David McPherson

434 total citations
24 papers, 156 citations indexed

About

David McPherson is a scholar working on Philosophy, General Health Professions and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, David McPherson has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 156 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Philosophy, 6 papers in General Health Professions and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in David McPherson's work include Philosophical Ethics and Theory (8 papers), Theology and Philosophy of Evil (7 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (6 papers). David McPherson is often cited by papers focused on Philosophical Ethics and Theory (8 papers), Theology and Philosophy of Evil (7 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (6 papers). David McPherson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. David McPherson's co-authors include R. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems and Computer-Aided Design.

In The Last Decade

David McPherson

23 papers receiving 135 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David McPherson United States 7 41 31 27 24 22 24 156
Andrew Gustafson United States 5 38 0.9× 59 1.9× 27 1.0× 17 0.7× 16 0.7× 22 150
Craig G. Bartholomew United Kingdom 8 28 0.7× 57 1.8× 22 0.8× 10 0.4× 23 1.0× 20 144
George D. Chryssides United Kingdom 6 50 1.2× 72 2.3× 23 0.9× 8 0.3× 13 0.6× 39 169
Bonnie Kent United States 6 130 3.2× 59 1.9× 13 0.5× 24 1.0× 20 0.9× 13 230
Candice Delmas United States 8 59 1.4× 113 3.6× 20 0.7× 36 1.5× 8 0.4× 23 220
Marion Smiley United States 7 46 1.1× 90 2.9× 9 0.3× 25 1.0× 12 0.5× 16 192
Gregory Mellema United States 6 70 1.7× 44 1.4× 47 1.7× 74 3.1× 18 0.8× 32 185
Şefika Şule Erçetin Türkiye 7 37 0.9× 46 1.5× 8 0.3× 3 0.1× 14 0.6× 52 170
Tracy Isaacs Canada 7 94 2.3× 75 2.4× 19 0.7× 86 3.6× 11 0.5× 17 233
Philip Abbott United States 6 77 1.9× 74 2.4× 7 0.3× 28 1.2× 5 0.2× 45 243

Countries citing papers authored by David McPherson

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Fields of papers citing papers by David McPherson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David McPherson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David McPherson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David McPherson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David McPherson. David McPherson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McPherson, David. (2026). Epiphanies, life-affirmation, and virtue. Journal of Moral Education. 1–12. 1 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2021). The Virtues of Limits. 3 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2020). The Virtue of Piety in Medical Practice. Philosophia. 49(3). 923–931. 1 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2020). Love: A New Understanding of an Ancient Emotion. The Philosophical Quarterly. 71(3). 678–681. 3 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2020). Virtue and Meaning. 1 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2020). Virtue and Meaning. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2020). Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 7 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2019). Existential Conservatism. Philosophy. 94(3). 383–407. 3 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2018). Deep desires. Religious Studies. 55(3). 389–403. 4 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2017). Spirituality and the Good Life. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2017). Traditional Morality and Sacred Values. Analyse & Kritik. 39(1). 41–62. 5 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2017). Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity: An Essay on Desire, Practical Reasoning, and Narrative. The Philosophical Quarterly. 68(271). 426–429. 27 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2015). Nietzsche, Cosmodicy, and the Saintly Ideal. Philosophy. 91(1). 39–67. 6 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2015). Homo religiosus: does spirituality have a place in neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics?. Religious Studies. 51(3). 335–346. 3 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2015). Cosmic Outlooks and Neo-Aristotelian Virtue Ethics. International Philosophical Quarterly. 55(2). 197–215. 5 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2012). To What Extent Must We Go Beyond Neo-Aristotelian Ethical Naturalism?. American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. 86(4). 627–654. 3 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (2012). Vocational Virtue Ethics: Prospects for a Virtue Ethic Approach to Business. Journal of Business Ethics. 116(2). 283–296. 37 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (1987). Mr W H P Leslie, B.Sc., C. Eng., FIEE, FIMechE. Computer-Aided Design. 19(1). 41–41. 1 indexed citations
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McPherson, David. (1987). Ben Jonson: His Life and Work.. Modern Language Quarterly. 48(2). 188–190. 1 indexed citations
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Mitchell, R. & David McPherson. (1981). Generating Nonstationary Random Sequences. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. AES-17(4). 553–560. 9 indexed citations

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