosophy of Evil
    • Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
    • Philosophical Ethics and Theory
    • Karl Barth and Christian Theology
    • Classical Philosophy and Thought
    • Philosophy and History of Science

Papers in

    • Theology and Philosophy of Evil 34
    • Medieval Philosophy and Theology 11
    • Classical Philosophy and Thought 6
    • Karl Barth and Christian Theology 6
    • Medieval and Classical Philosophy 5
    • Philosophical Ethics and Theory 4
    • Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics 4

Brian Leftow

57 papers receiving 729 citations

Peers

Brian Leftow
Comparison fields: 5 of 68
  • Philosophy 592
  • History and Philosophy of Science 186
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 380
  • Religious studies 51
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 154
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20230
2 20211
3 201512
4
Summa theologiae, questions on God
200619
5 20062
6 200610
7 20052
8 20036
9
19971
10 19971
11 1996425
12 19950
13 199424
14 19916
15
Boethius on Eternity
19901
16 19903
17 19898
18 19892
19 19871
20 19864

About Brian Leftow

Brian Leftow is a scholar working on Philosophy, Religious studies, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Theoretical Computer Science and History and Philosophy of Science, having authored 71 papers that have together received 851 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Theology and Philosophy of Evil (34 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (13 papers), Medieval Philosophy and Theology (11 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (6 papers), Karl Barth and Christian Theology (6 papers), Medieval and Classical Philosophy (5 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (4 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (592 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (186 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (380 citations), Religious studies (51 citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (154 citations). Brian Leftow has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Robin Le Poidevin, Brian Davies, Aquinas Thomas, Stephen T. Davis, Charles Taliaferro, William E. Mann, Gordon Graham, William Hasker, William J. Abraham and Jerry L. Walls. Their work appears in journals such as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, The Modern Schoolman, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and The Philosophical Quarterly.

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