David Novitz

1.4k total citations
46 papers, 496 citations indexed

About

David Novitz is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Philosophy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, David Novitz has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 496 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, 11 papers in Philosophy and 4 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in David Novitz's work include Visual Culture and Art Theory (10 papers), Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art (5 papers) and Law in Society and Culture (4 papers). David Novitz is often cited by papers focused on Visual Culture and Art Theory (10 papers), Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art (5 papers) and Law in Society and Culture (4 papers). David Novitz collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand. David Novitz's co-authors include Gary Iseminger, Marcia Muelder Eaton, Arthur C. Danto, Noël Carroll and Peter J. McCormick and has published in prestigious journals such as Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, The Philosophical Quarterly and Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.

In The Last Decade

David Novitz

37 papers receiving 341 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 Novitz New Zealand 13 122 118 91 89 86 46 496
Noël Carroll United States 11 123 1.0× 111 0.9× 67 0.7× 96 1.1× 121 1.4× 25 579
Richard C. McCleary 3 87 0.7× 149 1.3× 64 0.7× 86 1.0× 49 0.6× 5 463
Elmer H. Duncan United States 9 62 0.5× 81 0.7× 89 1.0× 80 0.9× 43 0.5× 29 449
Crispin Sartwell United States 10 207 1.7× 138 1.2× 53 0.6× 120 1.3× 136 1.6× 35 582
Francis Sparshott Canada 13 180 1.5× 89 0.8× 75 0.8× 133 1.5× 71 0.8× 91 661
Paisley Livingston Hong Kong 11 208 1.7× 119 1.0× 38 0.4× 133 1.5× 60 0.7× 61 610
Günter Gebauer Germany 10 51 0.4× 170 1.4× 83 0.9× 71 0.8× 28 0.3× 50 501
Ronald W. Hepburn United Kingdom 15 239 2.0× 118 1.0× 80 0.9× 75 0.8× 40 0.5× 60 605
Leonard Lawlor United States 16 311 2.5× 174 1.5× 53 0.6× 191 2.1× 54 0.6× 71 629
Adam Phillips United Kingdom 8 74 0.6× 103 0.9× 72 0.8× 31 0.3× 30 0.3× 36 493

Countries citing papers authored by David Novitz

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Novitz

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Novitz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Novitz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Novitz 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 Novitz. David Novitz 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
1.
Novitz, David. (2012). Pictures and their Use in Communication: A Philosophical Essay. 3 indexed citations
2.
Novitz, David. (1999). Creativity and constraint. Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 77(1). 67–82. 30 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1996). Disputes about Art. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 54(2). 153–153. 8 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1996). Disputes About Art. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 54(2). 153–164. 1 indexed citations
5.
Novitz, David. (1995). The Trouble with truth. Philosophy and literature. 19(2). 350–359. 5 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1995). Messages ‘in’ and messages ‘through’ art. Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 73(2). 199–203. 2 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1992). Noel Carroll’s Theory of Mass Art. SUNY Digital Repository Support (State University of New York System). 23(1). 4. 1 indexed citations
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Novitz, David, et al.. (1989). Culture and identity in New Zealand. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 83 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1989). Art, Narrative, and Human Nature. Philosophy and literature. 13(1). 57–74. 26 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1987). Knowledge, fiction, and imagination. Temple University Press eBooks. 5(1). 37 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1987). Knowledge, fiction & imagination. 3 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1986). The Rage for Deconstruction. The Monist. 69(1). 39–55. 3 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1985). Metaphor, Derrida, and Davidson. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 44(2). 101–114. 4 indexed citations
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Novitz, David, et al.. (1983). The Worlds of Art and the World. Grazer Philosophische Studien. 19. 47–68. 18 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1983). FICTION AND THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE. Grazer Philosophische Studien. 19(1). 47–68. 2 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1982). Towards a Robust Realism. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 41(2). 171–171. 1 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1980). Fiction, Imagination and Emotion. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 38(3). 279–279. 14 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1976). CONVENTIONS AND THE GROWTH OF PICTORIAL STYLE. The British Journal of Aesthetics. 16(4). 324–337.
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Novitz, David. (1975). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY QUALITIES: A RETURN TO FUNDAMENTALS. Philosophical Papers. 4(2). 89–104. 1 indexed citations
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Novitz, David. (1975). Picturing. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 34(2). 145–156. 1 indexed citations

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